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27 February 2025

Agenda for Education Committee held on 27th February 2025. 

Agenda Title Description
1. Welcome and apologies for absence  
2. Declarations of Interest   
3. Education Committee minutes
a) Minutes of meeting held on 19 November 2024
Paper attached
4. Matters Arising  
5. Education Department update
EAEVE temporary Council decision loophole
Length of accreditation on website – remove 4th Column “length of accreditation
Oral report
6. Primary Qualifications Subcommittee (PQSC)
a) Minutes of the PQSC meetings held on meeting held on 28 January 2025
b) AVBC Agreement
c) VCI Agreement
d) Barcelona
e) Ratification of Panel Members
Papers attached + Oral report
7. AVMA accreditation changes (EDI) – risk discussion Paper attached
8. Accreditation of EU programmes Oral report
9. Vet Track – EAEVE Accreditation Paper attached
10. VetGDP and CPD
a) Engagement group minutes
Paper attached
11. Veterinary Clinical Career Pathways (VCCP)
a) Minutes from VCCP working group meeting 5th December
b) Outcomes of the VCCP focus groups
c) Working Group membership update
Papers attached + Oral report
12. Advanced Practitioner
a) Approval of AP qualification panel
b) List of approved AP’s in 2024
Papers attached
13. VN Education Committee Update Oral update
14. Statutory Membership Examination (SME)
a) SME update
b) Minutes from the SME Board
c) Request for a further sit of the exam
d) Updated MOU with VCI
Papers attached and oral report
15. Specialists
a) Specialist List for Ratification
b) Minutes from the Specialist subcommittee
c) Updated specialist application guidance
Papers attached
16. New Appeals Policy Paper attached
17. EMS
a) Database update
Oral report
18. Reasonable adjustment principles for veterinary schools Paper attached
19. Postgraduate Veterinary Education Symposium planning Paper attached
20. Apprenticeships update Paper attached
21. Risk register
Items to add to the Risk Register
Paper attached
22. AOB  
23. Date of next meeting May 20 2025
Remote 9.30 am