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EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND Sectoral Operational Program for Development of the Human Resources 2007 – 2013 Priority Axis 3 „THE INCREASE OF THE ADAPTABILITY OF WORKERS AND ENTERPRISES” The Major Intervention Field 3.3 „The Development of the Partnerships and the Encouraging of the Initiatives of the Social Partners and the Civil Society"

Title of the Project: “The network of the Competent Authorities for the Professional Qualifications in Romania (IMI PQ NET România)” Beneficiary: Ministry of National Education Agreement no: POSDRU/93/3.3/S/53132

CERTIFICATION AND RECOGNITION GUIDE FOR THE PROFESSION OF VETERINARY TECHNICIAN

Author: Univ.Prof.Dr. Sîrbu Alexandrina

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Content Introduction

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Solution for regualting the profession of veterinary technician in Romania and in other member states

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of the European Union

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Proceedings for validation/certification of the competences applied by the competent authorities in which the profession of veterinary technician is

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regulated.

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Processes for recognition of the qualifications obtained in the member states of the European Union included in

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the study

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Exercising of the profession of veterinary technician in European Union

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Conclusions

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Bibliography

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Appendix: Abreviations

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Introduction For practicing economic activities in another member state than the one of origin in a profession for which there has been obtained a professional qualification proven in his national territory, a law package has been issued at Communitarian level, by which the professional qualification shall be recognized in order to exercise the profession, to keep certain services or to provide the detachment of the workers. In this sense the European legislation in the field1 is enabling the reciprocal recognition of the professional qualifications between the member states. But, from juridical point of view, each member state is free, in the limits of the internal market regulations, to provide the access to a certain profession conditioned by the possession of a certain professional qualification or of some specific requirements, referring to gained or necessary competences.

In concordance with the specific objectives of the project "The network of the Competent Authorities for the Professional

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v. Juridical documents (http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/iminet/important_documents_ro.html)

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Qualifications in Romania (IMI PQ NET România)”2, there has been elaborated, in its framework, the present guide for certification and recognition of qualifications for the veterinary technician profession, aiming:  The assistance of the Competent Authorities (CA) in Romania in the efforts of standardization the certification and recognition processes of the regulated professions, which are in their administration, by informing these authorities (CA) concerning the practices in other member states of the European Union;  The information of the persons, who obtained qualifications in veterinary field in Romania, who wish to practice the profession of veterinary technician in another country of the European Economic Area.

This guide addresses to competent authorities, social partners and natural persons interested in the certification and recognition of the veterinary technician profession within the territory of the European Union, assuring attention to the following member states: Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Slovakia and Romania.

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http://www.imipqnet.ro/ro/despre-proiect/

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In order to realize the guide for certification and recognition of the qualification for exercising the named profession the following has be performed: 

researches and documentary studies (concerning the European

and national legislative particularities, necesary competences, qualification titles, etc.) for the veterinary technician profersion in each countr, the processing of information in the szstem of information of the internal market, etc.; 

field research by gathering information from the competent

authority (ANSVSA).

For the methodology used in the realization of the certification and recognition guide for the exercising of the veterinary technician profession the results of the workshops with the working members of the target group of the project IMI PQ NET have been taken into consideration.

I. Situation of regulating the profession of veterinary technician in Romania and in other member states of the European Union.

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For the exercising the veterinary technician profession in the European Union in another state (host) than the one of origin, the interested citizens must verify the situation of the regulation of the profession in the country in which they wish to work. For this they must get in touch with the national/Sole Contact Points or direct with the competent authorities liable for the professions regulated in each member state. In this sense the can get general pieces of information concerning the statute of the profession, the national legislation governing the exercising of those professions or specific pieces of information concerning the certification of the competences, the recognition of the professional qualification and the exercising of the profession in the host country.

Generally speaking, the recognition of the professional qualifications is not an essential condition for the exercising of the non regulated professions. The persons, who obtained a professional qualification in the origin country, can apply for workplaces and can work on the labor market without recognition of the qualification, by exercising a non regulated profession.

The exercising of regulated professions in veterinary field is possible only after the recognition of the professional qualification

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and the registration at the competent professional authority, assigned by the respective European state. The recognition of the professional qualifications obtained in other member state of the European Union, other than the host country, observes the provisions of the Directive 2006/36

concerning

the

recognition

of

the

professional

qualifications. For the exercising of a regulated profession it is necessary to validate or certify the competences for the recognition of the professional qualification and the access of the person on the labor market. In such case the certification of the competences is performed by taking into account the results of the education, defined under form of knowledge, skills and competences.

Also, a difference must be done between the two professions, the one of veterinary nurse and, respectively, veterinary technician, due to the fact that these are different, both by competences, necessary to obtain the qualification, the qualification title, and by the type of activities, which can be performed. The regulation situation of the two professions in the European Union is different, and for that reason each profession will be presented in a separate guide.

