FPM training fees and flexible training options

Flexible training

With prior approval from the faculty and with the support of your unit director and the respective hospital administration, flexible (part-time and/or interrupted training) is possible under specific circumstances. Applications are made via the designated form in the FPM ePortfolio.With the exception of recognition of prior experience, all applications for flexible training must be submitted prospectively. A reduced training fee may apply, as outlined in by-law 4.

Full-time equivalent (FTE) for part-time training is calculated pro-rata based on 38 hours per week maximum.

Fees

The college works on the principle that the cost of delivering the training program is covered by trainees, through training, exam and course fees. 

Trainees who pay an annual training fee and don't have a registration maintenance fee component in their fee for the year can choose to pay in full at the beginning of the year or pay by instalments.

Trainees who pay a full registration maintenance fee or have a registration maintenance fee component of their training fee for the year need to pay the full fee by 31 January.

In the first year of training a trainee's invoice will be pro-rata based on the month training is commenced.

Trainees who fail to pay by the due date (see table below) will enter interrupted training. Trainees who fail to pay within two months of the due date (see table below) are deemed to have withdrawn from the FPM training program.

For more information on paying your annual training program fees, including when your payments are due; whether or not you're eligible to pay your fees in instalments; and what support is available to trainees experiencing financial hardship, please visit our Training fee payment options page.

What fees will I pay during the core training stage?

As you start your training and progress through the core training stage, the fees you should expect to pay are: 

• Application fee 
• Annual training fee 
• Orientation course (optional) 
• Foundations multiple choice question (MCQ) exam 
• Advanced clinical skills course (optional) 
• Fellowship exam (can be sat in either training stage)

What fees will I pay during the practice development stage?

During the practice development stage, the fees you are likely to pay are the:

• Annual training fee 
• Fellowship exam (can be sat in either training stage)

Fees during and after training

Trainees in their final year of training pay the annual training fee by the end of January.

• Upon being awarded fellowship of the faculty they will receive a credit for their unused months of training.
• If they are not eligible to apply for fellowship, they will receive a credit for their unused months of training at the time they are conferred the certificate of completion of training.

Trainees undertaking 26 continuous weeks of part-time training or spending at least 13 weeks of a calendar year in interrupted training will be eligible for pro rata annual training fees as outlined in by-law 4.

• A registration maintenance fee (RMF) is paid by trainees who interrupt their training or who have completed their training time requirement and are yet to complete the assessment processes.
• Exam and course fees apply for the foundation multiple choice question examination, the fellowship examination, recognition of prior experience (clinical experience and scholar role activities) and attendance at FPM courses. These fees are payable at the time of application for the activities.

2027 FPM training fees

Notes:

• Where applicable all fees include GST.
• New Zealand fellows and trainees are billed in New Zealand dollars converted from the Australian dollar amount, plus NZ GST of 15 per cent.
• *Trainees paying their annual training fee in instalments will also be charged an administration fee. For more information, click here.
• **The registration maintenance fee is applicable for trainees spending the entire year in interrupted training. It must be accompanied by a prospective application for interrupted training. Trainees can apply for interrupted training via the ePortfolio.

Payment schedule

Notes:

Please see our training fee payment options page for further information.