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Education Committee

Terms of reference

The terms of reference for the Education Committee are to set the policy for undergraduate and postgraduate education and training of veterinary surgeons and determine the requirements for those seeking registration, for the award of qualifications under the Charter, for continuing professional development and for recognition as RCVS Advanced Practitioner and RCVS Specialist. (View full terms of reference)

Members

Committee Secretary

Britta Crawford (T 020 7202 0777, E [email protected])

Meeting dates

Full terms of reference 

The Education Committee shall set the policy for undergraduate and postgraduate education and training of veterinary surgeons and determine the requirements for those seeking registration, for the award of qualifications under the Charter, for continuing professional development, and for recognition as RCVS Advanced Practitioner and RCVS Specialist.

Under normal circumstances Council members will form the majority on non-statutory committees, but on Education Committee (and the Primary Qualifications Subcommittee (PQSC)) a minimum of one third and a maximum of one half of members will be co-opted external members with education expertise, for example, Heads of the Veterinary Schools or other veterinary school staff members. Two students will also sit on the Education Committee (and two on PQSC). In addition, the Chairs of the Education Subcommittees and a member of the Officer Team will sit as non-voting observers.

The Committee shall develop and keep under review education and training requirements for registration, and in particular shall:

  1. define Day-One Competences and advise on the content of the veterinary undergraduate curriculum;
  2. oversee the approval process and ongoing monitoring of veterinary degrees andinternational recognition agreements, considering subcommittee reports on appointment of accreditation panel members, accreditation event reports, follow up reports and annual monitoring reports from veterinary schools, subcommittee reports on overseas degrees from other accrediting bodies, and subcommittee reports on operation of the statutory membership examination; and
  3. make recommendations to Council on any change in approved status concerning registrable degrees, on the regulations governing the statutory membership examination and on the regulations governing practice by students.
  4. The Committee shall develop and keep under review policy for continuing professional development, revalidation of Advanced Practitioner and Specialist status, and postgraduate training and qualifications, and in particular shall:

    1. define Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) for, and monitor, the VetGDP;
    2. set the requirements for and monitor continuing professional development within the profession;
    3. develop and maintain a framework of College postgraduate awards, receiving reports from subcommittees on the standards for College-awarded certificates and fellowships by thesis, examinations and accreditation of other recognised postgraduate qualifications as part of the framework;
    4. d define the requirements for RCVS Advanced Practitioner and RCVS Specialist status, receiving reports from subcommittees on the maintenance of lists for Advanced Practitioners and Specialists; and,
    5. e recommend to Council amendments to the certificate rules.

The Committee shall recommend fees to the Finance and Resources Committee for all related activities, for example, application and annual fees for Advanced Practitioners and Specialists, together with reviewer remuneration; fees for Statutory Membership exam candidates and remuneration for examiners; remuneration for accreditation panel members and reviewers of Advanced Practitioners and Specialist applications.

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