In certain countries, as Austria, Italy, Spain and Germany the veterinary technician profession is not regulated. There are also

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other veterinary professions which are not regulated and which are presuming the performance of specific tasks (with activities specific for veterinary technicians), namely the ones of insemination technician (for artificial insemination) in Austria or technician for pets in Romania. The veterinary technician profession is regulated in five member states of the European Union, namely: Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Slovakia and Romania.3 In Czech Republic there are many professions regulated in veterinary field, which are assuming the performing of activities reserved for veterinary technicians, namely: 1. Manager in reproduction programs (technician for artificial insemination) / Osoba odborně způsobilá pro provádění inseminace a vpravování embryí inseminační technikou 2. Manager in swine reproduction programs

/ Osoba odborně

způsobilá pro činnost chovatelského podniku prasat 3. Manager in reproduction programs - associations accredited by breeders / Osoba odborně způsobilá pro činnost uznaného chovatelského sdružení

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4. Veterinary technician - for testing and evaluation of animals / Osoba způsobilá pro testování a posuzování hospodářských zvířat 5. Veterinary technician - testing lab animals / Práce se zvířaty pro laboranty, techniky a ošetřovatele 6. Veterinary technician / Veterinární technik In Danemarca there are also many professions regulated in veterinary field, which are assuming the performing of activities reserved for veterinary technicians 4, namely: 1. Veterinary technician/ Veterinær tekniker, 2. Inseminator for bovines / Kvæginseminør, 3. Insemniator for animals with fur / Pelsdyrinseminør, 4. Inseminator for swines / Svineinseminør, 5. Inseminator for horses / Hesteinseminør.

As mentioned above, in case in which the profession of veterinary technician is not regulated in a member state, the previous recognition of the qualification, respectively the certification of the professional competences, is not binding. Even if the profession of veterinary technician is not regulated in certain states, it is preferred 4

The veterinary technician performs all the activities reserved for this profession, but the inseminator is involved only in technical activities for artificial inseminations

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that the professional qualification shall be recognized, as a voluntary process, this one conferring the national a competitive advantage in obtaining a job. More than that, if the recognition of the professional qualification is not binding by a national or European legislative instrument, the employers in the host states may demand the validation of the qualification or may enforce other requirements for the workers (i.e.: professional experience or work test).

As an example, the veterinary technician is a non regulated profession in Germany, but according to the law concerning the validation of the professional qualification (BQFG5), any person who has obtained the professional qualifications in a member state of the European Union and who intents to perform a paid activity in Germany, may request the recognition of the qualification, without being granted a qualification title. It must be mentioned that the profession of veterinary nurse / assistant in veterinary technique (veterin채rmedizinisch-technische(r) Assistent(in)) is regulated in Germany, profession which initially has been translated / introduced

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in original: Gesetz 체ber die Feststellung der Gleichwertigkeit von Berufsqualifikationen; Berufsqualifikationsfeststellungsgesetz

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in the Directive 2005/36 concerning the recognition of professional qualification, as being veterinary technician6.

The situation of the regulation of veterinary technician profession in Romania and in other member states of the European Union is presented In Table 1, by mentioning the denomination of the profession regulated in the origin country and the professional competent authorities, corresponding for each member state included in the study, the recognition regime and the qualification level (according to the Directive 2005/36/EC, concerning the recognition of the professional qualifications).

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in IMI sytem appears the formula of veterinary nurse

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Table 1. Situation of the regulation of veterinary technician profession in Romania and in other member states of the European Union Denomination of the Profession in Original Language tehnician veterinar (veterinary technician)

Member State

Competent Authority

Recognition according to Directive 2005/36/EC (National Legislation)

Romania

Autoritatea Națională Sanitară Veterinară şi pentru Siguranţa Alimentelor (National Sanitary Veterinary and Food Safety Authority) www.ansvsa.ro

General recognition system – primary application

Qualification Level according to Directive 2005/36/EC

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Denomination of the Profession in Original Language Ветеринарен техник

Member State

Competent Authority

Recognition according to Directive 2005/36/EC (National Legislation)

Bulgaria

Ministry of Agriculture and Forests / Bulgarian Food Safety Authority (Director General of the National Veterinary Service) Sophia 1606 15А, Pencho Slaveikov blvd

General recognition system – primary application

Qualification Level according to Directive 2005/36/EC PS3 - Postsecondary diploma (3-4 years)

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Denomination of the Profession in Original Language Veterinární technik Osoba odborně způsobilá pro provádění inseminace a vpravování embryí inseminační technikou,...

