Competency profile veterinarian
The veterinary profession is demanding. Due to changing social needs, confrontations with new challenges and an ever-growing domain of knowledge, it is important for the veterinary professional to be able to anticipate these changing demands. What body of knowledge, insight, skills and attitudes the 21st-century veterinarian needs to adequately exercise their profession has been scientifically researched. This has led to the competence profile of the veterinary professional.
The education in the Master’s programme is competency-led; this means that the curriculum prepares students for the later performance of the profession based on the competency profile for the veterinarian. The competency profile consists of the program outcomes.
Competency domains veterinarian
The competency profile for the veterinary professional consists of the following domains:
Veterinary practice
Communication
Cooperation
Entrepreneurship
Health and welfare
Academic practice
Personal development
These domains correspond to the professional competency profile drawn up by the Royal Dutch Veterinary Association ("Koninklijke Nederlandse Maatschappij voor Diergeneeskunde" or KNMvD; website in Dutch only). Read more about the competency profile at: www.vetpro.eu.
Evaluation
The student receives feedback and regular evaluations based on these seven competency domains. Students build an electronic portfolio (ePASS), which provides a clear overview of the feedback and evaluations they have received regarding their competency development.
Personal development
The portfolio also provides space for a Personal Development Plan (PDP). In this plan, the student formulates SMART learning objectives and a plan of action based on feedback and the student’s own reflections. The student then meets with a tutor to discuss the PDP. The portfolio evaluation committee evaluates the electronic portfolio twice during the Master’s programme to check the student’s integration of knowledge, insight and skills.