Official veterinarians training support
- Directorate
- Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
- Part of
- Farming and rural
Support for official veterinarians (OVs) undertaking statutory work on behalf of Scottish ministers.
Only vets holding the relevant Official Controls Qualification (Veterinary) (OCQ(V)), who are full members of the RCVS and are working in GB can be authorised as Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) Official Veterinarians (OVs).
Funding available for revalidation courses
We are currently funding ongoing revalidation courses for statutory surveillance (SS) and tuberculin testing (TT).
This is in recognition of the important work undertaken by large animal veterinarians who deliver Official Veterinarian work in Scotland.
Eligibility
The support is available for existing OVs and relates to the following OCQ(V)s:
- OCQ(V) - SS revalidation
- OCQ(V) - TT revalidation
- remote invigilation (for solo practitioners working in remote areas)
Further information on the revalidation process is available from Improve International.
Who to contact
If you are an OV and you wish to obtain agreement of support for the relevant training, you should email:
Funding
In order to secure funding, practice managers should email animal.health@gov.scot with the names and SP numbers of all Official Veterinarians in your practice who meet the criteria and what revalidation funding is required.
Please make sure that your practice name is included in any correspondence. All names will be checked for eligibility.
Once eligibility for funding has been confirmed, we will email you to confirm funding with instructions on next steps.
Please await confirmation before OVs register and undertake the training through Improve International.
Timescales
Existing OVs must revalidate their qualifications after four years. If the revalidation deadline is reached, your qualification will be suspended for six months during which time revalidation training can be completed. If the training isn’t completed within this period then the qualification will be expired.
If you don’t complete this training and it expires, you will need to complete the full training course as a new entrant.
Contact
Email: animal.health@gov.scot
- First published
- 18 October 2019
- Last updated
- 1 November 2022 - show all updates
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