CPD requirements
Please refer to the ANZCA and FPM CPD Program guide "Choosing relevant and valuable CPD activities", to help you select appropriate and meaningful CPD.
As an accredited continuing professional development (CPD) home, ANZCA is required to embed CAPE requirements across its CPD program.
CAPE is a framework of four key principles that are integrated into CPD for all registered health practitioners.
- Culturally safe practice (C).
- Addressing health inequities (A).
- Professionalism (P).
- Ethical practice (E).
These principles are aligned with Good Medical Practice: A Code of Conduct for Doctors in Australia.
As of 1 January 2026, fellows and CPD participants are required to attribute at least one CPD activity in each domain annually:
- Addressing health inequities (A) – This is learning that focuses on recognising and addressing the social determinants of health that can lead to disparities in health outcomes for different population groups.
- Professionalism (P) - This is learning that covers the expected standards of behaviour, conduct, and ethical decision-making for health practitioners.
- Ethical practice (E) - This is learning that encompasses the moral principles that guide healthcare practice, including issues like confidentiality, informed consent, and professional boundaries.
There is no minimum number of hours to be completed for each domain area.
The total number of CPD hours (50 hours) and completion of the mandatory cultural safety (C) component remains unchanged from prior years.
It is possible for one activity to fulfill multiple domains across (A),(P) and (E).
When recording CPD activities, you can assign:
- Addressing health inequities (A).
- Professionalism (P).
- Ethical practice (E).
- To do this, select the relevant domain(s) under the “details/notes” section when adding your activity.
For further suggested activities and resources please see:
As per the Medical Board of Australia, any practitioner registered as a specialist must complete the high-level requirements of that specialty, regardless of the CPD home in which they are enrolled.
For a list of specialist high-level requirements click here.
You are welcome to utilise the college templates found on CPD program guidelines and forms. You can also create your own templates specific to your practice type. Please ensure that any templates you create meet our guidelines.
The Medical Board of Australia and Medical Council of New Zealand definitions of ‘practice’ are very broad and include any work that uses your medical skills and training, so a specialist anaesthetist or specialist pain medicine physician who works in administration, teaching or quality and safety with no direct patient care is still defined as ‘practising’ for registration purposes. The MBA and MCNZ requirements are therefore the same regardless of whether your practice involves direct patient care or not.
The ANZCA and FPM CPD Program practice without direct patient care practice type does not include the clinical-specific emergency response activity.
The regulatory requirements mandate that CPD participants must complete 25 hours of practice evaluation activities each year, with a minimum of five hours reviewing performance and five hours measuring outcomes.
We have developed I practice without direct patient care and guidance for relevant activities to assist you in completing your CPD.
- If you’re an ANZCA trainee, your CPD requirements are already met by your college training program.
- If you interrupt your training, the MBA exemption criteria can be applied, and CPD is not required. Exemptions apply for parental or carer's leave, serious illness or other approved circumstances. See the MBA Registration Standards for more information.
- New trainees starting part-way through training up to mid-year do not need to join a CPD home while they wait for their training to start.
- ANZCA trainees automatically get enrolled into the CPD program towards the end of training and are supported with that transition. Check out our page, "How can I meet CPD requirements for my type of practice – I am an ANZCA provisional fellow".
As a provisional fellow, you need to complete at least 50 hours of CPD as part of your training program. You can choose which activities you record to make up these hours.
All the CPD hours you complete during your time as a provisional fellow will go towards your first CPD year as a FANZCA.
Please note: Additional CPD hours on the same pro-rata basis will be required for time spent in extended training.
If you’re unable to meet the minimum CPD requirements due to exceptional circumstances, you may apply for special consideration.
Special consideration is typically assessed when there is a minimum of 6 months absence from practice, such as extended leave due to serious illness, bereavement or loss, or parental leave. For further details, please refer to the CPD Exemption or Variation Policy.
Requests for special consideration should be submitted to the CPD team. If your absence from practice has exceeded 52 weeks, you should also review the Return to Anaesthesia Practice page.
CPD Portfolio
You can access the CPD portfolio directly via http://cpd.anzca.edu.au or using the quick links above.
You may have noticed a change to the login screen due to new cyber security measures including the ‘single sign on’ screen. Please rest assured that you can continue to use your college ID number and password across all college resources.
Yes, we have an ANZCA CPD App and is available to download for both Android and Apple devices.
Please see below for details on how to download the app.
We enter some activities automatically into your pending folder, including:
- Most college-run events.
