The learning environment in GP training

Structuring a learning environment creates consistency of practice, improves patient safety, and really helps both the supervisor and registrar know what is expected of them. It particularly reduces the workload for supervisors. If the learning environment isn’t structured, it is very hard to ascertain what a registrar does and doesn’t know.

This page contains a wide range of checklists, tools and templates to guide you through the process of establishing and/or maintaining a quality GP learning environment.

LEARNING ENVIRONMENT OVERVIEW	VIEW
LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FRAMEWORK	VIEW
JOURNAL ARTICLE	VIEW

If you are a new supervisor or new training practice, and would like support in establishing your learning environment, click here.

If you are an established supervisor or established training practice, why not undertake a Learning Environment Health Check to ensure that you are maintaining a best practice learning environment.

Structuring the learning environment

A comprehensively structured learning environment is important to support seamless educational interactions, observations, and mix of learning interventions. It enables GP supervisors to utilise the whole context to promote learning.

What?
Six elements, 19 objectives, and 53 descriptors of quality for the general practice learning environment.

Why?
So practices can plan for, establish, and regularly appraise the quality of their learning environment for improved educational outcomes.

How?
Completing Learning Environment health check assessment tool/s, and accessing feedback and resources, like those listed below.

Element 1:

Learning

Element 2:

Clinical

Element 3:

Environment

Element 4:

Partnerships

Element 5:

Communication

Element 6:

Resources

Element 1:

Learning

Element 2:
Clinical

Element 3:
Environment

Element 4:
Partnerships

Element 5:
Communication

Element 6:
Resources

	TEMPLATE: GP Registrar Position Description	DOWNLOAD
	GUIDE:Vertical and Horizontal Learning Integration in General Practice	VIEW
	GUIDE: Supervision in After-Hours Environments in General Practice	VIEW
	GUIDE: Identifying and Supporting GP Supervisors at Risk in General Practice	VIEW

	NTCER Agreement	VIEW
	FAQ: 2023 Update to NTCER and Employment Contracts	VIEW
	Registrar Employment in 2023-25: FAQs	VIEW

	Teaching plans	VIEW
	Teaching and learning with flash cards	VIEW
	RACGP Five steps towards excellent Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander healthcare	VIEW
	Workplace Discrimination, Bullying and Harassment Policy (Human Rights Commission) Template	VIEW
	Registrar orientation	VIEW

	CHECKLIST: Cultural Inclusion	VIEW
	CHECKLIST: Orientation	VIEW
	POLICY: Cultural Inclusion template	VIEW
	SELF-ASSESSMENT: IMG GP registrar	VIEW
	SELF-ASSESSMENT: GP Supervisor of the IMG GP registrar	VIEW
	POLICY: Social media template	VIEW
	TEMPLATE: Random case analysis	VIEW
	TEMPLATE: Registrar learning plan	VIEW
	DECISION GUIDE: Mandatory Reporting for Notifiable Conduct	VIEW
	FORM: Incident Reporting Form – Bullying and Harassment	VIEW

	INFO SHEET: Communication and building professional relationships	VIEW
	GUIDE: Giving Effective Feedback in General Practice	VIEW
	GUIDE: Identifying and Supporting GP Supervisors in Difficulty	VIEW
	Performance management	VIEW
	CHECKLIST: Call for help list	VIEW
	TEMPLATE: Performance management discussion	VIEW
	TEMPLATE: Supervisor-registrar discussion record	VIEW
	Termination	VIEW
	SELF-ASSESSMENT: GP supervisor profile	VIEW