Veterinary Nurses
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AMTRA and
Harper Adams University College have introduced a system to allow qualified VNs to
"add on" to their VN qualification and to become an AMTRA SQP who can prescribe
VPS medicines for companion animals - termed a C-SQP.
Since qualified VNs already have been assessed
on some of the relevant material in this qualification they can be given credit
for this and just have to be assessed on the "new" material and the working
understanding of their other knowledge checked.
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A potential SQP must
register with AMTRA as the
body holding the professional register (just as the RCVS does for the VN
qualification) but Harper Adams will conduct the assessment and will award the
necessary academic credits, whether the assessment is at Harper Adams or at
another centre.
The assessment will be in an exam format and will
contain a case study with a description of a scenario. An example might be: Non
client X comes into surgery with young dog Y just obtained from a rescue kennel.
It has been vaccinated but the new owner has been told to get the dog wormed.
Describe the procedure an SQP vet nurse would go through, including questions
asked, advice given, products sold and data recorded. There would also be some
short answer questions to cover knowledge of other areas of the medicines
legislation relevant to SQPs. e.g. legal aspects of medicine storage. A VN will
be required to bring their original VN certificate and a photocopy of it with
them as proof of achievement in the areas for which they have already been given
credit.
Enrolment and Assessment
Veterinary Nurses
enrolling with AMTRA will be provided with written course material.
Revision courses are offered by some examination centres. Check the AMTRA website (www.amtra.org.uk)
for full details.
The AMTRA enrolment fee includes the examination
fee, the AMTRA assessment fee, the price of the training material, the Harper
Adams assessment/credit rating/quality control fee, and for successful
candidates, a free NOAH Compendium containing data sheets of those medicines
which qualified SQPs can prescribe, free inclusion on the AMTRA VN SQP Register
for the remainder of the calendar year of the examination, access to AMTRA
services and to Continuing Professional Development.
Once enrolled with AMTRA and in receipt of the
training manual, veterinary nurses may
book their
examination with AMTRA.
Non-qualified nurses and receptionists can also
become SQPs but they will have to enrol as a new student, and then study a base
module and a companion animal module and be assessed upon, i.e. more study and
assessment as they do not have a formal relevant qualification which can be
accredited.
If the right to dispense medicines to horses and/or farm animals is wanted or needed by a practice then the appropriate modules
can be assessed and added on to the C-SQP qualification.
AMTRA Veterinary Nurse Enrolment fee: £225
(including the examination fee and a full copy of the manual)
What the examination looks like
The VN Top Up module examination is made up of
two sections: the first is an essay question - a client and companion animal
parasite scenario. The potential SQP is expected to ask the potential client the
relevant questions, give advice and supply appropriate medication within the
scope of their intended SQP qualification if required.
Multiple choice and short answer questions form
the second half of the paper, covering current legislation and relevant
companion animal health areas.
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 specific 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.
Examination Centres and Taught Courses
Current AMTRA Examination centres also offering
training courses are listed below, with the timetable of courses and
examinations currently on offer. Further examination centres and courses will
be added to this list as they become available. Check the AMTRA website (www.amtra.org.uk)
for the most up to date information.
VNs should
enrol with AMTRA,
but book any training/revision directly with the college concerned.
ASKHAM BRYAN COLLEGE, YORK
VN conversion examinations:
16 December 2010
14 July 2011
15 December 2011
Askham Bryan College, Askham Bryan, York YO23 3FR
Contact: Sarah Wickham
Email:
shortcourses@askham-bryan.ac.uk
Telephone: 01904 772200
BETA - British Equestrian Trade Association
Exams to be held at Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire.
