Australian and New Zealand Surgical Skills Education and Training (ASSET)

Eligibility
Register online
Fees
List of courses
Overview
Contact
Committee

Eligibility

It is important to note that ASSET course is not a mandatory eligibility requirement for selection to the SET program, but is required to be undertaken in SET1. Preference for courses is given to surgical trainees, followed by the ASSET waiting list in order of date of application.

Please note to apply to the ASSET waiting list you must be a medical graduate.  Places will only be offered to doctors post-graduate year 2+.

Register online

Waiting time

Generally, applicants will wait approximately 2.5 to 3 years to be offered a course place. Throughout the year, some course places may become vacanct and applicants on the waiting list (in accordance with their original date of application and post-graduate year 2+) will be contacted by the Skills Training Office and offered these course places.

Australian waiting list registration

Australian-based doctors, please click here to register.  You will receive an email of confirmation within 5 days of registering.

New Zealand waiting list registration

New Zealand-based doctors, please click here to register. You will receive an email of confirmation within 5 days of registering.

Fees

Australia

$3280 (including GST)

In Australia, the ASSET course is an approved course under the tax system. This exempts surgical Trainees of the College from having 10% GST levied on their course fees. Australian fees for all other ASSET course participants are subject to 10% GST.

New Zealand

$4425 (including GST)

Courses conducted in New Zealand will be invoiced in NZ dollars, regardless of residential country of applicant.

Transfer fee

Should an applicant request to be transferred to an alternative course, they will incur a transfer fee to cover relevant administrative costs. In 2013, the course transfer fee is A$185 (including GST) and NZ$245 (including GST).

Cancellation policy

For cancellations less than 10 weeks before the course, participants receive a 50% refund.  There are no refunds for cancellations less than 6 weeks before the course. 

This policy also applies should you elect to transfer to another course within this time frame, in addition to the transfer fee.

List of courses

View the 2013 ASSET course schedule (PDF).

Overview

Click here to access a full overview of the ASSET course program, content and background.

Contact

Australian Trainees

ASSET Program Administrator
Skills Training Department
Division of Education Development and Assessment
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
College of Surgeons' Gardens
250-290 Spring Street
East Melbourne VIC 3002
Australia

Fax: +61 3 9249 1298
Email: asset@surgeons.org

New Zealand Trainees

Administration Officer
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
PO Box 7451
Wellington South Wellington 6242
New Zealand

Telephone +64 4 385 8247
Fax: +64 4 385 8873
Email: asset.nz@surgeons.org

Committee

View further information about the ASSET committee.