Clinical Learning Australia
The ePortfolio for prevocational doctors.
What is Clinical Learning Australia?
Clinical Learning Australia (CLA) is an ePortfolio that records the development, training and assessment of Postgraduate Year 1 (PGY1) and Year 2 (PGY2) prevocational doctors across all states and territories in Australia. CLA delivers a consistent approach to prevocational training and assessment in line with the National Framework for Prevocational Medical Training and is managed by Australian Medical Council, governed by the National ePortfolio Project Board.
CLA enables a harmonised approach to recording learning outcomes for prevocational doctors, supporting assessments over the PGY1 and PGY2 years and mobility across jurisdictions. CLA:
- is aligned to the National Framework for Prevocational (PGY1 and PGY2) Medical Training
- provides a consistent experience for prevocational doctors and supervisors
- supports improved visibility for monitoring and tracking of training progress
- replaces manual paper-based learning and assessment
- provides detailed and aggregate data to support continuous improvement in training delivery
- enables the collection of on-the-job assessment feedback through mobile app enabled features.
How does CLA work?
CLA records the progress of prevocational doctors as they complete their first 2 postgraduate years. Prevocational doctors log training activities that they undertake, and their supervisors can assess their progress in meeting the requirements of the National Framework for Prevocational (PGY1 and PGY2) Medical Training - ensuring a consistent and supportive approach to medical training and supervision.
Key users of CLA
CLA is designed for prevocational doctors, supervisors and training administrators.
Prevocational doctors
PGY1 and PGY2 doctors can log their learning experiences in CLA. It is an individual record of learning, summarising the rotations and assessments completed, start-of-term discussions, mid-term and end-of-term assessments, as well as progress against Prevocational Outcome Statements (POSs) and with Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs).
Supervisors
Term supervisors and primary clinical supervisors can track and monitor training for each PGY1 and PGY2 doctor in CLA and record start-of-term discussions, and mid-term and end-of-term assessments.
Clinical supervisors and health practitioners who conduct Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) with PGY1 and PGY2 doctors can complete these in CLA. Supervisors do not need to be registered users in the system and can be invited as ‘guest’ assessors. Registering as a CLA user is convenient for those who regularly conduct EPAs. Medical Education Units can assist with registration.
Administrators
Local administrators control how the system is set up to support training and who can access the system in their organisation. Administrators may include individuals from the Medical Education Unit, Junior Medical Officer management team or another team responsible for overall administration and management of prevocational training.
Administrators can:
- create and upload system users within their organisation, including prevocational doctors, supervisors, directors and other management roles
- upload and manage information related to accredited PGY1 and PGY2 terms and term allocations
- monitor the progress of trainees including if they have completed Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) and all term-related assessments
- assign members to an Assessment Review Panel for the final assessment of PGY1 or PGY2 doctors.
Other management roles such as Directors of Prevocational Training, Directors of Clinical Training and Directors of Medical Services can track and monitor the progress of a prevocational doctor, view logbook entries and review assessments if required.
Assessment Review Panel members can use the system to identify if a prevocational doctor's progress has been discussed at the end of the year and if they are recommended to progress their training.
Organisations can set up multiple administrators in the CLA system. Administrators cannot delegate their functions within the system. It is recommended that each organisation, training program or site have more than one administrator to accommodate potential absences.
For administrators
For prevocational doctors
For supervisors
For all users
Administrator contact details
Should you find yourself in need of additional assistance, clarification, or guidance regarding any aspect of Clinical Learning Australia, we encourage you to reach out to your local Medical Education Unit or the Junior Medical Officer (JMO) management team as your first point of contact. These dedicated teams are well-equipped with the expertise, resources, and institutional knowledge necessary to support you, address your concerns, and help you navigate any challenges you may encounter with Clinical Learning Australia.
For further information, visit Clinical Learning Australia resources.