CPD

CERTAVP What do I do now?

Experience and Qualifications

What experience do I need?

Candidates must hold a veterinary qualification which entitles them to register as a member of RCVS, and they must have at least one year's experience working as a practising veterinary surgeon before enrolling for any module. In addition, candidates must also be able to provide evidence of CPD for that period. Candidates who have graduated in 2007 or later will be expected to have completed the RCVS Professional Development Phase (PDP) before enrolling for any module.

What qualification will I get?

The qualification is the Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Practice (CertAVP) .Please see below for the three possible pathways to obtain a CertAVP.

Post nominal CertAVP

Candidates who wish to obtain the post nominal CertAVP may choose to be assessed in any available module,

  • A-PKS Professional Key Skills (enrolments cease on 1st August 2012) and B Module Clinical Key Skills (for candidates who have completed or are completing A-PKS)

OR

  • A-FAVP Foundation of Veterinary Practice (from 1st September 2012) 

PLUS

  • One practice B module

AND

  • 3 C modules (any) if A-PKS/B-CKS completed or 4 C modules (if A-FAVP completed). (Or an extra B module can be substituted for a C module)

Designated CertAVP – area of practice

A candidate who wishes to obtain a designated CertAVP in a particular area of practice, for example, CertAVP (e.g. Small Animal Practice or Equine Practice), would choose the following modules:

  • A-PKS Professional Key Skills and B-CKS Clinical Key Skills OR A-FAVP Foundation of Veterinary Practice
  • B Module Small Animal Practice or Equine Practice
  • 3 C modules relevant to Small Animal Practice or Equine Practice
  • If completing A-FAVP then an additional C or B modules of your choice

Designated CertAVP – specific discipline

Candidates who wish to have a designated CertAVP in a specific discipline, for example, large animal imaging, would choose these modules for a CertAVP (Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging):

  • A-PKS Professional Key Skills and B-CKS Clinical Key Skills OR A-FAVP Foundation of Veterinary Practice
  • B Module Equine Practice
  • C Module Imaging in Practice
  • C Module Large Animal Diagnostic Imaging A
  • C Module Large Animal Diagnostic Imaging B
  • If completing A-FAVP then an additional C or B modules of your choice

What designated certificates are available?

Through RVC, you can achieve the following designated certificates:

  • Emergency and Critical Care
  • Small Animal Medicine
  • Small Animal Practice
  • Small Animal Surgery
  • Veterinary Anaesthesia
  • Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging
  • Veterinary General Practice
  • Veterinary Public Health

What if I don’t want to do the whole CertAVP but am interested in being assessed in a few modules?

The modular system makes this route perfectly possible and reasonable for candidates who do not feel they have the time or resources to complete the whole Certificate but wish to enhance their learning and engagement in CPD. All assessing institutions are required by the RCVS to offer all modules for assessment only (i.e. not requiring the candidate to embark on a specific course of study or CPD programme).

If you are interested in obtaining a CertAVP, contact the RCVS to register your interest. The RCVS will maintain a record of your successfully completed modules.

Enrolment

To ask more questions about the CertAVP, please email the CertAVP Manager at certavp@rvc.ac.uk or telephone +44 (0)1707 666201

or complete and return an Enrolment Form to proceed with enrolling on the CertAVP.  If you are already enrolled and wish to enrol on additional modules, or pay more fees, please use the Additional Payments Form.