Member State

Competent Authority

Recognition according to Directive 2005/36/EC (National Legislation)

Czech Republic

Komora veterinárních lékařů Čr/ Chamber of Veterinary Surgeons of Czech Republic http://www.vetkom.cz/

General recognition system – primary application

Qualification Level according to Directive 2005/36/EC SEC - Certificate attesting the finalization of secondary education cycle

(Ministerstvo zemědělství/ Ministry of Agriculture) www.mze.cz

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Denomination of the Profession in Original Language Veterinær tekniker Kvæginseminør Pelsdyr inseminør Svineinseminør Hesteinseminør

Member State

Competent Authority

Recognition according to Directive 2005/36/EC (National Legislation)

Denmark

(Fødevarestyrelse/ Danish Veterinary and Food Administration – Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries) www.foedevarestyrelsen.dk

General recognition system – primary application

Qualification Level according to Directive 2005/36/EC SEC- Certificate attesting the finalization of secondary education cycle

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Denomination of the Profession in Original Language Veterinárny technik Odborník v oblasti inseminácie hospodárskych zvierat

Member State

Competent Authority

Recognition according to Directive 2005/36/EC (National Legislation)

Slovakia

(Štátny plemenársky ústav / The State Breeding Institute) www.spusr.sk

Level which has to be checked

Qualification Level according to Directive 2005/36/EC Indefinite

(Štàtna veterinára a potravinová správa / The State Veterinary and Food Administration) www.svssr.sk

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As it can be remarked in table 1, there are two professions regulated in Slovakia, in the field of veterinary technique, namely the one of veterinary technician (Veterinárny technik) and expert in artificial insemination of animals (Odborník v oblasti inseminácie hospodárskych zvierat). Excepting Slovakia, where the checking of the qualification level corresponding to each veterinary profession is necessary, the regime of qualification recognition7 is performed in the other member states, where the profession of veterinary technician is regulated, by the general recognition system.

Concerning the obtaining / certification of the competences and the qualification level, the profession of veterinary technician needs training, for which the education duration is inferior to the duration of 3 years of higher education.

Excepting Romania and Bulgaria, the minimum level of qualification corresponds, in the other member states where the profession of veterinary technician is regulated, with high-school education and the finalization of a secondary education cycle is needed. The requirements concerning the professional qualification

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according to Directive 2005/36/EC pconcerning the recogniciton of professional qualification rivind recunoaşterea calificărilor profesionale

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varies in Czech Republic based on the craft for which the veterinary technicians choose to work.

According to the pieces of information mentioned in table 1, the veterinary activities are performed either under aegis of the competent authorities in "Agriculture" field or under the aegis of authorities in "Health" field. Due to this considerate the veterinary field is approached, from the point of view of the reserved activities, exclusively or shred, according to the national veterinary legislations.

The

veterinary

technicians

must

have

professional

competences, allowing them to perform activities of diagnosis and assistance in veterinary field, both for prevention and treatment, under the veterinary surgeons. The veterinary technicians (per se) are performing al the activities of this profession and the technicians for artificial insemination (inseminators) are involved only in technical activities for artificial insemination, eventual for the named categories (species) of animals.

In Romania a veterinary technician8 is a graduate of highschool, postgraduate or master workman education, under leading stuff or specialists/veterinary surgeons. The veterinary technician

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According to the Job Classification in Romania (COR 2013, http://www.mmuncii.ro/nou/index.php/ro/munca/c-o-r)

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fulfills tasks with technical character and/or connected to research, in veterinary field (life sciences / veterinary medicine professions). He can perform activities with technical character in research field and application of concepts, theories, principles and methods specific to sciences in veterinary medicine.

The legislative particularities concerning the recognition of professional qualification and exercising the profession of veterinary technicians in Romania are established in the following documents: - Law no. 200/2004 concerning the recognition of diploma and professional qualifications for professions regulated in Romania - Governmental Emergency Ordinance no. 109/2007 for amendment and completion of Law no. 200/2004 concerning the recognition

of

diploma

and

professional

qualifications

for

professions regulated in Romania, - Law no. 117/2008 concerning the approval of the Governmental Emergency Ordinance no. 109/2007 for amendment and completion of Law no. 200/2004 on the recognition of diploma and professional qualifications for professions regulated in Romania, - Law no. 9/2011 for the amendment of Law no. 200/2004, on the concerning the recognition of diploma and professional qualifications for professions regulated in Romania

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- Government Decision no. 1.415/2009 on the organization and functioning of the National Sanitary Veterinary and Food Safety Authority and of the agencies operating under this one (Official Gazette, 1st Part, no. 834, dated December 3, 2009, with the subsequent amendments).

