The INPP-76 Explained: How to Complete Your Internship Program Plan Without Getting It Wrong

The INPP-76 records the agreed plan for your 5+1 internship. Supervision is deemed to commence from the date the plan is signed, provided the Board subsequently approves it. Confirm that you have completed the fifth-year qualification and meet the applicable commencement requirements before counting internship activity.

Most provisionals complete the INPP-76 once and never have to think about it again. But a significant number find themselves submitting it multiple times because of missing documents, inconsistencies between sections, or a Section G that does not meet AHPRA's expectations.

This post is a section-by-section guide to getting it right the first time.

If you need to place this form within the wider pathway first, the complete 5+1 internship requirements guide explains how the plan connects with supervised practice, competencies, logbooks, progress reviews, and the National Psychology Examination.

Jump to a section:

• What the INPP-76 is and when you need it
• One thing you need to know before you start
• Section A: Your details
• Section B: Supervisory relationship
• Section C: Your proposed work role
• Section D: Psychological roles
• Section E: Period of supervision
• Section F: Frequency and method of supervision
• Section G: Where most people get stuck with core competencies
• Section H and I: Declarations and signatures
• What to attach
• How to submit
• If your internship changes

What the INPP-76 is and when you need it

The INPP-76 — Internship Program Plan — is the formal agreement between you, your supervisor, and the Psychology Board of Australia that establishes your 5+1 internship. It sets out your work role, your supervision arrangements, and how you plan to achieve the eight core competencies required for general registration.

You need an approved INPP-76 in place at all times during your internship. That means you need one before you start, and you need to submit a revised one any time your circumstances change significantly: new work role, change of supervisor, change of organisation, or any other material change to the arrangements described in the plan.

The current INPP-76, effective 11 November 2025, says supervision is deemed to commence from the date the plan is signed, provided it is subsequently approved. Direct client contact may begin when your supervisor has assessed you as ready; the form does not require you to wait for Board approval for that contact. This is conditional on meeting the other internship requirements, not an unconditional assurance that any hours will count.

One thing you need to know before you start

The INPP-76 form and its supporting documents must be submitted via AHPRA's Online Upload Service at ahpra.gov.au/registration/online-upload. Do not email the form directly to AHPRA. It will not be processed.

Keep a copy of everything you submit. If AHPRA queries your application, having a record of exactly what was submitted and when makes the response straightforward.

Section A: Your details

This section is straightforward: your name, registration number, and the reason you are completing the form. The reason options are: beginning an internship, changing a work role, adding a work role, or applying as an overseas-qualified applicant.

If you are beginning your internship for the first time, select the first option and note that you will need to arrange for your academic institution to send an original transcript of your fifth-year qualification directly to AHPRA. If your degree has been completed but not yet formally conferred, you can still apply, but you will need to provide evidence of conferral before you can apply for general registration at the end of the internship.

Section B: Supervisory relationship

Section B asks for your principal supervisor and at least one secondary supervisor.

Your principal supervisor must hold current board-approved supervisor status. Before you complete this section, check their registration on the AHPRA public register. Search their name, open their record, and confirm that "Board-approved supervisor" is listed under their registration details. Do not assume it is current: board-approved status requires renewal and can lapse.

You must have at least one secondary supervisor named in the plan. Secondary supervisors must also hold board-approved supervisor status. Under the December 2025 guidelines, your principal supervisor now has oversight responsibility for secondary supervisor arrangements. They are responsible for confirming that any secondary supervisor is board-approved and appropriate.

Secondary supervisors can be added or changed during the internship with your principal supervisor's approval. This no longer requires separate AHPRA notification in the same way it previously did: your principal supervisor manages this.

Section C: Your proposed work role

Section C is where you describe the position you will be doing your internship in. This section has a hard requirement attached to it: you must include an official position description on your employer's letterhead for every position mentioned.

That position description must include the title of your position, reporting requirements, your responsibilities, the tasks and activities you will undertake, and your hours of work. It must be signed by the employer, such as the HR manager, line manager or business owner, and co-signed by the principal supervisor to verify its accuracy.

