Accreditation of Prior Learning
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As everyone should know by now, on 30 October 2005 new animal
medicine Regulations came into force. The essential provisions of these are
explained elsewhere. In addition there is a new Code of Practice governing
the distribution of what were PML medicines, which are now
POM-VPS and NFA-VPS medicines.
One of the provisions is that the training and registration
of SQPs will be subject to Government approval. However, as was announced in
August 2005, and as is mentioned in the Code of Practice, AMTRA’s formal application
for recognition under the Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2005 to provide
training for and registration of SQPs has been formally approved by the Minister
on the recommendation of VMD.
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One of the fundamental changes under the new system is that
all SQPs will be required to have a nationally recognised qualification. This
will help to provide the necessary reassurance that SQPs are appropriately
trained to prescribe some prescription only medicines (those that were PML) in
accordance with the Veterinary Medicines Regulations, which implement new EU
requirements.
Although this will allow the UK’s current distribution system
involving merchants, saddlers and pet shops to continue, with SQPs being
responsible for sales, there will be a price to pay for this concession, a price
which most SQPs and businesses will consider one well worth paying when the
alternative would have been the end of their livelihood or business, or both.
There are implications for three groups of existing and
future SQPs: existing SQPs, student SQPs - i.e. those who are already enrolled
with AMTRA, and future SQPs, i.e. those who will enrol in the future.
More on the implications of the
Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2005 to the Renewal, Upgrading and Enrolment of
SQPs.
(See also the "Outline
of New Arrangements for Veterinary Nurses", "Enrolment
of new SQPs", and "Conversion Courses &
Examinations for Existing SQPs" pages.)
APL Guidance notes
APL Application forms
AMTRA SQP Module Descriptors
This page last
updated 16/11/2007 |
