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Training and Health. Leonardo da Vinci Series: GoodPractices.

Commission of the European Communities, Brussels (Belgium).Directorate-General for Education and Culture.NC-41-01-818-EN-C; No-2ISBN-92-894-2162-22002-00-0017p.; Also available in French, German, Italian and Spanish.For full text: http://europa.eu.int/comm/dgs/education_culture/publ/pdf/leo2/en.pdf.Information Analyses (070)

EDRS Price MF01/PC01 Plus Postage.Academic Standards; Access to Education; *Allied HealthOccupations Education; Distance Education; *EducationalPractices; Employment Qualifications; Foreign Countries;International Programs; Job Training; Lifelong Learning;*Medical Education; Open Education; Postsecondary Education;*Professional Continuing Education; Program Descriptions;Secondary Education; Study Abroad; Universities; *VocationalEducation; Work Experience Programs*Best Practices; *European Union

This document profiles programs in the fields of health andmedicine that are offered through the European Commission's Leonardo da Vinciprogram. The following programs are profiled: (1) CYTOTRAIN (a transnationalvocational training program in cervical cancer screening); (2) Apollo (aprogram of open and distance learning for paramedical technical staff inGreece, Spain, France, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom); (3) Memphis(a program teaching management and information exchange techniques toEuropean physiotherapists); (4) FENCE (an international study program and aplacement program for students in medico-social sciences (nurses) who areplanning to work in community care); (5) transnational placements tosupplement vocational training in biomedical technology; (6) Ortholine (aninteractive Web-based lifelong learning system for orthodontists operated bya network of orthodontists and universities in six European countries); (7)

Tandem (a program to improve communication between health care team members,diabetics, and their families); (8) TEMA (an organization providing seminarsand teaching materials for doctors specializing in Alzheimer's disease andother diseases of the elderly); (9) awareness of dyslexia and easier accessto training; and (10) Vetnnet (a program to harmonize training programs forveterinary assistants across Europe) . Each program description includes anoverview of the program's goals and practices and the name and address of atleast one contact person. (MN)

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Our knowledge and professional skills must be regularly updated it we areto mut the new requirementn of the economy and the labour markct, so now, itiore than

cve.r before, lifelontj learning is essential for all. The Leonardo da Vinci pmgraminc, which

has been the key Community instrument in the field of vocational training since 1995,

provides concrete responses to these new needs.

rile results of the projects suppoited under this programme deserve to be more widely

disseminated among the vocational training community, the social partners and policy

makers. they must subsequently be adapted to other target groups, developed, used in other

professional environments and introduced into the national systems.

To this end the Education and Culture Directorate-General, which manages the Leonardo da

Vinci programme, has prepared a series of brochures called Leonardo da Vinci Good

practices to inform the public of the programme's results. These brochures arc designed to

familiarise as many people as possible with examples of best piactice under the programme.

The examples presented here have been selected for their impact and originality. I am

pleased to present this brochure from the Education and Culture Directorate-General, and

hope you will find it interesting.

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Viviane Reding

Member of the European Commission

with special responsibility for Education and Culture

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I NTRODUCTION

Training and Health

The need for training, and especially for lifelong learning, is becomingincreasingly acute in the field of medicine.

Firstly, the relentless developments in the field mean that knowledge mustbe continually updated and tools are needed upstream, for example

training curricula, learning methods, communication systems and mechanisms for exchanging and harmonisingexperiences.

Secondly, medical expenditure accounts for a growing percentage of Member States' budgets, which means that we needto look to less expensive alternatives, such as replacing hospital care with home care.

Lastly, the medical and paramedical professions are now required to have a knowledge of social sciences and publicadministration, in addition to their traditional scientific and technical skills.

Vocational training therefore has a very important part to play in developing a.progressive medical system which is bothgeneral and specialised, but which also incorporates administrative and social aspects, its aim being to serve the publicfor whom the system is supposed to ensure greater welfare.

The Leonardo projects are the result of research carried out by groups of experts and professionals in an effort to respondto specific challenges in their fields.

This brochure contains examples of best practice which haveimproved the quality of vocational training and increased the levelof qualifications in a wide variety of areas such as medicine itself,new technology, placements for students abroad and paramedicalservices.