A position description that is missing any of these elements, or that is not on official letterhead, will result in AHPRA querying your application. This is one of the most common reasons INPP-76 submissions are delayed.

If your position is split across two work roles — for example, you work in a private practice and a community health service — you need to include a separate position description for each role and complete the details for each in this section.

The position also needs to allow you to undertake a minimum of 17.5 hours per week of internship activity. If your employment is part-time, make sure your hours of work are clearly stated and that the position description reflects the nature of the psychological work you will be doing.

Section D: Psychological roles

Section D asks you to confirm that you will practise under supervision, count only hours in Board-approved positions towards general registration, and submit a revised plan with an official position description for approval before counting time in a new position.

Your work role and position description should accurately describe the psychological activities you will undertake. The current Section D is a set of agreement checkboxes, not a request for a supervisor's percentage estimate of psychological duties.

Section E: Period of supervision

Section E sets out the commencement conditions and the minimum internship-training commitments. Plan your likely completion with your supervisor using your working hours and competency-development needs.

Within the total minimum 1,500 hours of internship training, the form requires at least 500 hours of client contact, at least 80 hours of supervision including at least 50 hours of individual supervision with the principal supervisor, and 60 hours of relevant education and training activities. These are included in the total, not added to it. Check the current guidelines for time limits and your individual registration circumstances.

Provisional registration and internship time limits can affect planning, especially if you change pathways or take leave. Confirm the limits and any extension requirements that apply to your circumstances with the Board rather than assuming a new work role resets them.

Section F: Frequency and method of supervision

Section F establishes the arrangements for how your supervision will be delivered. The key checkboxes here confirm your understanding of the supervision requirements.

Under the December 2025 guidelines, there is no longer a mandatory supervision ratio. The previous 1:17 ratio has been replaced with a guideline of approximately 1 hour of supervision per 18 hours of practice, but this is a suggestion, not a hard rule. Your supervisor has discretion over the frequency and duration of supervision based on your needs and practice context, provided the overall 80-hour minimum is met over the course of the internship.

The method of supervision matters. At least 50 of your 80 supervision hours must be individual supervision with your principal supervisor, and this supervision must be real-time and use a visual medium: in person or by video. No more than 20 hours of total supervision may be completed by telephone.

If your principal supervisor is off-site — not physically located at your workplace — you will need to indicate this and attach a letter signed by your workplace manager and principal supervisor supporting the off-site arrangement.

Section G: Where most people get stuck with core competencies

Section G is where most provisionals spend the most time and where most applications run into difficulty. It requires you to explain specifically how your work role, supervision, and professional development will enable you to achieve each of the eight core competencies required for general registration.

The eight competency domains in the current INPP-76

1. Applies and builds scientific knowledge of psychology to inform safe and effective practice. Explain how evidence and psychological knowledge guide your work.

2. Practises ethically and professionally. Identify how you will develop ethical decision-making, confidentiality and professional boundaries.

3. Exercises professional reflexivity, purposeful and deliberate practice, and self-care. Describe reflection, feedback, deliberate skill development and sustainable practice.

4. Conducts psychological assessments. Describe relevant assessment activities and how your supervisor will evaluate developing competence.

5. Conducts psychological interventions. Identify appropriate interventions, supervision and evaluation of your work.

6. Communicates and relates to others effectively and appropriately. Explain how you will develop communication with clients, colleagues and other professionals.

7. Demonstrates a health equity and human rights approach when working with people from diverse groups. Describe how your work will address equity, rights and diverse contexts.

8. Demonstrates a health equity and human rights approach when working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, families and communities. Describe culturally safe learning, supervision and practice relevant to this distinct domain.

These are the domain names in Sections G of the Board's current INPP-76. The explanatory sentences are practical suggestions, not a substitute for the Board's competency requirements.

For each competency, AHPRA wants to see three things addressed: how your work role activities will contribute to that competency, how your supervision will support your development in that area, and what professional development activities you plan to undertake.

The most common mistakes in Section G are generic responses that could apply to any placement, responses that only address one or two of the three components for each competency, and responses that are inconsistent with the position description in Section C.

