EBVS Committee

EBVS committee represents the ECVDI at the European Board of Veterinary Specialisation (EBVS). The EBVS representative acts as a connection in order to bring the voice of ECVDI to the EBVS board, to share and to vote EBVS decisions and to make advice for future improvements.

Members

Federica Rossi
Chris Warren-Smith

EBVS Common Training Framework

Common Training Framework

Currently there is automatic recognition of professional qualifications of 7 sectoral professions in EU but not for specialist veterinarians.
A new EU directive provides the legal framework for recognition of professional qualifications thus enabling EBVS to apply for the CTF under certain conditions
Conditions of the CTF:
- Enables more professionals to move across member states
- Regulated in at least one third of Member States
- Common set of knowledge, skills and compentences → obtained at “University” or “vocational training course”
- Based on levels of European Qualifications Framework (EQF):
  - DVM = EQF level 7
  - PhD, specialists = EQF level 8 (highest level)
Benefits of CTF:
- Specialists can move freely in participating countries
- Specialist title can be used without restrictions
- Benchmark standard for veterinary specialist education
- Legal recognition for the distinctiveness of the veterinary specialist skillset to contribute to and improve animal and public health and well being
- Increases credibility towards veterinary profession and public
Requirements to our college:
- Apply European principles of Quality Assurance
- Have training programs in line with EQF level 8
- When implementing EQF, QA systems should include consistent evaluation methods, associating self-assessment and external review (2008/C111/01)
- Diplomates maintain required knowledge, skills and competences
- Diplomates follow a specific Code of Conduct