- Some modules completed in Learn@ANZCA.
- Some assessments from MyPortfolio
When you log into your CPD portfolio, you will find a purple button saying ‘view pending activities’ awaiting your confirmation.
Uploading evidence to your CPD activities is optional, however, we do recommend uploading evidence as you enter each activity as it may save you time in the long run should you be selected as part of our annual verification of CPD activities, or as part of an external audit process.
Please note: As 2023 is a transition year to the annual CPD program, we will not be conducting a verification of CPD activities (audit) and therefore evidence is not required for 2023 activities.
A detailed list of all current activities, including activity descriptions and evidence guidelines are in the CPD handbook. If you're still unsure which category an activity falls under, please contact us for assistance.
Your statement of participation is an annual statement confirming you have completed your CPD plan for the year and are therefore participating in the program.
The '-' means you are yet to complete your CPD plan.
The CPD portfolio has been tested and is compatible with many types and versions of web browsers and online devices. However, not all browsers and versions will fully support the CPD portfolio’s functions.
If you are using a browser or browser version and are experiencing difficulties with the portfolio, for example; you may not be able to save your activities or entries for your plan and/or evaluation, please attempt to access the portfolio on a difference device or browser (e.g. Chrome or Safari).
If problems persist, please contact the CPD team.
Yes, we have the Continuing Professional Development Program Handbook that explains your CPD requirements specific to you. As well as with the CPD activity guide that lists our recognised CPD activities.
Other helpful resources:
- ANZCA & FPM CPD Program resources
- CPD program guidelines and forms
- CPD for clinical support roles
- Practice without direct patient care toolkit (supporting patient care)
- Private practice support document
The support documents and resources will help you become familiar with our CPD program and its requirements.
The CPD portfolio contains a record of all previous CPD cycles. You'll be able to access your certificates of compliance and statements of participation, statement summaries with your plan and evaluation, and a list of all activities entered.
You can access these records via the ‘Statements and certificates’ section of your portfolio.
Via the portfolio dashboard ‘Statements and Certificates’ section of the CPD portfolio.
To access your statement of participation, you must complete your CPD plan.
You can access your certificate of compliance once you have met all of your annual requirements.
ANZCA CPD App
The CPD App is a helpful addition to the online CPD portfolio to help track your progress ‘on the go’, including how many hours you have completed across each category.
You can easily add evidence of your complete CPD activities, for example, take a picture of an M&M meeting attendance sheet and upload it instantly.
A detailed breakdown of your mandatory annual activities is available by swiping left.
The ANZCA CPD App is available to download from the Apple App store. Use this link to open the App store on your chosen device, or open the App store and search “ANZCA CPD APP”
You will see this icon:
Click on the “get” button. If it says “open” you already have the App installed on your device3. Follow the instructions and prompts.
If you’re having trouble downloading, visit the Apple support website.
Once you’ve downloaded the app, click on Open or open directly from the icon. Use your college credentials to log in.
Still having trouble? Contact the CPD team
The ANZCA CPD App is available to download from the Google Play Store app store. Use this link to open the App store on your chosen device, or open the Play store and search “ANZCA CPD APP”. You will see this icon:
Select 'Install', then follow the instructions to download and install the app
If you’re having trouble downloading, click visit the Google Play help website.
Once you’ve downloaded the app, click on 'Open' or open directly from the icon. Use your college credentials to log in.
Still having trouble? Contact the CPD team
The CPD App can be accessed offline, however you need to be connected to the internet or roaming to record your activity, and to access a breakdown of your completed hours and activities. Flight mode is unsupported.
The CPD App has been designed to work on mobile phones to increase the accessibility of your CPD program and allow an ‘on the go’ approach to data entering. When using a laptop or tablet, we recommend you continue to use the web-based CPD Portfolio as it will provide the best experience.
No, you can only use one at a time. If you access both at the same time you will be logged out and asked to enter your credentials again.
Log out of the app and log in again to refresh your profile and recognise your fellowship.
In the CPD App go to: Resources > Help & support > ‘App Support Video’.
Some features in the CPD Portfolio are not yet ready:
- Past CPD cycle summary and evidence.
- CPD Plan, Statements and Certificates.
- CPD Evaluation.
- Adding multiple photos at once.
We are working on having these features available soon.
Further information
Got a question we haven't covered off in the FAQs? Our CPD team is on hand to help.
Email: [email protected]
Call: +61 (0)3 9510 6299
Hours: 9am-5pm AEST/AEDT, Monday-Friday (excluding public and college holidays).