Out of the analysis of Law no. 200/2004 on the recognition of diploma and professional qualifications for professions regulated in Romania, with the subsequent amendments 9 we can observe that the legislative package includes juridical provisions concerning: access conditions, professional qualifications, regulated training and professional experience for the recognition of the qualification as veterinary technician. This law is applied to any citizen of a member state of the European Union or of the European Economic Area, who wishes to exercise in Romania the discussed profession.

In table 2 are included pieces of information concerning the legislative framework of the others member states of the European Union, where the profession of veterinary technician is regulated.

The national regulations in the member states have been harmonized with the provisions of the Directive 2005/36/EC 9

Governmental Ordinance no. 1921/2004, Governmental Emergency Ordinance no.

86/2006, Law no. 254/2007, Governmental Emergency Ordinance no. 109/2007, Law no. 9/2011, etc.

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concerning the recognition of professional qualifications, by amending and completing accordingly the national legislative documents.

Table 2. Legislative framework concerning the organization and exercising the profession of veterinary technician in veterinary field in other member states of the European Union Member State Bulgaria

Czech Republic

Specific National Legislation National Law no. 87 dated November 1, 2005 concerning the veterinary activity, with the subsequent amendments Law no. 166/1999 Veterinary Law (Art. 59, Art. 64, ...), with the subsequent amendments

Law no. 154/2000 concerning the breeding and registration of animals and concerning the amendment of certain connected acts (Breeding Law), with the subsequent amendments Notification no. 311/1997 Sb., Art. 23, etc.

Denmark

Consolidate Law no. 1101 dated November 30, 2011.

Executive Order no. 1167 dated October 4, 2007, concderning the certification of veterinary technicians, with the subsequent amendments.

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Member State Slovakia

Specific National Legislation Indefinite10

It is difficult to estimate the circulation of the workers for the exercising the veterinary technician profession in the member states of the European Union and the European Economic Area. At this moment no adequate statistics are available in the internal marker information system, concerning the number of demands, respectively the number of decisions taken for the recognition of the professional qualifications as veterinary technician.

II. Proceedings for validation/certification of competences applied by the competent authorities in the countries where the profession of veterinary technician is regulated The certification of the competences can offer a competitive advantage

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on the labor market and is necessary in the recognition

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in the recruitment of the personnel

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process of the professional qualification. There are accredited institutes, which are certifying the fact that a person has professional competences defined in a certain field (complying with the requirements foreseen in norms, standards, legislation). The document, issued following the certification process, is named certificate or attest of professional competence12.

The process for certification of professional competences is done by complying with a series of basic principles, namely: •

the certification of the competences is an optional process, not a binding one. But there can exist institutional policies imposing the certification of the competences of their members as a requirement to be member of the respective organization;

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the evaluation of the professional competences can be done by the same organization, which has certified the competences, or by another organization;

•

in general, the professional competence is certified in its integrity and not parts of it;

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the certification of the professional competences is a process separate from the professional training, but the

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A certificate of professional competence is not a study diploma.

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bodies

for

professional

training

may

enable

the

certification process of professional competences by partnerships and agreements with the organizations certifying the competences.

According to Art. 2(1) of Law 200/2004 concerning the recognition

of

diplomas

and

professional

qualification

for

professions regulated in Romania, the migrant has to have, for the access or the exercising of the profession of veterinary technician in Romania, a document attesting the level of professional training.

In Romania, the competent authority for the validation of the competences and the recognition of the qualification in order to exercise the profession of veterinary technician is the National Sanitary Veterinary and Food Safety Authority (NSVFSA).

Analogically, in Table 1 are mentioned the authorities competent for the validation / certification of competences and recognition of the qualification as veterinary technician in the other member states, in which this profession is regulated.

The education level for the recognition of the profession pf veterinary technician in Romania is 3, according to the National Qualifications Framework (NQF). The specific professional training assumes the graduation of specialty high-school (veterinary profile)

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and eventual, the completion of the training with post-secondary education, with an education duration inferior to the 3 years duration of superior education.

For the time being the professional training as veterinary technician in Romania is performed in profile high-schools, the education plan being approved by the Ministry of National Education. In the field of veterinary technicians can perform their professional activities both the veterinary technicians (defined in general sense) and technicians for pets. In Table 3 are presented the specialty study modules corresponding to the qualifications as veterinary technicians.13

Table 3. Aspects concerning the training of technicians in veterinary field in Romania14 Technician for Pets Veterinary Technician Specialty culture and weekly practice Total number of hours/year 93 1st Module: out of which: tecvhnological lab 62 13

according to the education plan for 12th grade of technical high-schools - direct route in the curricula area Technologies 14 Processed according to data out of Appendix 2 of Ordinance no. 3423/March 18, 2009, concerning the approval of education plans for specialty culture, practice and strategies for practical training, from curricular area Technologies, for 11th, 12th and 12th, 13th grades of high-school superior cycles, technological field, full time courses

