Application Form to register for the Council …

1 Application Form to register for the Council registration examination for veterinary Nurses Kindly note that the Application form and examination information may change annually. Please verify whether you are in possession of the latest information The fees for the examination are available after the approval of the budget which takes place at the end of January annually SOUTH AFRICAN veterinary Council Application TO SIT AN examination FOR registration P O BOX 40510 Arcadia 0007, Tel: (012) 342 1612 Fax: (012) 342 4354 e-mail: PLEASE NOTE: The Application must be signed before a Commissioner of Oaths. The Application must be accompanied by all documentation set out below and titled Requirements to sit the registration examination . Payments: ABSA, Hatfield Branch, Cheque Account: 020 166 762, Branch code 335 545. Fax copy of deposit slip/ Electronic transfer to Fax: (012) 342 4354 PLEASE COMPLETE THE FORM IN BLOCK LETTERS!

2 1. Type of examination For Full registration as _____ examination Fee R3 Admin Fee TOTAL Please contact the administration for the above amounts. 2. Surname: 3. ID Passport No: 4. First Names: 5. Postal Address: Code: Cell: (Abroad) Please provide all contact numbers Cell: (SA) The administration of the SAVC should be able to contact you during Application and examinations . E-MAIL: 6. Tel (Office): 7. Tel (Home): 8. Secondary/Schooling Education Qualifications obtained (Excl. Post Graduate) Degree / Diploma / Certificate Univ / Training Centre Date Obtained 9. Post-Graduate Qualifications Obtained Degree / Diploma Univ / Training Centre Date Obtained Have you previously sat the Council registration examination ? ____Yes/No_____ YEAR_____ 10. Receipt: _____ 11. Amount _____ I _____ hereby declare that I accept and understand the attached examination Rules.

3 _____ _____ Signed Date Thus signed and sworn before me at _____on this the _____Day of_____200___, the deponent having acknowledged that he knows and understands the contents of this affidavit, has no objection to taking the prescribed oath and considers it binding on his conscience. _____ Commissioner of Oaths KINDLY NOTE THE examination AND ADMINISTRATION FEE IS NOT REFUNDABLE AND THE examination FEE IS TRANSFERABLE TO THE FOLLOWING YEAR ONLY WITH ACCRUAL OF FEES RELEVANT FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR Requirements to sit the registration examination . All applications must be accompanied by the following: Timeous Application on the prescribed form. The Application must be signed by the applicant before a Commissioner of Oaths who will verify that the applicant read and understands the examination rules.

4 Please scroll down to access the examination rules. Payment of the prescribed fees. Kindly note that both the Application -processing fee and the examination fees are non-refundable. Payment must be made in full by 1 April. No down payments are accepted. The examination fee may be transferred once to the following year. The applicant will pay the difference of the fees applicable for the following year. Certified true copies of veterinary nurses qualification certificates are to be submitted with the Application form. To confirm authenticity, original certificates must be produced prior to sitting the examination and on the first day of the examination . Certified means that a Commissioner of Oaths attested to the fact that the copy is a true copy of the original document. A police clearance not older than three months from the country where you resided the preceding year. A certificate of good standing issued within the last three months by the veterinary authorities in the country in which the applicant has been registered as a veterinarian nurses or in the absence of a professional Council / Board or registering authority then a certified reference from the faculty where the applicant qualified and/or from the present employer.

5 The reference should attest to the applicant's work ethics and conduct. Certified proof of Identity passport, which document (original) must also be provided on the first day of the examination . A clear original photograph. Affix your name at the back of the photograph and staple it to the front of the Application . Certified copy of applicant's legal permit work, study or other legal visa. If you are working in SA then the work/residence permit must accompany the Application . applications will not be accepted after 1 April. Applicants have to submit proof of proficiency in English as a requirement to sit both the written examination and to undertake the practical examination . Any formal training and proof thereof will be accepted. The requirement is waived for persons whose medium of instruction for their veterinary nurses training was in English. KINDLY COMPLETE ALL REQUIREMENTS BEFORE SUBMISSION.