These Leonardo da Vinci products merit further development interms of both content and geographical scope. They have made,and will continue to make, a significant contribution to thedevelopment of professions and medical practices in Europe.

For further information on the Leonardo da Vinci programme andto consult the electronic version of this brochure, go to:http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/leonardo/leonardo2_en.html

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or you can write to the following address:

European CommissionEducation and Culture DGLeonardo da Vinci ProgrammeUnit B-3 'Application and disseminationof innovation'B7 04/67B-1049 BrusselsFax (32-2) 29 55 723E-mail: eac-leonardogpecec.eu.int

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Development of a transnational vocational trainingprogramme in cervical cancer screening incorporating

the use of open and distance learning. (United

Kingdom, 1996)

By developing a programme of further training using openand distance learning, this project tackles the problem ofthe shortage of qualified staff in cervical cancer screening.

This training programme is intended for young doctors andother health workers and technicians involved in themicroscopic analysis of cervical smears, an integral part ofcervical cancer prevention programmes in most EU MemberStates.

The training is modular and consists of three products:

Product 1 The Pap test procedure;Product 2 Quality assurance in laboratories whichundertake cervical cytology;Product 3 Equivalent terminology for reportingcervical smears (CD-ROM).

These products were developed together by experts fromthe main European cytology centres. The project is basedon the Community directives on training in cervical cancerscreening. It is to be used as a model for training in theEuropean Union and will help to improve the standardsapplied in the health sector.

FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE PROJECT FROM :

The project has been presented at many seminars andconferences at regional, national and international levels,for example, at meetings of the European Federation ofCytology Societies and the EU Cervical Screening NetworkEuropean Congress of Pathology.

The training products were first distributed free of chargeto all training institutes and laboratories in the UnitedKingdom and to various bodies in Italy.

They were then put on the market, with proceeds going toa charity fund for the promotion of further vocationaltraining and quality standards in cervical cancer screening(prices are EUR 8.50, EUR 13.40 and EUR 12.40 respectivelyfor products 1, 2 and 3).

FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE PRODUCTS FROM :

Imperial College of Sciences. Technologyand MedicineDept. of Cytopathology and CytogeneticsLondon W2 INYUnited KingdomContact person: Mrs Dulcie ColemanTel. (44-208) 383 81 42E-mail: d.v.coleman ic.ac.uk

Mr A. lacobittiTel. (39-06) 36 00 57 29Fax (39-06) 361 32 50E-mail: pharmit(amarkitgroup.it

http://www.med.ic.ac.uk/external/Leonardo/index.htmlhttp://www.papscreening.org(site under construction at end of February 2002)

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Apollo

New technologies and transnational cooperation as a basis

for open and distance learning for all paramedical technical

staff (Greece, Spain, France, Netherlands, United Kingdom).

(Greece, 1990

The Apollo project, which was set up from 1996 to 1998,is intended for all paramedical technical staff undergoingbasic or further vocational training, and for teachers andhospital administration staff. It is a response to the needto improve quality and develop health-care provision inEurope.

Apollo is a course curriculum used both for distance learningfor the paramedical professions via new technology and fortraditional university courses, in this case in the SBIE Schoolof Medical Assistants in Athens. The qualification is

officially recognised by the Greek vocational trainingorganisation, which is a guarantee of the quality of the Apollocurriculum. For solely administrative rather than academicreasons, the same courses taken by distance learning havenot yet been recognised.

The Apollo project is unique in that it uses informationtechnologies to train the paramedical professions and toprovide even the most remote regions of Europe with atransnational programme based on the experience of severalcountries. Apollo's aim is to improve diagnostics, the qualityof paramedical treatments and hospital administration.

The project was publicised in Europe (Belgium, Greece, Spain,France, Portugal) via a series of conferences:

Leonardo da Vinci international conference on 'Educationand training in the information society: individual andflexible learning' (organised by the European Commission),Lisbon, Portugal, 5-6 February 1998;Leonardo da Vinci 'Training 2000' event (showcase ofLeonardo products and seminars organised by theEuropean Commission), Brussels, Belgium, 3-4 December1998;Conference/debate at 8th CATAI winter course, Universityof La Laguna, Canary Islands, Spain, 20 March-2 April 2000;

Conference/debate at 8th CATAI summer course, Unesco,Paris, France, 17-19 September 2000;5th European Telemedicine School, Island of Kos, Greece,17-19 September 2001;Conference on European models of distance learning,Teleform 2001, Marseilles, France.