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Obstetrical Pathology Surgical Pathology 2nd Module: Ethics and Professional Obstetrical Pathology Legislation Total hours/year 124 Total hours/year 31 out of which: technologic lab 62 out of which: technologic lab 31 Total hours/year 62 3rd Module: out of which: technologic lab 31 Management of Quality in Management and Economic Veterinary - Sanitary Field Evidence 4th Module: Management Evidence

and

Economic

Total hours/year 93 out of which: technologic lab 31 Stages of practical training 5th Module: 6th Module: Surgical Techniques Ethics and Professional Legislation Total hours/year 90 Total hours/year 60 out of which: technologic lab 90 out of which: technologic lab 60 6th Module: Cosmetics, 5th Module: Sanitary Hygiene and clothing of pets Veterinary Control of Food Total hours/year 60 Total hours/year 90 out of which: technologic lab 60 out of which: technologic lab 90 Curriculum in local development 7th Module: 6th Module: Infectious Pathology Infectious Pathology Total hours/year 62 Total hours/year 62 out of which: technologic lab 31 out of which: technologic lab 31

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TOTAL GENERAL 491 hours / year The professional training consists in other countries out of theoretical training (specialty culture) and practical training 15 in education units / veterinary profile high-schools or at work. This kind of professional training is performed in Germany in dual system.

In case in which the profession of veterinary technician is not regulated in a member state of the European Union (i.e.: in Germany), the certification of professional competences is optional.

This means that the training of the persons in order to perform veterinary activities, respectively in order to obtain the professional competences specific for veterinary technician, needs a theoretical and practical training, but not a certification of the competences by a diploma or qualification title in the host country.

Excepting Bulgaria and Romania, where the education level for veterinary technician is equal to postgraduate training in veterinary profile, in the other member states of the European Union, where the profession is regulated16 a secondary qualification level is

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the training can be under form of practical training stage Czech Republic, Denmark, Slovakia

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needed, which is proved by a competence certificate, issued by a competent authority in the respective countries.

A different kind of approach of veterinary technician is in Czech Republic; according to what veterinary profession is chosen, respectively recognized, the technician has to prove in Czech Republic that he has a qualification level appropriate to the respective profession: graduation of secondary education completed according to a technical specialty course, graduation of postgraduate education or graduation of up to 4 years education equivalent to superior education.

For the certification of professional competences appropriate to the qualification level foreseen in legal norms, in Bulgaria is issued a diploma attesting a training at postgraduate education level with a duration of at least three years and no more than four years or with an equivalent duration in case of partial attendance, within a superior education institute / universities and the professional training, which is eventual supplementary needed in comparison with the respective cycle of postgraduate education.

The conditions for recognition are foreseeing, also, that the level of professional qualification certified in the origin country shall

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be at least equal with the immediately inferior level of the one needed in the host country.

Workers in veterinary field who are performing activities specific to veterinary technician must have professional competences adequate to the profession. Aspects concerning the proceeding for validation of professional competences equal to the regulated profession o veterinary technician in Romania are stipulated in Table 4.

Table 4 Job description of the regulated profession as veterinary technician in Romania Regulated Profession Regulation competent authority Access file

Veterinary Techician National Sanitary Veterinary and Food Safety Authority (NSVFSA) a)application form b) copy of the document attesting the qualification; c)copy of ID; d) criminal record certificate, issued with no more than 15 days before tha date of submitting the application; e) medical certificate attesting the physical and psychical status, issued by a specialized unit; f) one 他 photo; g) file folder;

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Description of proceeding stages

Logical schedule of authorization Issued document Fees Evidence register Valability of the document Maintaining / renewing proceeding Other involved organizations Affiliation to professional organizations Suggestions for improvement from the competent authority

1. file submitting 2. file evaluation 3. validation 4. registration date According to the proceeding stages Certificate free of charge In elaboration (for IMI access) not the case not the case Competent authorities (MEN, ANC) not the case

Elaboration and implementation of the proceeding for the recognition of veterinary technician diplomas, approved by the order of NSVFSA President.

Suggestions for Validation / certification of competences improvement from for the recognition of the qualification experts based on professional experience (obtained following to a evaluation of competences) .

The proceeding of validation or certification of competences for the profession of veterinary technician in the member states of

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the European Union, where the profession is regulated, contains certain commune elements, namely: 1. The assignment of some persons of the Competent Authority, who will be liable for the process of validation / certification of competences or the setting up of a Committee for attesting / validation, by order of the leader of the respective competent authority; 2. The elaboration by the applicant (migrant) of a file and its submitting to the Competent Authority 3. The analyzes by the committee (persons assigned for this) of the file's documents and the requirement to complete it (if necessary); 4. The examination of the attesting / validation decision based on the existent competence proofs; 5. Presentation of a contestation in case the application is rejected, followed by the examination of the contestation and the announcement of the final result.

