Dr Zoe Lenard was appointed as Chair of AVBC’s Sustainable Practice Committee by Council last week. The SPC was created as part of AVBC’s commitment to supporting boards and working with the associations and educators to deliver a fit-for-purpose veterinary profession.
AVBC has kick-started the work of the Sustainable Practice Committee by signing the RCVS-AVMA Mind Matters International joint statement.
Priority processing of skills assessments has been temporarily suspended due to unprecedented demand.
On 8 May 2021, Minister Alex Hawke announced that the occupation of Veterinarian (234711) has been added to the Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List (PMSOL) and will be given priority processing for employer-sponsored nominations and visa applications.
Applications and payment for the Preliminary (MCQ) examination must have been received by today, 8th February in order to sit this year’s examination.
Today at its final Council meeting for 2020, Australasian Veterinary Boards Council (AVBC) announced the establishment of a new standing committee, the Sustainable Practice Committee (SPC).
The AVBC has been working closely with the Australian Veterinary Association (AVA) and Veterinary Schools of Australia and New Zealand (VSANZ) to monitor the impacts of the COVID pandemic on veterinary education.
To ensure the safety of our staff at this time, AVBC has suspended the receipt of all paper-based applications to our offices
Australia’s veterinarians have offered extra equipment including mechanical ventilators to be used in hospitals across Australia to support the COVID-19 Pandemic.