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Apollo has already achieved substantial results and thusimproved public health. Its content is undergoing furtherdevelopment.

Apollo training should be available to other countries incentral and eastern Europe and many countries in Africaand Latin America via satellite, as developed by the AthensUniversity of Economics and Business (InformaticsDepartment).

Apollo training is already used by the Unesco Chair ofTelemedicine in the University of La Laguna, Santa Cruz deTenerife, in Spain's Canary Islands.

Finally, two projects which are currently being developedwere created as a follow-up to Apollo:

Propractition network in central and eastern Europeancountries, set up by Hungary in 1999, plans to extendApollo to include Cyprus, Denmark, Greece, Hungary,Slovenia and Romania;

- CATAI-CTC network in Europe, set up by Spain in 1999,aims to help develop new teaching methods tosupplement the Apollo project's basic training.

[>AFURTHER INFORMATION FROM :

SBIE School of Medical Assistants7, Eleftherias SquareGR-10553 AthensContractor: Drak Fountoukakos, Founder of SBIE SchoolContact person: Dr Anastasia N. KastaniaScientific coordinator of Apollo/project designerTel. (30-1) 820 35 09, fax (30-944) 54 62 08, e-mail: ank@aueb.gr

http://dioptis.acmpp.aueb.gr/apollo (satellite transfer)http://dioptis.acmpp.aueb.gr/propractition/index.html(Propractition network in central and eastern European countries)http://anpat.drmm.uniud.it/ctc (CATAI-CTC network in Europe)http://dioptis.acmpp.aueb.gr/ctc/index.html(Unesco Chair of Telemedicine ODL)

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Supplementing the training of European physiotherapists

by teaching them management and information exchange

techniques using new technology. (Italy, 1996)

This project has created a course adapted to the new trainingneeds of managers of physiotherapy departments stemmingfrom the rapid development and growing range of thisdiscipline.

Through this project, managers who are increasinglyrequired to carry out administrative tasks will be able toacquire managerial and organisational skills in addition totheir medical and technical knowledge. They will also be ableto cooperate with other specialists at national level or fromdifferent countries.

The French, Italian and Portuguese partners used moderntelecommunication and information technologies to set upa training programme which combines the advantages offlexible training to suit everyone (the course is divided intoseveral modules) with distance learning. The course is givenon a CD-ROM containing four language versions (English,French, Italian and Portuguese).

The product was widely distributed, with 20 000 copies ofa 20-page brochure going out to interested parties. Between1997 and 2001, seminars and conferences were held in Bari,Brussels, Budapest, Estoril, Fiuggi, Genoa, Helsinki, Potenza,Rome, Venosa and Yokohoma.

The product is expected to go on the market during 2002,when accreditation procedures for training products havebeen defined by the Ministry of Health in Italy.

An Internet site should be set up by that date.

FURTHER INFORMATION FROM :

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Associazione Italiana Terapisti della Riabilitazione (AITR)Via Claterna, 181-00183 RomeTel. (39-06) 77 20 10 20E-mail: info@aitr.it

Contact person:Claudio CiayattaAssociazione Italiana Terapisti dellaRiabilitazione/ Regione Basilicata (A1TR/BAS)Piazza Don Bosco, 31-85029 Venosa (PZ)Tel. (39-09) 723 42 11E-mail: claudiociavatta@tiscalinet.it

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FENCE

Development of an international study programme(innovative transnational training curricula) and aplacement programme for students of medico-social

sciences (nurses) planning to work in community care.

(Finland, 1995/96)

Local care services in the medico-social assistance sector aregrowing rapidly in Europe, although a great deal remainsto be done to improve their quality in order to meet thegrowing needs of the population. Nurses are too often trainedto work in hospitals only, although home care is becomingincreasingly important because of the financial and socialadvantages it offers.

The aim of the programme is to create a European health-care course by developing new skills and knowledge to helpstudents to meet the needs of the sector.

The FENCE project (a placement programme) follows on fromthe 1995 Leonardo pilot project 'Community caredevelopment of an international study programme for nursetraining', which led to the creation of transnational trainingcurricula which are regularly updated. The partner countriesare the Netherlands, Finland and the United Kingdom.