After issuing the document by which the competences as veterinary technician are certified / validated, a registration in a register will be performed.

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III. Processes for recognition of the qualifications obtained in member states of the European Union used in the study The process for recognition of the qualifications obtained in other member states of the European Union17 for the exercising the profession of veterinary technician in another country of the European Union (named host country) is binding in host countries in which the profession is regulated and is optional in the other member states, where the profession is not regulated. If the profession is not regulated, the recognition of the qualification is not necessary in the host country. The profession can be exercised under the same conditions as the ones for the citizens of the host country.

Therefore, in order to exercise the profession of veterinary technician in Austria, Germany and Italy, countries where the profession is not regulated, the recognition of the qualification is not regulated, but the process can be done upon the request of the migrant, without being granted a qualification title.

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It must be mentioned, that there is a difference between the professional recognition and the academic recognition, these processes having different objectives, imposing different approaches and instruments. Further, we will refer ourselves only to the recognition of the qualification having as aim the exercising of the profession of veterinary technician in another state than the one in which the named qualification has been obtained.

In order to work as a veterinary technician on any of the host countries Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Slovakia or Romania, the migrant has to submit an application to the competent authority responsible for the profession in the respective country, offering the proof of his qualifications. The authorities responsible with the recognition of the professional qualifications, obtained in the member states of the European Union, the European Economic Area and in the Swiss Confederation by the citizens of these states, who wish to exercise the regulated profession of veterinary technician in another member state (i.e.: in Romania), have been mentioned under Table 1.

The professional recognition is performed according to a methodology. The evaluation process for the recognition of the qualification is taking into account the qualification level mentioned

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in the diploma / qualification title and the obtained or needed professional experience. The general system of recognition of professional qualifications is applied for this profession, based on the following principles: - principle of reciprocal trust between the member states of the European Union; - absence of harmonization of the professional training for exercising the mentioned profession. Each member state decides the access conditions for exercising of the profession in its territory, the content and training level for exercising of the mentioned profession; - the existence of compensatory measures in case of substantial differences between the content of professional training of different member states. The compensatory measures usually target the promotion of a skills tests (work test) or of finalization of the test period (adaptation stage) of the applicant. The decision of recognition shall be taken after the application of the compensatory measures.

- the evaluation process must be impartially and the evaluation mechanisms must be conceived so that every type of conflict of interests shall be avoid.

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The process for recognition of qualification as veterinary technician can be divided in several sub-processes. The map of the sub-processes, offering the pieces of information necessary for the optimal development of the recognition process, targets: - the fulfilling of the requirements for the access to the evaluation in order to obtain the recognition of the professional qualification (conditions for initial training, specific training modules, seniority conditions, etc.); - the elaboration and submitting of the application file (application, education

documents,

fees,

medical

investigations,

special

requirements, etc.)

- the per se evaluation (includes specific tests, inclusively the part of contesting the evaluation - reevaluation, as the case may be) - the certification (issuing of a document which certifies that the person promoting the evaluation tests is able to practice the respective regulated profession, inclusively the validity period of the document); - the application for continuous training according to the legal provisions and the code of good practices of other similar competent authorities of the European Union countries.

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In case of a favorable decision of the recognition of the veterinary technician qualification, following the development of the process for recognition of professional qualification, the applicant will receive a document / conformity certificate or a certificate from the competent authorities and the person will be registered at the respective professional authority.

The comparative study concerning the recognition of professional qualification obtained for the exercising of the veterinary technician profession in other member stated of the European Union, where the profession is regulated, has evidenced certain similarities and differences concerning the development of this process.

A) Similarities concerning the recognition of professional qualifications for exercising the regulated profession as veterinary technician in the 5 member states of the European Union (Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Slovakia and Romania): The process of recognition of the professional qualification as veterinary technician is performed in all the countries of the study according to the same proceeding, consisting out of the following stages:

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a) information of the migrant b) transmission / submitting of the application file / application at the competent authority appointed for the solving / recognition of the qualification; c) processing of the file (per se evaluation by checking the content of the file, analysis of the documents, validation, etc.); d) elaboration of the decision of recognition or rejection and, as the case may be, the application of compensatory measures; e) issuance of the certificate / conformity certificate, in case of a favorable decision of the recognition of the qualification, and the registration in the register of the respective authority.

As an example: if you, as citizen of the European Union, have obtained the qualification title as veterinary technician in the origin country (Romania), and if you wish to exercise the profession in another member state of the European Union

/ European

Economic Area (host), you have you inform yourself, at the national contact points concerning the regulation situation in that state, the competent professional authorities which you have to contact and, subsequent, the legislative framework indicating the access conditions for the recognition of the professional qualification (as the case may be).

