CPCA members are encouraged to study and achieve the nationally accredited (AQF, Lvl8) 52900WA Graduate Certificate in Cosmetic Medicine. However, the CPCA Board understand members may have undergone external training and gained extensive experience throughout the preceding years enabling them to reach the skill levels and standards of practice applicable to CPCA Full Membership level (or Fellowship). For this reason, the College offers its members the opportunity to undergo peer assessment in order to gain the Certificate of Competency, Theory & Application of Cosmetic Injectables. 

Upon obtaining this certificate, the member may then apply for a membership upgrade. If granted, the member would be entitled, according to College Policy, to promote their membership of the College via their various digital platforms and stationery. The Certificate can be displayed in their treatment rooms and referenced in all  promotional material. This will serve to demonstrate to their patients they are skilled in this area and have had those skills assessed by their peers.  However, please note, only a Fellow can use a CPCA post nominal.

It is important that the applicant who successfully achieves this certificate and is approved for an upgrade, is aware of the compulsory requirements that a member must meet to maintain their new membership level. These include the annual and triennial Continued  Medical Education and Professional Development requirements. Contact cpca@cpca.net.au for further information.

This certificate will be gained in two stages.

NB: Full Membership must be obtained before a member can apply for upgrade to CPCA Fellowship.

Until the College’s AQF Level 8 (or higher) Graduate Diploma in Cosmetic Medicine is open for enrolment, the College will be offering Full Members the opportunity to gain Certificates of Competency (Theory) in the use of Non-ionising Radiation Devices & Cosmeceuticals.

These two certificates will be gained via a one step, MCQ exam process.

The Full Member that attains the College’s three Certificates of Competency:
• Injectables (Theory & Application)
• Non-ionising Radiation Devices (Theory)
• Cosmeceuticals (Theory)
may then apply to the Membership Committee for Fellowship of the College (annual fee $2200 incl. GST).
To attain Fellowship, the Full Member will need to be assessed as meeting a higher level of capability in cosmetic injectables and in the other areas of cosmetic medical practice, especially in NIR devices.

If granted Fellowship, the Fellow would then be entitled to use the post-nominal, FCPCA, and advertise this achievement, according to College Policy, via their various digital platforms and stationery. The Certificates can be displayed in their treatment rooms and referenced in all promotional material. This will serve to demonstrate to their patients they are skilled in these areas and have had those skills assessed by their peers.

It is important that the applicant who successfully achieves these Certificates and accepts the offer of Fellowship is aware of the compulsory membership requirements that a Fellow must meet to maintain this membership level. These include the annual and triennial CME & CPD requirements reportable via the CPCA CPD Wizard. You are welcome to contact cpca@cpca.net.au for further information.