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Book an SQP exam with AMTRA

You must book the exam directly with AMTRA, regardless of where you are planning to take the exam (or whether you've separately booked a training course). A list of forthcoming exam dates is available on the AMTRA website - see also the dates for Veterinary Nurses.

The exam must be booked within 13 months of enrolling with AMTRA (otherwise an additional fee may be charged to cover any increase in enrolment fees during that period). You must have enrolled first before booking your exam.

Exams must be booked an absolute minimum of two weeks before the exam take place - and some exams fill up well in advance. (To be precise, an exam booking form must be received by the AMTRA office by 1pm on the day two weeks before a set of exams, or if that day is a public holiday then by 1pm on the working day that precedes that day. If the set of exams at a centre runs over two days, then the deadline is two weeks prior to the first of the two days, even if the candidate is only being examined on the second day.)

The examination fee is included in your original enrolment fee.

AMTRA Examinations will be related to the modular nature of the course structure. Candidates will be examined separately in:

The Base Module

 (examination up to 2 hours)

The Farm Animal Module

(examination up to 1½ hours for 1st and 3rd attempts, or 2 hours for 2nd and 4th attempts)

The Equine Module

(examination up to 1 hour)

The Companion Animal Module

(examination up to 1 hour)
The Avian Module (examination up to 1 hour)

Please note: while most of the exam centres are suitable for access by wheelchair and others with mobility difficulties, not all are. If this may cause problems for you, please contact us to seek advice before booking your exam.

Separate sittings & booking re-sits

Note that if you choose to take your initial exam modules (i.e. those for which you initially enrol) spread over more than one date, there is an additional fee, currently £100, for each additional exam sitting: this is because government subsidy via HEFCE doesn't help with the second sitting; the fee also covers administrative costs and paying an exam centre for your place twice. In this case, please use the Individual modules Exam Form for second and subsequent sittings and send the fee with the form.

If you are booking a re-sit, please also use the Individual modules Exam Form and send the fee with the form. (See also the full note on re-sits under "Exam results & what happens next".)

Viva (oral exam)

After the written examination, candidates are assessed for their professional competence as SQPs, which is undertaken by an AMTRA Assessor appointed for that purpose in a one-to-one 10-15 minute oral ("viva") examination. The purpose of the assessment is to establish that the candidate has competence in knowledge, understanding and interpretation of the legal and professional responsibilities of SQPs, of the relevant parts of the Veterinary Medicines Regulations and the Code of Practice or of other germane legal and professional requirements.

All SQPs must succeed in the base module, an oral and at least one species module.

Farm animal module

Those taking the farm animal module are also required to do a assignment (project): this needs to be submitted at least two weeks prior to the exam date and so you should select an exam date with that in mind. (To be precise, the project [both the physical copies and the electronic copy] must be received by the Harper Adams office by 5pm on the day two weeks before a set of exams, or if that day is a public holiday then by 5pm on the working day that precedes that day. If the set of exams at a centre runs over two days, then the deadline is two weeks prior to the first of the two days, even if the candidate is only being examined on the second day.)

If the first attempt at the farm animal module did not result in a pass, then see also the note on re-sits under "Exam results & what happens next".

Additional guidance

This page last updated 31/01/2012