APC Capability Assessment
Remote Oral Exam Guide

It’s fully remote: a 1.5-hour oral exam conducted over video call. You do not need to travel to Australia for this stage; the only in-person requirement in the whole APEP pathway is the one-day Clinical Workshop that comes after it.

No. Older guidance described a portfolio-based, reflective-writing process, but APC’s current APEP pathway replaced this with a live oral exam. You don’t submit documents for this stage: you talk through clinical scenarios with an assessor in real time.

Internationally qualified physiotherapists who have passed the APC Written Assessment and are progressing through the APEP pathway to full registration in Australia.

Musculoskeletal, neurological and cardiorespiratory physiotherapy scenarios, alongside professional behaviour, communication and evidence-based practice: all discussed verbally rather than tested through written or practical stations.

Rehearse talking through clinical reasoning out loud with a peer or mentor, get comfortable citing approved reference material quickly during the open-book format, and review Australian physiotherapy practice standards rather than just Indian clinical conventions.

APC gives feedback on the areas you struggled with, and you can rebook for a further fee. Since it’s conversational rather than document-based, most candidates who don’t pass the first time benefit from mock oral sessions before resitting rather than more reading.