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After getting these pieces of information and if you find out that you are fulfilling the access conditions, you have to elaborate the application file and to submit the documents according to the requirements stipulated by the competent authority of the host country. The documents required by each member state can be different as form and content (see point B). Your application file for the recognition of the qualification, containing the documents required by the competent authority, will be submitted in electronic form or by mail.

The representatives of the competent authority will verify the content of the file (if this one includes all the documents in the required form) and will analyze your application. If the file is not complete the missing documents or those proofs, necessary for a adequate processing of the data, will be required. In this sense, the per se evaluation consists out of the analysis of the documents / proofs in the file and the comparison of your professional training with the professional training required in the host country, inclusively the professional experience. If significant differences are established between the qualifications you have and the ones which are necessary, the recognition is conditioned by the application of

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some compensatory measures (adaptation stage or skills / work tests).

In the stage of processing the application can appear at least two situations: the profession is not regulated in the origin country (i.e.: Italy), but it is regulated in the host country (i.e.: Denmark); the profession is regulated both in the origin country and in the host country (i.e.: Romania and Czech Republic). If neither the exercising of the profession, nor the training in the profession, for which the recognition is required, are not regulated in the origin country, the Competent Authority may require the applicant to have a professional experience of at least 2 years in the last 10 years. This requirement is not valid anymore in case in which the diploma or the qualification title proves a regulated training (meaning a training supervised / regulated by an authority) or completed by a supplementary training or professional practice stage.

Concerning the professional experience, the representatives of the competent authorities, who must analyze your file, must check if the eventual professional experience can cover totally or partially the knowledge, skills, abilities

necessary for the validation and

recognition of the qualification.

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A veterinary technician must observe the requirements imposed by the sanitary - veterinary legislation in the host country, due to the fact that by practicing this profession he can influence the health of animals, the public health and the consumers' protection.

This is why, in such case, the checking of the qualification shall be done also for temporary or occasionally services, for persons who are able to prove they have at least 2 years of relevant professional experience in the last 10 years or for who the profession is regulated in the origin country.

The competent authority has at its disposal 1 month to solve the application and to take a favorable, neutral decision or to reject it.

The decision will be communicated to the applicant (to you) and the response will be transmitted in IMI system.

In case in which the Competent Authority gives a favorable answer for the recognition of the qualification, it will issue a certificate and you will be registered in the register of the respective authority.

If differences

the

Competent

between

the

Authority

establishes

qualifications

level

significant and/or

the

required/necessary professional experience and the ones gained by you, the decision will be neutral, meaning that the recognition of the

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qualification is dependent to a compensatory measure; such a decision for compensatory measure must be very good justified. The competent authority can impose only one of the compensatory measures, subject to your individual situation, namely: proof of a professional experience, finalization of a practice stage or skills (work) test. On a regular bases, the compensatory measures foreseen for the veterinary technician profession are: work (skills) test or professional experience obtained in the origin state or in another member state.

After fulfilling the compensatory measures the application will be reanalyzed in order to take the final decision - favorable or reject.

The decision with rejecting the recognition of the qualification must be very good motivated and it must be able to be sustainable in case of appeal.

In case of misunderstandings generated by the not adequate application of the Communitarian / internal market legislation by the public authorities, referring to the certification of the competences, concerning the professional qualification d or the performed services, every European citizen (from the European Union / European Economic Area) is able to use the SOLVIT network in order to solve

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these problems, without addressing to a court. SOLVIT is handling certain cross-border problems

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on one side, and a public authority on the other side. The national SOLVIT centers of the eight member states of the European Union used in the study are mentioned in Table 5.

Table 5. National SOLVIT centers in the member states of the European Unit used in the study19 Member State Romania

Austria

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SOLVIT Center Ministerul Afacerilor Europene, Guvernul României Bvd. Aviatorilor nr. 50A, Sector 1, Bucureşti 011854, Tel. +40 21 308 53 40; +4021 308 53 71; +40 37 410 45 23; Fax. +40 21 308 53 96 solvit@dae.gov.ro Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft, Familie und Jugend, SOLVIT Center, Abteilung C1/2, Stubenring 1 AT – 1010 Wien, Tel. +43 1 71100-5119 Tel. +43 1 71100 – 5293 Tel. +43 1 71100-5187 Fax. +43 1 71100-2207

Contact persons

Romulus BENA Karina STAN Ramona-Maria CIUCĂ

Sylvia Vana Alexandra GaudmannHeber Christian Müller

the above mentioned, etc.