6 NO applications WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER 1 APRIL. INCOMPLETE applications WILL ONLY BE PROCESSED IF RECEIVED BEFORE 1 APRIL; AND THE INCOMPLETE applications MUST BE COMPLETED/CORRECTED BY 1 APRIL. registration WITH THE SOUTH AFRICAN veterinary Council GUIDELINES TO APPLICANTS: veterinary NURSES The South African veterinary Council is established in terms of the veterinary and Para- veterinary Professions Act, 1982 (Act 19 of 1982) and only persons who are registered with the Council may practice as veterinary nurses in South Africa. The position with regard to registration is as follows: AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS Persons holding the qualifications prescribed in the Act and Regulations are entitled to automatic registration with the Council on receipt of the requisite Application form and fee. At present the qualifications are the University Diploma in veterinary Nursing (University of Pretoria) and Diploma Cur Anim (University of Pretoria).

7 WITH OTHER FOREIGN QUALIFICATIONS Persons with qualifications from any other institution throughout the world are required to pass an examination before being registered in South Africa to practice the profession of veterinary nurse in South Africa. This requirement must not be construed in any way as a comment on the standard or quality of their educational training but is purely due to the fact that no agreement of reciprocity exists between this Council and the other bodies concerned. Such persons must submit an Application to the Council for permission to write the registration examination . applications for permission to write must be received in this office by 1 April. If permission is granted the applicant will be required to sit the examination during September of the same year in Pretoria. Please note that an examination will be required unless the Council expressly determines otherwise in a particular case.

8 All applicants are required to submit copies of all educational certificates together with their Application and produce original copies of the said certificates for scrutiny prior to sitting the South African veterinary Council registration examination . Persons registered with other registering authorities prior to their Application to register in South Africa, are required to submit with their Application a certificate of good standing issued within the previous three months by the relevant registering authority. Attention is drawn to the fact that the veterinary Council is concerned with the registration of qualified persons and the conduct of the profession. The Council is not in a position to render assistance with regard to the obtaining of employment in this country. 3. examination FOR registration AS A veterinary nurse 4. GENERAL INFORMATION 4. 1. Application to sit for the examination of the South African veterinary Council must be made in writing and on the prescribed Application form to: The Registrar: South African veterinary Council 874 CHURCH STREET LISDOGAN PARK PRETORIA Box 40510 ARCADIA 0007 South Africa Tel: (012) 342 1612 Fax: (012) 342 4354 A written examination is held annually in September at: FACULTY OF veterinary SCIENCE, UP, ONDERSTEPOORT OR/ 874 CHURCH STREET, LISDOGAN PARK, PRETORIA OR/ A VENUE TO BE ADVISED The second part of the examination an oral / practical examination is held at the Faculty of veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Onderstepoort.

9 The closing date for enrolment is 1 APRIL. Late entries will NOT be considered. Application must be made on the Application form and must be accompanied by: A non-refundable Application / processing fee and a non-refundable examination fee as determined by the S A veterinary Council is payable in South Africa currency. Cheques and/or postal orders must be crossed and made out in favour of the South African veterinary Council . Proof of payment must be submitted when candidates present themselves for examination . The non-refundable examination fee may be transferred once, on motivation, to the following year subject to the escalation of the fee in the following year. Certified copies of degree and /or diploma certificates. A certificate of good standing issued within the last three months by the veterinary nursing authorities in the country in which the candidate has been registered as a veterinary nurse or in the absence of a professional Council /Board or registering authority then a certified reference from the training institution/ faculty where the person qualified or from the present employer as well as a police clearance from the authorities in the country where the applicant was last employed.

10 6. All candidates who failed the examination twice are permitted to apply for an additional examination based on the following criteria: Chances of passing an additional examination based on past performance; Proof of further studies (continuing veterinary education courses); and Other factors relevant to the candidate's personal circumstances. 7. The examination consists of at least two parts. A primary written examination which is of a general nature and which will test the candidates basic knowledge and understanding of veterinary nursing under South African conditions. A sub minimum of 40% is required in each of the two written papers and a sub minimum of 40% in the oral/practical examination as well as an overall final combined mark of 50% is required to pass the examination and allow registration . Papers one and two will contribute equally to a mark for the written component. The final combined mark will be computed as follows: Written Paper 60% Oral/ Practical 40% A panel of examiners appointed by the SA veterinary Council will conduct the follow-up oral and practical examination .