European Coordinating Committee on Veterinary Training (ECCVT)

A joint committee: FVE, EAEVE and EBVSPresident + 2 repr

From FVE: Walter Winding, president Christophe Buhot, France Karin Östensson, Sweden

FVE secretariat: Jan VaartenNancy De Briyne

Prioritized issues currently for ECCVT

-The evaluation and accreditation system of

veterinary education

- A legal base for actions against schools not complying to the minimum standars

Accreditation of veterinary education

New SOP* adopted by all three organizations I – evaluation according to Dir 2005/36/EC

II – accreditation, quality assurance systems Phase II requires membership of ENQA ENQA: European Assoc. for Quality Assurance of Higher Education

* SOP = standard operating procedure

ECCVT meeting March 26-27

Padova

Accrediting body

ECOVE (European Committee on Veterinary Education;evaluation committee)

Joint committee of EAEVE and FVE Not a legal entity

Is not accepted by ENQA

Next: EAEVE and FVE – joint meeting with ENQA

Updated internal rules of previous JEC for ECOVE

Items on the agenda

Communication with University of Lleida, Spain

- Lleida intends to offer a 4 years course « Sciences and Animal Health »

- When combined with 2 additional years in veterinary faculty of Barcelona, it would lead to a veterinary qualification (trend?)

- Not complying with Directive 2005/36/EC

- ECCVT has sent 2 letters with this message

Next: Meeting with the Spanish competent authority

Items on the agenda, contin

Proposal from FECAVA – accreditation committee for continuing education for practitioners - collaboration with FVE/UEVP/ECCVT

Standards for specialist examinations

Items on the agenda, contin.

Next ECCVT meeting

29 October 2009

Thank you for your attention!