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The Australasian Veterinary Boards Council (AVBC) was represented in several sessions at the recent Australian Veterinary Association annual national conference in Adelaide.

Regulation and title protection of veterinary nurses and technicians is a step closer with the AVBC and the VNCA reaching agreement to progress these issues at a collaborative workshop in Melbourne.

AVBC has approved its new Accreditation Standards, which will be used to evaluate veterinary education and training programs leading to general registration as a veterinarian in Australia and New Zealand.

AVBC has released its new Day One Competencies (D1Cs) for veterinary graduates, which come into effect on 1 January 2024. The competencies will help ensure that veterinary graduates in Australia and New Zealand have the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed for their professional careers and continued career development. 

AVBC’s Australasian Veterinary Examination Committee confirmed the record number of 43 successful AVE candidates in 2022 – doubling the previous record of 21 in 2021.

The AVBC office is closed from 5pm Thursday 22 December 2022, re-opening 9am Tuesday 3 January 2023.