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cn W 3 7 m Future courses The BSAVA plans to run further courses in 2006 in different areas of the country. If you would like to attend such a course, please register your interest, as this will make it easier to organise courses regionally to be of maximum benefit. Contact Carol Haile, telephone 01452 726717, e-mail [email protected] ried out when the internal verifier visits. A simpler format for these was suggested, and their main benefit of massively reducing the number of caselogs to assess was explained. A practical demonstration of an observed assessment as performed, to show their simplicity. Both good and bad caselogs were discussed, along with other forms of evidence that can be used to fulfil the National Occupa- tional Standards, including witness statements, audio recordings and reports. The use of appendices was demonstrated with several examples provided by both the speakers and delegates. The course concluded with the use of tracking grids and an open forum, which gave rise to a host of diverse questions on the day’s events and other areas of concern on veterinary nurse training in practice. Delegates were supplied with copies of sample appendices, observed assessments and tracking grids for use within practice. These will soon be available to download from the BSAVA’s website. Delegates attending the course were a mixture of both vets and nurses, ranging in experience from those yet to achieve their A1 units to those who had been assessing for some years. The feedback was very positive, with everyone comment- ing that the level of the course was just right and that they would rec- ommend it to a colleague. They found the information presented useful and well explained. The Climbing Kilimanjaro for charity course was full of good ideas, including tips on cutting down on paperwork and helpful hints on reducing students’ workloads. The guidelines on how to get started gave delegates a clearer view of how to proceed with assessing and improved their confidence. All in all it was a very interactive and informative day, which looked at the NVQ from the viewpoint of the user, and clearly demon- strated that there are still a lot of questions and confusion about the current system of veterinary nurse training. Hopefully, courses such as this will go some way towards making it all a bit more user- friendly and clearer for everyone involved. 0 The nursing section of the BSAVA website contains useful hints on the practical exams, gathering evidence and tracking. There is a selection of top tips and people are encouraged to contribute their own tips, which might help others. JOURNAL OF SMALL ANIMAL PRACTICE VOL 46 SEPTEMBER 2005

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Future courses

The BSAVA plans to run further courses in 2006 in different areas of the country. If you would like to attend such a course, please register your interest, as this will make it easier to organise courses regionally to be of maximum benefit. Contact Carol Haile, telephone 01452 726717, e-mail [email protected]

ried out when the internal verifier visits. A simpler format for these was suggested, and their main benefit of massively reducing the number of caselogs to assess was explained. A practical demonstration of an observed assessment as performed, to show their simplicity.

Both good and bad caselogs were discussed, along with other forms of evidence that can be used to fulfil the National Occupa- tional Standards, including witness statements, audio recordings and reports. The use of appendices was demonstrated with several examples provided by both the speakers and delegates.

The course concluded with the use of tracking grids and an open forum, which gave rise to a host of

diverse questions on the day’s events and other areas of concern on veterinary nurse training in practice.

Delegates were supplied with copies of sample appendices, observed assessments and tracking grids for use within practice. These will soon be available to download from the BSAVA’s website.

Delegates attending the course were a mixture of both vets and nurses, ranging in experience from those yet to achieve their A1 units to those who had been assessing for some years. The feedback was very positive, with everyone comment- ing that the level of the course was just right and that they would rec- ommend it to a colleague. They found the information presented useful and well explained. The

Climbing Kilimanjaro for charity

course was full of good ideas, including tips on cutting down on paperwork and helpful hints on reducing students’ workloads. The guidelines on how to get started gave delegates a clearer view of how to proceed with assessing and improved their confidence.

All in all it was a very interactive and informative day, which looked at the NVQ from the viewpoint of the user, and clearly demon- strated that there are still a lot of questions and confusion about the current system of veterinary nurse training. Hopefully, courses such as this will go some way towards making it all a bit more user- friendly and clearer for everyone involved. 0 The nursing section of the BSAVA website contains useful hints on the practical exams, gathering evidence and tracking. There is a selection of top tips and people are encouraged to contribute their own tips, which might help others.

JOURNAL OF SMALL ANIMAL PRACTICE VOL 46 SEPTEMBER 2005