With FENCE, training for young people is both theoreticaland practical. The students involved first have conventionallecture-based courses and courses offered viavideoconferences organised by the project partners. Theythen take a preparatory cultural and linguistic course to allowthem to go abroad to carry out three-month placementswhich are regarded as an integral part of their course. Stepstaken to ensure the students carry out their placementsinclude meticulous planning and the requirement thatstudents keep a diary recording what they have learned andthe progress they have made.

The placement training ends with an assessment of socialassistance skills. The assessment tool, developed by thestudents, teachers and training institutions, includes fourlanguage versions adapted to suit the cultural and nationalcontexts of each country (the Netherlands, Finland and theUnited Kingdom and the new partner country, Hungary).

To help prevent language problems in the host country, thestudents have access to electronic medico-social glossarieswhich were compiled by the students themselves whensetting up the project.

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FENCE is intended primarily for students who are offereda period of practical experience abroad, which is recognisedand evaluated in several European countries, in addition toinnovative theoretical training based on a curriculum ofknowledge consolidated at European level.

Mobility is also available to teachers wishing to develop theirknowledge abroad. The overall project also providessignificant added value for professionals in the sector andfor teachers in training institutes for this discipline viaexchanges of experience and information between thecountries involved.

The training programme described above is recognised andpublicised by many national nursing organisations, bothofficial and private, in several European countries. It is alsoregularly presented at International Council of Nursesconferences.

FENCE is also included every year in national nursing dayprogrammes, involving more than 2 000 professionals, wherestudents on placement share their personal experiences withother students, teachers and workers.

FENCE is continuing to develop. By means of a third projectfrom the group, the two above projects have beenextended to include Poland and Hungary.

FURTHER INFORMATION ON THESE TRAINING PROJECTS FROM :

Oulainene College of Health CareKuntotie, 2FIN-86301 OulainenContact person: Mrs Sella SeppanenTel. (358-8) 479 34 18Fax (358-8) 479 34 00E-mail: salla.seppanen@oamk.fi

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Transnational placements to supplementvocational training in biomedical technology

High-level vocational placements can bring significant

added value to university training programmes and to

companies. (United Kingdom, 1995)

This project is the result of cooperation between theUniversity of Paisley and its industrial partners in Germany,Greece, Italy and the Netherlands, and it has created a systemof company placements for students in the final year of theirbiomedical technology studies.

The placements are of high technical and scientific qualityand require meticulous preparation. With the help of theproject partners, students must first present a researchproject, and when the project has been accepted they mustfind a company that is interested in the project.

The placement itself covers a full year, which is necessaryto ensure the quality of the placement. Students apply theirtheoretical knowledge and have the opportunity to developprofessional skills, at the same time assimilating the latestscientific developments in the biomedical sector.

This Leonardo da Vinci project has fully achieved its goalby facilitating the integration of biological sciencegraduates into the labour market. With very few exceptions,all students have found their first job directly after theirplacement, as the placement is an important factor foremployers in recruitment. The universities have alsoobtained added value from a greater knowledge of the newneeds of the biomedical industry and are adapting theircurriculum to these needs.

Lastly, the host companies have also benefited from theplacements as they have furthered their research work,thanks to the young students' academic contribution, andbecome open to a new European dimension.

More than 80 placements were carried out in the five years1995-2000. The project's impact and success are testifiedby the fact that the number of placements grew every yearduring that period. The number of host countries has alsoincreased. The University of Paisley has sent students toBelgium, Germany, France, Ireland, Italy and the Netherlands.

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University of PaisleyHigh StreetPaisley PA1 2BE

United KingdomContact person: Dr G. BickerstaffTel. (44-141) 848 31 20E-mail: gordon.bickerstaff@paisley.ac.uk

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Ortholine

A network of orthodontists and universities from sixcountries set up an interactive web-based lifelonglearning system for orthodontists. (Norway, 1996)

The project provides orthodontists with a tool fortransnational exchanges on the latest innovations in thissector and brings together knowledge from severalEuropean countries. It was set up by a partnershipinvolving Germany, Greece, Spain, Italy, Iceland andNorway.

