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RCVS Awarding Body Accredited by Ofqual
The accreditation ensures that the Awarding Body can provide veterinary nursing
vocational qualifications.
The RCVS Awarding Body has been recognised by Ofqual to operate in the Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF), the new system which will replace the current National Qualifications Framework across England, Wales and Northern Ireland this summer. 

This ensures that the Awarding Body can provide veterinary nursing
vocational qualifications.  

The QCF is the new government framework which sets out how all regulated vocational qualifications must be structured, titled and quality assured.  The QCF allows more flexibility for people to gain qualifications in smaller steps, building from a series of units that all have credit values.  The new system is already up and running, and full implementation will be in place by the end of 2010.  

"We are among the earliest organisations to receive such recognition," says Awarding Body Board Chairman, Jacqui Molyneux. "I am delighted that, despite the tough time-frames set by Ofqual for the introduction of the QCF, the Awarding Body is on target for the new qualifications to be delivered in autumn."

For more information about the development of the new veterinary nursing qualifications, which have been the subject of several periods of consultation, please visit www.rcvs.org.uk/vnawardsreview.

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FIVP launches CMA remedies survey

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 FIVP has shared a survey, inviting those working in independent practice to share their views on the CMA's proposed remedies.

The Impact Assessment will help inform the group's response to the CMA, as it prepares to submit further evidence to the Inquiry Group. FIVP will also be attending a hearing in November.

Data will be anonymised and used solely for FIVP's response to the CMA. The survey will close on Friday, 31 October 2025. 

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CMA to host webinar exploring provisional decisions

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is to host a webinar for veterinary professionals to explain the details of its provisional decisions, released on 15 October 2025.

The webinar will take place on Wednesday, 29 October 2025 from 1.00pm to 2.00pm.

Officials will discuss the changes which those in practice may need to make if the provisional remedies go ahead. They will also share what happens next with the investigation.

The CMA will be answering questions from the main parties of the investigation, as well as other questions submitted ahead of the webinar.

Attendees can register here before Wednesday, 29 October at 11am. Questions must be submitted before 10am on 27 October.

A recording of the webinar will be accessible after the event.