AHPRA reviewers read Section G alongside your position description. If your position description describes a role working with adults in a community mental health setting but your Section G describes competency development through paediatric cognitive assessment, that inconsistency will generate a query.

Be specific. Name the types of assessments you will administer, the intervention approaches you will use, the supervision format you have agreed on, and the specific PD activities you plan to complete. Two or three specific, accurate sentences per competency per component is enough. Vague paragraphs that gesture at competencies without grounding them in your actual role are not.

If your comments genuinely do not fit in the space provided in the form, AHPRA permits you to provide your Section G response in a Word document attached to the submission. Use the same competency headings in the document so it is clear which section each response corresponds to.

Section H and I: Declarations and signatures

Section H is your declaration as the provisional psychologist. By signing, you confirm that you have read and agree to the plan, that you will abide by the requirements for a provisional psychologist under the internship program, and that you agree to uphold the responsibilities outlined in the Code of Ethics, the National Law, and the Guidelines for the 5+1 internship program.

Section I is the supervisor's declaration. Your principal supervisor and any secondary supervisors named in the plan must also sign. The principal supervisor is confirming that they hold board-approved supervisor status, that they have read and agreed to the plan, and that they accept responsibility for your professional training.

One practical point on signatures: collect them before you submit. A plan submitted without all required signatures will not be processed. If your principal supervisor and secondary supervisor are in different locations, allow time for the form to be signed by all parties before lodging.

What to attach

Every INPP-76 submission must include the following:

Include an official position description on employer letterhead for every work role listed in Section C, signed by the employer and co-signed by the principal supervisor. For an off-site principal supervisor, complete the requested on-site workplace supervision details and check the current guidelines for supporting evidence. When beginning an internship, arrange for the academic institution to send the original fifth-year transcript directly to Ahpra.

If you are changing a work role rather than beginning a new internship, you also need to include documentation confirming the change, such as a new position description or letter from your employer.

How to submit

Submit the completed INPP-76 and all supporting documents via the AHPRA Online Upload Service at ahpra.gov.au/registration/online-upload. Do not email the form. Do not post it. The online upload service is the only accepted submission method.

After submission, AHPRA will assess the application and may request further information if the plan does not initially meet assessment criteria. If you receive a query, respond to it specifically and promptly: a clear, direct response to each query point moves the application forward faster than a comprehensive new submission.

If your internship changes

If a work-role or organisational change requires significant amendment to your internship plan, submit a revised INPP-76. A principal-supervisor change uses CHPS-76 and does not automatically require a new plan: the existing plan can continue with the new supervisor if appropriate. If a revised plan is proposed after a supervisor change, the current internship can continue in the interim provided the new plan, including the formal position description, is lodged within 28 days of the change.

The change of principal supervisor process requires attention. Under the December 2025 guidelines, the CHPS-76 must still be completed and lodged with Ahpra for approval within 28 days of the supervisory arrangement ending. The outgoing principal supervisor must provide details of supervision to date through the form within 14 days, allowing time for the provisional psychologist to comment. A change of secondary supervisor is approved by the principal supervisor, who checks Board-approved status; it does not require notification to Ahpra. Hours accumulated under an arrangement that was not properly documented and approved may not be recognised.

Agree on records, responsibilities and exit arrangements at the start using the psychology supervision agreement checklist, rather than waiting for a supervisor change to expose gaps.

The form makes commencement from the signature date conditional on subsequent approval. Submit changes promptly and confirm what may be counted in your particular revised arrangement; a signature alone does not guarantee recognition of hours.

Getting it right the first time

The INPP-76 is not a complicated form. But it has specific requirements that are easy to miss if you have not read the Guidelines for the 5+1 internship program carefully. The position description requirements in Section C, the specificity required in Section G, and the need for all signatures before submission are the three areas where most applications run into problems.

Once the plan is approved, the LBPP-76 logbook guide, supervision hours guide, and progress review guide explain the next pieces of the internship system.

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PsychVault is a marketplace for psychology and allied health resources from independent creators. This post is a practical guide and does not constitute official AHPRA advice. Always refer to the current Guidelines for the 5+1 Internship Program on the Psychology Board of Australia website.