This post-graduate training is targeted primarily at trainers(university professors, qualified orthodontists, hospitalservice managers) who are regularly faced with theproblem of keeping up to date with knowledge in a rapidlydeveloping field. As a tool for open and distance learning,it also makes it possible to reach training bodies andindividuals who are geographically isolated.

Ortholine is an interactive multimedia database systemcontaining full reports on patients receiving orthodontictreatment (approximately 100 pictures) and has beenavailable to professionals on the web since the end of 1999.Restricted access is available to the public in read-only mode.

The full reports of cases treated contain a great deal ofinformation which needs to be gathered throughout theorthodontic treatment. They provide a wide range ofdocumentation for schools and make an invaluablecontribution to further training for specialists in

orthodontics.

Professionals throughout Europe have access to all data andcomments: x-rays, pictures and texts. They can alsobecome involved in real cases on the web by sharing theircomments and suggestions.

The Ortholine database was set up by teachers andparticipants on the postgraduate orthodontics courses atthe University of Bergen and will be used as a pilot modelfor other courses in Europe. Open and distance lifelonglearning will in future rely on patients reports being enteredin the Ortholine database.

Other tools developed are:an Ortholine self-training CD-ROM for distance learning,comprising a theory-based course divided into modulestogether with analysis and graphic presentation of a rangeof case studies;a brochure setting out extracts from the database;an Ortholine assessment questionnaire: self-assessment tool

for users of distance learning.

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andrea.vergari@tin.itdimitris.xenakis@odont.uib.no

http://www.vjco.it (Virtual Journal of Orthodontics)http://www.dntt.it(dental networking teleconsulting team)http://ortholine.ifi.uib.no/user/ortholine$.startup-username:guest/password:guest(multimedia database)

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Improving the quality of communication betweenmembers of health-care teams, and with diabetes patients

and their families. (Denmark, 1997)

The goal of this project is to improve the welfare of diabetics(the number of diabetics patients increases rapidly every year)using a new approach in which patients are more closelyinvolved in the treatment of their illness.

In order to achieve this goal, the partners created and testeda model for an approach to treating diabetes and a newsystem of training for doctors, nurses and other staff in thefield. The aim of this innovative training is to developcommunication skills in doctors, nurses and assistants, witha view to facilitating communication between them asmembers of a health-care team but also with patients andtheir families, who have an important part to play intreatment of the illness.

The 12 partners from different backgrounds (for exampleuniversities, training bodies, professional groups and publicadministrations) in Denmark, Spain, Italy and theNetherlands worked together to produce a trainingmanual based on the use of information technologies incommunication.

The results of the project are disseminated via conferences,magazine articles and contacts with diabetics' organisationsat regional and local levels. The Virtual Centre for HealthInformatics in Denmark also plays an important part indisseminating the results.

FURTHER INFORMATION FROM :

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Virtual Centre for Health Informatics VCHIContact person: Mr Gunner Scott ReinbacherFredrik Bajers Vej 7D2DK-9220 AalborgTel. (45) 96 35 98 45

http://www.v-chi.dkhttp://www.v-chi.dk/projects.index.html

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TEMA

Organisation of seminars and creation of teachingmaterials for cascade training of doctors specialising in

Alzheimer's disease and other forms of depression and

dementia in elderly people. (Denmark, 1997)

This project was set up to provide doctors, psychiatrists,gerontologists and neurologists with further training to helpthem to diagnose Alzheimer's disease more quickly andprecisely, as this is a disease which is continually growingin Europe.

This innovative vocational training is based on a cascadesystem of teaching and information via seminars. Theadvantages of this formula are twofold: firstly, eachparticipant receives training which enables him to play therole of trainer in subsequent seminars; secondly, as trainingsessions are staggered from the centre to regional and locallevels, it is possible to include a very wide range of doctors,including even those in the most remote areas.

Teaching materials were put together by the partnership,which consists of research centres and university hospitalsin five countries (Denmark, Spain, Italy, Sweden and theUnited Kingdom). A CD-ROM management seminar and users'

guide provide (potential) organisers of the seminars withthe subject matter to be taught (theory, exercises, glossaries,etc.), information on drawing up the training plan, andtechnical instructions for the use of electronic materials.The training programme has been recognised by the CNC(an accreditation committee in the field of medicine).

