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
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