Committee for Examinations

Responsible directly to the Education Committee, the Committee for Examinations (CFE) role is to prepare, administer and assess the following summative examinations:

• Psychotherapy Written Case 

• Scholarly Project/Scholarly Project Exemption submissions.

• Multiple Choice Question examination

• Writtens examinations (includes Critical Essay Question (CEQ) and Modified Essay Questions MEQ examinations).

The Committee for Examinations regulates the conduct of summative assessments that leads to progress of candidates through the training program.  The role of the committee is to establish and develop:

• policy in relation to the examinations 
• the criteria and standards of performance to satisfy the rules and processes of the College, 
• assessing and determining the eligibility of candidates to sit examinations

• conducting and reporting on College examinations, including the preparation of examination papers.

Committee for Examinations Regulations [PDF; 177 KB]

Responsibilities

The CFE shall be responsible for:

• Considering and developing policy in relation to the examinations for recommendation to the Education Committee
• Determining the criteria and standards of performance to satisfy the rules and processes of the College from time to time and in particular the RANZCP Fellowship Regulations 2012 and principles of the curriculum framework
• Assessing and determining the eligibility of candidates to sit examinations
• Conducting College examinations, including the preparation of examination papers
• Establishing and managing subcommittees for specific purposes determined by the committee

• Identifying and managing risks associated with the CFE and its subcommittees, in accordance with the College Risk Management Policy, and for reporting high level risks to the Education Committee and the Corporate Governance and Risk Committee (CGRC).
• Committee member commitment required. 

Membership

Membership of the Committee for Examinations comprises the following members:

• Chair 

• Deputy Chair 

Chair and Deputy Chair of each of the following CFE subcommittees:

• Writtens Examinations Subcommittee
• Scholarly Project Subcommittee
• Case History Subcommittee

• Two Fellows (Independent)

• Representative, Committee for Training (CFT) (Fellow)
• Representative, Committee for Specialist International Medical Graduate Education (CSIMGE) (Fellow)
• Representative, Bi-national Committee for Trainees (BCT)
• Representative, Overseas Trained Psychiatrists’ Representative Committee (OTPRC)

The Chair is elected by the Board from amongst the Fellows of the College and is appointed by Board on the recommendation of the Education Committee. The Chair, Committee for Examinations is a member of the Education Committee.

The Deputy Chair is also selected from amongst the Fellows of the College. The Deputy Chair shall be appointed by the Board on the recommendation of the Education Committee

The Chairs and Deputy Chairs of the CFE Subcommittees are appointed to the CFE by virtue of the position they hold (ex-officio).

Members 

Meeting frequency

The Committee for Examinations conducts fortnightly teleconferences of ninety minutes duration and meets face-to-face bi-annually, for one day, at the College Secretariat, usually in the months of February and July.

Term of Office

Members’ term of office is for two (2) x three (3) year terms.

Contact

If you have any questions, please contact exams@ranzcp.org