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RCVS Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Practice (CertAVP) RVC CPD 2023 RVC CPD 2023 RCVS Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Practice (CertAVP)

RCVS Certificate of Advanced

Veterinary Practice (CertAVP)

The RVC has been accredited to assess a range of modules for the Why choose the RVC?
RCVS Certificate of Advanced Veterinary Practice (CertAVP). The CertAVP at the RVC encourages independent, adult-centred and
self-directed learning; it is not a taught course. The aim of the assessment
All candidates who wish to obtain the post-nominal CertAVP must be process at the RVC is not only to support you to fully understand the
assessed to achieve 60 credits. These must be completed within a quality of your current clinical practice but also to foster life-long learning
Bryn 10-year time period and candidates may ‘mix and match’ module skills and to advance and enhance your clinical knowledge, skills and
assessments offered by different providers.
understanding. Reflective, critical practice is expected and encouraged.
Welsh Cross There are two compulsory modules which cover a range of competencies The learning scaffold for CertAVP at the RVC is your clinical and
expected from an experienced practicing veterinary surgeon: Foundations
professional experience – the learning you build by reading, formal CPD
of Advanced Veterinary Practice (Module A-FAVP.1 – 10 credits) and
Clinical Practice (various B modules – 10 credits). You may then choose and other learning activities around the professional issues you have faced
in your practice and the clinical cases you manage. Setting your own
specific discipline-based C modules or a combination of B and C learning goals to help you achieve the learning outcomes for the modules
modules to reach 60 credits (a total of four additional C and/or B and seeking the learning opportunities that fulfil your learning needs are
modules). 100 hours of work is required for most modules which can be crucial activities for an adult learning experience.
made up by research, reading journals, case studies/diaries, attending
conferences and relevant CPD courses. So, although the CertAVP at the RVC is not a taught course (which can
imply that everyone has the same learning needs), there are rich learning
Learning outcomes of the CertAVP opportunities at every stage. These include the detailed and personalised
You will need to demonstrate: feedback you will receive on your work, a range of discounted RVC CPD
• A thorough understanding of the knowledge base and a critical courses that support learning outcomes for many CertAVP modules,
awareness of developments at the forefront of your area of a wide variety of online learning resources including access to the RVC
professional practice;
• A comprehensive understanding of techniques applicable to your library and where needed one-to-one learning support from our Learning
Development team or module leaders.
own area of practice;
• Originality in the application of knowledge, together with a practical RVC assessors have clinical, professional and higher educational
understanding of how established techniques of research and qualifications that ensure the level of assessment is educationally sound,
clinical enquiry are used to create and interpret knowledge in your robust, fair and at the level expected of veterinarians aspiring to achieve
professional area; Advanced Practitioner status. Extensive feedback is provided on all
• Conceptual understanding that enables you to: critically evaluate current submitted work. Assessment of your work is as and for your learning, not
literature and research in your professional area; just of your learning. Our aim is to help you develop life-long commitment
• Evaluate clinical methods and techniques and develop critiques to improving your practice, and therefore skills such as self-analysis,
of them, and where appropriate, propose new approaches to clinical reasoning, and accessing, interpreting, and applying information,
professional practice. are of utmost importance to the RVC-based CertAVP.
Typically, holders of the CertAVP qualification will be able to: Reflection is an important component of the CertAVP for a very good
• Deal with complex issues in an organised and creative manner, make reason and will remain so. By learning to reflect on your practice, you learn
sound judgements in the absence of complete data, and communicate how to analyse what you do and why you do it, become better placed to
their conclusions clearly to veterinary colleagues and to non-veterinary explain this to clients or colleagues, and identify areas for improvement.
audiences, including clients; Even more importantly, where you are competent at a skill in one context,
• Demonstrate self direction and originality in tackling and solving reflection probes you to consider whether you could repeat that skill in
problems, and act autonomously in planning and implementing tasks a more demanding situation, or adapt it to fit a more challenging context.
in their professional area of work; continue to advance their knowledge By analysing situations where you feel some discomfort, reflection
and understanding, and develop new skills to a high level. encourages you to consider why you feel less satisfied, and how you
could develop your approach to be more satisfying in future. Were it not
Candidates will have the qualities and transferable skills for reflection, the implication is that there is no room for improvement.
necessary for professional veterinary work requiring:
• The exercise of initiative and personal responsibility;
• Decision-making in complex and unpredictable situations;
• The independent learning ability required for continuing
professional development.

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