Ireland
Italy
Norway
st
University College Dublin
Abivet
Norwegian School of Veterinary
Science
- 3-year programme
- only once class of 10 – 15 students per year
- private school
2 year program 120 ECTS credits
30 students
Higher education
Full time program
34 weeks full time practice
Practice statement to make sure students meet competence demands.
- each semester written exams
- practical skills monitored with portfolio, reports, checklists and record of employment
- practical exams:
* year 1 powerpoint images
* year 2 four observed tasks 3 minutes each
* year 3 four observed tasks 8 minutes each
- final assessments written and practical
- practical assessment by examining board of at least 3 members (one form an international college)
- practical assessment with live animals in realistic work situations (60-90 minutes)
- 12 nurse skill forms
- final practical examination practical and 1 hour oral
- practical examination with live animals and sometimes owners
- assessment done by one internal and one external examiner
Pepas can ensure examiners all trained in assessment techniques and assure external bodies/ stakeholders of the quality of the graduates practical skills.
Hopefully Pepas will make possible to standardize practical exams with live animals and help us to involve more italian veterinarians and nurse to become vet nurse examiners.
Hopefully Pepas will make it possible to use veterinary nurses as external examiners in a larger degree than today.
Hopefully Pepas can be instrumental in educating more vet nurses in the examination process and enable us to have an European exchange of external examiners on a larger scale.

Slovenia
Sweden
Denmark
The
Netherlands
Biotehniški izobraževalni center
Ljubljana
- secondary education
Swedish University of Agricultural
Sciences
Hansenberg
Groenhorst College
From aug. 2009 a three year Bachelor programme
- 25 weeks of practical training of which 20 weeks in clinic
- every student has a list of tasks they have to fulfil during the practice
- the tutor at the practice gives a final statement:approved or not approved
- programme is 3 years & 3 months
- 100 weeks of training in vet practice
- practices need to be approved by Trade
Committee
- each student has an individual educational plan made by the practice
- practice statement to insure that student learns all competences and objectives
- 4 year programme (first two years basic animal care)
- no practical exams
- seminary work as a result of a research project in the vet practice with oral presentation
- new curriculum in 2008 / 2009 with new final exam where practical competences will be examined
- practical examinations after each period internship
- practical exam specific for the type of practice
- practical exam on anatomy on live animal
- other practical exams in “real life”, but not live animals
- programme is 3 years & 3 months
- 100 weeks of training in vet practice
- practices need to be approved by Trade
Committee
- each student has an individual educational plan made by the practice
- practice statement to insure that student learns all competences and objectives
- diploma is awarded after 3 “compentency finals”
- quality is assured by underlying “dossiers of accomplishments” which contains written exams, practical exams, assignments, reports etc.
- competency final consists of a practical component (critical job situation) and an interview by two assessors (one from the school and one external)
Pepas can help setting up the new practical exams
As we will extend and improve our practical exams I think we will get a lot of ideas on how to make examinations and how to standardize them. As we will engage external examiners it will also give us even more opportunities to cooperate with the vet/vet nurse clinicians.
- programme is 3 years & 3 months
- 100 weeks of training in vet practice
- practices need to be approved by Trade
Committee
- each student has an individual educational plan made by the practice
- practice statement to insure that student learns all competences and objectives
Pepas can help to set up better practical exams