VN conversion examinations:
13 October 2010 (exam FULL)
30 November 2010
Contact:
Tina Rogers,
BETA, Stockeld Park, Wetherby, LS22 4AW
Email: tinar@beta-uk.org
Telephone: 01937 587062
BICTON COLLEGE, DEVON
VN Revision Courses:
27 October 2010
VN conversion examinations:
28 October 2010
22 December 2010
7 July 2011
13 July 2011
Bicton College, East Budleigh, Budleigh Salterton,
Devon, EX9 7BY
Contact: Janet Litten
Email: jmlitten@bicton.ac.uk
Telephone: 01395 562300
Fax: 01395 567502
GREENMOUNT CAMPUS, ANTRIM
VN conversion examinations:
14 December 2010
Contact: Mrs Louise Millsopp
Tel: 028 9442 6634 (10am to 1pm)
Fax: 028 9442 6904
Email: louise.millsopp@dardni.gov.uk
HARPER ADAMS UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, SHROPSHIRE
VN conversion examinations:
10 September 2010
14 January 2011
8 April 2011
22 July 2011
16 September 2011
13 January 2012
Harper Adams University College, Newport,
Shropshire, TF10 8NB
Contact: Lisa Chapman, Short Course Administrator
Email: lchapman@harper-adams.ac.uk
Telephone 01952 815300
MOULTON COLLEGE, NORTHAMPTON
VN Conversion courses:
none currently scheduled
VN conversion examinations:
none currently scheduled
Holcot Centre
Moulton College
Moulton
Northants
NN3 7RR
Contact: Sharron Wilkin
Tel: 01604 491131 ext 312
Email: sharron.wilkin@moulton.ac.uk
MYF TRAINING, HAMPSHIRE
VN Conversion courses:
30 September 2010
VN conversion examinations:
1 October 2010
Vet Nurses may also do any additional modules on the above examination dates
For details of training courses please contact the college direct.
MYF Training, Hippodrome House, Station Road, Aldershot, Hants, GU11 1LZ
Contact: Julie Ouston
Email: myf.training@virgin.net
Telephone: 01252 319636
PET CARE TRUST, BEDFORD
VN conversion examinations:
19 August 2010
6 October 2010
Pet Care Trust
Bedford Business Centre
170 Mile Road
Bedford
MK42 9TW
SAC (Scottish Agricultural College)
Training course dates:
13-15 September 2010 (SAC Craibstone, Aberdeen)
24-26 May 2010 (SAC Auchincruive, Ayr)
22-24 November 2010 (SAC Auchincruive, Ayr)
VN conversion examinations:
SAC, Craibstone: 18 November 2010
SAC, Auchincruive: 3 February 2011
Avian Science Research Centre
SAC
Auchincruive
Ayr KA6 5HW
For further details of courses and costs please contact
Jill Offer, phone: 01292 525101, fax: 01292 525098,
email: jill.offer@sac.ac.uk
Or Lesley Gechie 01292 525143.
SPARSHOLT COLLEGE, HAMPSHIRE
VN Conversion courses:
3-4 September 2010
25-26 February 2011
17-18 June 2011
2-3 September 2011
VN conversion examinations:
19 October 2010
27 July 2011
26 October 2011
Sparsholt College
Winchester
Hampshire
SO21 2NF
Contact: Alison Meecham
Email:
alison.meecham@sparsholt.ac.uk
Tel: 01962 797502
UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN
VN conversion examinations:
16 November 2010
1 June 2011
For further details please contact Simon Goodger:
University of Lincoln, Riseholme
Hall, Lincoln, LN2 2LG
Email: sgoodger@lincoln.ac.uk
Telephone: 01522 895295
Fax: 01522 545436
WRITTLE COLLEGE, CHELMSFORD
VN conversion examinations:
11 November 2010
17 March 2011
7 July 2011
Contact: Michelle Williams
Writtle College, Chelmsford, Essex CM1 3RR
michelle.williams@writtle.ac.uk
Tel: 01245 424200 extn 25697
Fax: 01245 420456
VNs should
enrol with AMTRA,
but book any training/revision directly with the college concerned.
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