The first series of seminars in the Lundbeck Institute trainedmore than 200 doctors in 2001 and have already led to otherseminars being set up. The project is also publicised vianewsletters (1200 in January 2001 for the LundbeckInstitute), conferences and reports by partners andsubsidiary organisations in 29 different countries. Theorganisation Alzheimer's Disease International advertised theproject in its newsletters and on its web site, and organiseda conference in October 2001.

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Lundbeck InstituteGrevinde Danners PalaeSkodsborg Strandvej, 113DK-2942 SkodsborgContact person: Lise ArendalTel. (45) 45 56 01 40Fax (45) 45 56 01 45E-mail: info@luinst.orglarealundbeck.com

http://www.luinst.orghttp://www.luinst.org/

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Awareness of the reality of dyslexiaand easier access to training

In training and employment, dyslexia is very rarely

recognised as a handicap and is too often associated with

a lack of intelligence. In the absence of specific assistance,

dyslexic students and workers are often reluctant to enter

into training or learn a trade. (United Kingdom, 1996)

The two distinct groups targeted by this project are trainersand further training coordinators in SMEs, and thosesuffering from dyslexia.

The project provides the former with an information bookletand advice based on the experience and expertise of severalEuropean partners. This publication will make trainers andemployers aware of what dyslexia is, help them to identifypeople suffering from dyslexia and help them in theworkplace by adopting working methods suited to them.

People suffering from dyslexia receive specific distancetraining by means of a CD-ROM helping them to developthree key areas of activity: reading, memorising andunderstanding. These skills will help to increase theirconfidence and self-esteem in the workplace.

The University of Sunderland, which has many years ofexperience and extensive expertise in this area, has workedon the project with its French, Irish and Norwegian partners.

The results of this project were publicised by several seminarsand exhibitions, including in several universities in Ireland,Finland and Iceland.

Brochures, newsletters and posters were printed anddistributed.

The CD-ROM is distributed by the University of Sunderlandfor a fee.

FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE PROJECT FROM :

Learning Development ServicesHutton BuildingChester RoadSunderland SRI 3SDUnited KingdomContact person: Mrs Beverly MorganTel. (44-191) 515 36 00Fax (44-191) 515 22 79

http://www.sunderland.ac.uk/

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Harmonisation of training programmes for veterinary

assistants with a view to introducing a Europeanqualification. (Netherlands, 1995)

The occupation of veterinary assistant is one which is growingrapidly in Europe. However, training programmes are notharmonised, nor do they receive European recognition, whichputs people in this profession at a disadvantage, in termsboth of the quality of their qualification and the mobilityof workers.

Vetnnet is the international network of training institutesfor veterinary assistants. The aim of its project is to harmonisethe training programmes in the various Member States sothat they can lead to a European qualification.

The Dutch, English and French partners set up a contact andinformation network to determine the differences in trainingsystems between countries and create a standardised trainingprogramme. Given the importance of the subject, otherinstitutes spontaneously proposed sharing their experience,and a total of 22 institutes from nine different MemberStates have contributed.

The first stage involved producing a manual describing theeducational and structural differences between nationalprogrammes (transferable subjects). Then the Eurosyllabuswas developed; this is a standardised training curriculumin 13 modules allowing traditional group teaching in traininginstitutes and individual training using open and distancelearning. A CD-ROM setting out the structure of the courseswas added for the use of managers and teachers.

Most countries which have a training system for veterinaryassistants in Europe belong to Vetnnet and take part in thecourses. Institutes which do not belong to Vetnnet may alsohave access to this training.

Lastly, development of a European qualification system isunder way and should be completed in the period2002-04.

Results were disseminated more quickly because of the largenumber of institutions which became involved in the project(in Denmark, Germany, France, Ireland, the Netherlands,Finland, Sweden and the United Kingdom) and organisedconferences. New countries (Italy, Portugal, Romania andSlovenia) also joined them.

FURTHER INFORMATION FROM :

Groenhorst College3, BarnsewegPO Box 3313770 AH BarnevalThe Netherlands

Contact person:Mr Algra DouweTel. (31-342) 45 55 00Fax (31-342) 45 55 90E-mail: d.algra@groenhorstcollege.nlhttp://www.svc.org.uk/vetnnet

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2002 12pp. 21 x 29,7 cm

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