VetEd Points table
CPD activities can be either structured or unstructured, and grouped into face-to-face or written/distance learning. Structured activities tend to be organised by a CPD provider, with a defined purpose and duration, e.g. conferences, courses or workshops.
Unstructured activities are less formally defined, e.g. reading a journal or mentoring. AVA members need to add these points to their own VetEd record.
For more examples of CPD activities by category, please see the below tables.
Structured face-to-face
| Activity |
Points:Hours |
Validation needed |
| Conferences, seminars |
1:1 |
Certificate |
| Formal presentation to peers |
4:1 |
Copy of paper / Marketing material (first presentation only) |
| Talks to community/schools (First presentation) |
2:1 |
Signature of organiser or copy of paper |
Structured hands-on practical
| Activity |
Point:Hours |
Validation needed |
| Workshops and wetlabs |
2:1 |
Certificate |
Structured written/distance learning
| Activity |
Points:Hours |
Validation needed |
| Accreditation scheme by examination |
4:1 |
Evidence of accreditation/accreditation certificate |
| APAV Courses |
1 point per unit/chapter |
Certificate/Letter of results |
| Assessed audio visual or computer based courses |
1:1 |
Certificate/Letter of results |
| Correspondence courses |
1:1 |
Certificate/Letter of results |
| Quizzes based on presentations or journal papers |
1 point per quiz per presentation or paper |
Completed quiz and results |
| Written assessment tests |
1:1 |
Certificate/Letter of results |
Unstructured face-to-face
| Activity |
Points:Hours |
Validation needed |
| Clinical review project |
Up to 10 |
Evidence of attendance and documentation of relevance to CPD |
| Clinical rounds |
1:2 |
Evidence of attendance and documentation of relevance to CPD |
| Mentoring undergraduate students |
1 per day |
Evidence of attendance and documentation of relevance to CPD |
| Mentoring or being mentored Eg: (post-graduate/specialist/college candidates) |
1:1 |
Evidence of attendance and documentation of relevance to CPD |
| Representative in professional organisation (eg. committees, AVA Policy Advisory Council) |
1:2 |
Evidence of attendance and documentation of relevance to CPD |
| Small group learning |
1:2 |
Evidence of attendance and documentation of relevance to CPD |
Unstructured written/distance learning
| Activity |
Points:Hours |
Validation needed |
| Journal publication (peer reviewed) |
1:1 |
Copy of first page of paper |
| Journal publication (Non peer reviewed) |
1:1 |
Copy of first page of paper |
| Refereeing peer reviewed journal |
1:1 |
Copy of letter from editor |
Unstructured points allocation table (UN)
| Activity |
Points:Hours |
Validation needed |
| Un-assessed AV/audio/computer based including courses |
1:2 |
Evidence of activity |
| Private reading (journals, textbooks) |
1:2 |
Name/journal/author/pages |
| Mentoring undergraduate students |
1 per day |
Signature of student |
| Mentoring (Postgraduate/specialist/college candidates) |
1:1 |
Signature of student |
| Being mentored (postgraduate/specialist mentor/college candidates) |
1:1 |
Signature of student |
| Representative in professional organisation (e.g. Committees, AVA Policy Council) |
1:2 with a cap of 8 points per triennium |
Evidence of attendance |
| Participation in moderated e-list (e.g. ACVSc, ‘Countdown Downunder’) |
1:1 |
Submission of transcript |
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