Training for RACS Surgical Trainees
The Core Skills workshops are designed for teaching essential and advanced surgical skills in a range of surgical specialty areas. These workshops are designed for RACS SET and GSET Trainees who have surgical experience and have progressed to specialty-based training.
The following workshops and educational events are suitable for Surgical Trainees.
CTEC Calendar
Core Skills: Plastic Surgery Lower Limb Workshop
Workshop
Available (doctor)Available (nurse)Available (observer) Suitable for: This workshop is designed as two concurrent full day Trainee Sessions. Junior Trainee Session: Plastic Surgery Unaccredited Registrars & Junior SET Trainees in Plastic Surgery. Senior Trainee Session: For Senior SET Trainees and Fellows, Limited positions for Observers and for assistant Theatre Nurses.Laparoscopic AC Workshop
Workshop
Available (doctor) Suitable for: This workshop is limited to 12 participants and is primarily aimed at Consultants in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Participants must operate at RANZCOG/AGES Level 4 or above and should have previously completed an open Anatomy of Complications Workshop.Advanced GI Endoscopy Workshop
Workshop
Available (doctor) Suitable for: Trainees and Consultants in Gastroenterology and Endoscopy and General Surgeons with Conjoint Committee Certification for endoscopic procedures.Core Skills: Robotic and Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery
Workshop
Suitable for: SET 5 Trainees, Fellows and Consultants in Colorectal Surgery. , This workshop is not suitable for Junior Trainees., Limited Observer positions are available.Core Skills: Workshop in Neck Dissection for Thyroid Carcinoma
Workshop
Available (doctor)Available (nurse) Suitable for: Consultants, Fellows, RMOs, Unaccredited Registrars & SET Trainees in Endocrine, General and Head & Neck Surgery. IMGs under supervision or progressing towards an alternative pathway to FRACS., Assistant Theatre Nurse positions available.Core Skills: Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery
Workshop
Available (doctor) Suitable for: Unaccredited Registrars, Junior SET Trainees in General Surgery and Junior GSET Trainees. IMGs under supervision or progressing to an alternative pathway to FRACS., It is recommended participants have laparoscopic and suturing experience. This workshop is not suitable for Junior Doctors below the level of Unaccredited Registrar. Friday
Jan 30
2026
Jan 30
2026
Introductory Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Workshop
Available (doctor) Suitable for: This workshop is suitable for Gastroenterology Trainees and GSET/SET 4-5 Trainees in General Surgery Friday
Mar 6
2026
Mar 6
2026
Core Skills: Vascular Surgery Workshop
Workshop
Available (doctor)Available (nurse)Available (observer) Suitable for: Vascular and General Surgery SET Trainees, GSET Trainees at Level 1 and above and suitably credentialed rural surgical practitioners., IMGs under supervision or progressing towards an alternative pathway to FRACS. Limited positions available for Unaccredited Registrars with strong surgical experience and an interest in Vascular Surgery, for Observers and assistant Theatre Nurses. Thursday
Apr 23
2026
Apr 23
2026
Core Skills: Microsurgical Skills and Anastomotic Techniques
Workshop
Available (doctor) Suitable for: Junior and Senior Trainees in Neurosurgery, ENT, Plastic Surgery and Orthopaedics and other doctors training in microsurgery. Suitable for IMGs under supervision or progressing towards an alternative pathway to FRACS., Limited places for Unaccredited Registrars with an interest in microsurgery. Sunday
May 3
2026
May 3
2026
Core Skills: Plastic Surgery Flaps
Workshop
Available (doctor)Available (observer) Suitable for: Consultants, Fellows and Trainees in Plastic Surgery. Observer places available. Saturday
May 30
2026
May 30
2026
Core Skills: Plastic Surgery Upper Limb Workshop
Workshop
Available (doctor)Available (nurse) Suitable for: Junior and Senior Trainees and Unaccredited Registrars with an interest in Plastic Surgery. IMGs under supervision or progressing towards an alternative pathway to FRACS. Limited Theatre Nurse positions are available. Friday
Jun 5
2026
Jun 5
2026
Core Skills: Gynaecological Hysteroscopy, Laparoscopy and Open Surgery
Workshop
Available (doctor)Available (nurse) Suitable for: CORE 1-4 RANZCOG Trainees and Advanced RANZCOG Trainees. Limited places for Theatre Nurses in the role of assistant. Friday
Sep 4
2026
Sep 4
2026
Core Skills: Intermediate Laparoscopic Skills Workshop
Workshop
Available (doctor) Suitable for: Unaccredited Registrars, Junior SET Trainees and Core Training GSET Trainees Levels 1-3. , Doctors at RMO level and above who have completed CTEC’s Core Skills or JDocs: Foundations of Minimal Access Surgery are welcome. Friday
Sep 11
2026
Sep 11
2026
The Cutting Edge: Proceduralist Obstetrics and Gynaecological Skills
Workshop
Available (doctor) Suitable for: GP Proceduralists, GP Obstetricians, particularly medical practitioners with a DRANZCOG qualification. Limited places are available for King Edward Memorial Hospital Registrars in Gynaecological Surgery. Friday
Oct 23
2026
Oct 23
2026
General Surgery Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Workshop
Available (doctor) Suitable for: Core GSET Trainees, Early SET Trainees in General Surgery. IMGs under supervision or progressing towards an alternative pathway to FRACS., Limited places for Unaccredited Registrars and Resident Medical Officers. Friday
Oct 30
2026
Oct 30
2026
Core Skills: ENT Sinus Surgery Workshop
Workshop
Available (doctor)Available (nurse)Available (observer) Suitable for: Trainees, Fellows & Junior Consultants in ENT Surgery. Observers & Assistant Theatre Nurses. Saturday
Oct 31
2026
Oct 31
2026