Source: http://ec.europa.eu/solvit/site/centres/index_en.htm,

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Member State Bulgaria

Czech Republic

Denmark

SOLVIT Center solvit@bmwfj.gv.at бул. „Дондуков” 1 Администрация на Министерския съвет Дирекция „Координация по въпросите на Европейския съюз и международните финансови институции” 1594 София България Тел.: (+359 2) 940 33 64 Факс: (+359 2) 980 77 07 Електронна поща (e-mail): solvit@government.bg Odbor vnitřního trhu a služeb EU, Ministerstvo průmyslu a obchodu Na Františku 32 CZ – 11015 Praha 1, Tel. +420 22 422 1701 Fax. +420 22 485 3079, solvit@mpo.cz Danish Business Authority (Internal Market Centre) Langelinie Allé 17 DK – 2100 Copenhagen, Tel. +45 35 46 62 00 (the hotline) Tel. +45 35 46 66 16 Tel. +45 35 46 66 73, SOLVIT@erst.dk

Contact persons

Kaloyan Simeonov Vesela Kirova Hristiana Grozdanova Valentina Stoyanova

Barbora Hanáková Zuzana Bakotová Tomáš Stehlík

Jens Kasper Rasmussen Sofie Freilev Karin Kragshave Kristian Yde Agerbo

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Member State

Germany

Italy

Slovakia

SOLVIT Center Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Technologie, Scharnhorststr.

34-37 DE – 10115 Berlin, Fax. +49 3018 615 5379 solvit@bmwi.bund.de Presidenza Consiglio Ministri Dipartimento Politiche Comunitarie, Piazza Nicosia 20, IT – 00186 Roma, Tel. +39 06 677 95 844 Fax. +39 06 677 95 044, solvit@palazzochigi.it Solvit centrum Slovensko odbor aproximácie práva sekcia vládnej legislatívy Úrad vlády SR Nám. Slobody 1/29 813 70 Bratislava Tel. +421 2 572 95 610 Tel: +421 2 572 95 604 Fax. +421 2 5441 3909 solvit@vlada.gov.sk

Contact persons

Lisa Teichmann

Giuseppina VALENTE Francesco CIPRI Massimo SANTORELLI

Lucia Petrušková Roman Suchý

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veterinary technician in the member states of the European Union: Further are presented the particularities of the processes for recognition of qualifications obtained in other member states in the European Union. The main differences are at the establishing of the access conditions and/or necessary proofs.

Usually, at the submitting of the application file, proofs of identity and/or citizenship, obtained qualification or other documents attesting the accumulation of competences through professional training and professional experience, medical certificate, linguistic competences, payment documents for processing fess are requested.

In the case of this profession no member state demands the obligation to set-up or participation at a financial guarantee or the conclusion of insurance.

1. Pieces

of information concerning the

simplified

proceeding and the access conditions for the professional recognition of qualification as veterinary technician for exercising the profession in Romania are synthesized in logical schedule from figure 1.

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The way to recognize the qualification is simplified in comparison to the proceedings applied in other member states, but it has certain limits.

START

FILE SUBMITTNACE

NO

a)application form b) copy of the document attesting the qualification; c)copy of ID; d) criminal record certificate, issued with no more than 15 days before tha date of submitting the application; e) medical certificate attesting the physical and psychical status, issued by a specialized unit; f) one 他 photo; g) file folder;

File evaluation

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RECOGNITION OF QUALIFICATION

REGISTRATION

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Fig 1. Logical simplified schedule for the recognition of the qualification as veterinary technician in Romania The documents necessary for the validation of the competences and recognition of the qualification by the Competent Authority (NSVFSA) are: a) application form b) the copy of the document which attests the holding of the qualification c) copy of the identity card; d) Criminal Record Certificate; e) medical certificate which attest the physical and mental condition; f) a color photo format 他; g) a file folder In the case of the application for the recognition of the qualification for the long time exercising of the profession (for establishing) there are not special requirements for: citizenship, domicile, exam of Romanian language of national legislation. There are automatically accepted the certificates issued in other member states in which the profession is regulated, based on a non-certified translation. No fees are paid.

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2. The exercising of the profession of veterinary technician in Bulgaria is performed based on the National Law no. 87 on November 1st, 2005 on the veterinary activity, with the subsequent amendments.

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qualification of veterinary technician is performed based on the Bulgarian law, observing the provisions of the Directive 2005/36 on the professional qualifications recognition.

The recognition procedure of the qualification of veterinary technician in Bulgaria is applied based on the general recognition system, the application file being sent directly to the competent authority or to the Sole Contact Point and it will be subsequently processed at the National Veterinary Service in the framework of the Bulgarian Agency for Food Safety / Ministry of Agriculture and Forests.

3. In the Czech Republic, there are 6 regulated professions in the field of the veterinary technique, which need the recognition of the qualification (see the information from tables 1 and 2): manager in reproduction programs (technician for artificial insemination), 20

http://mail.nacid.bg/newdesign/qual/att_files/en/LAW_VETERINARY.pdf

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manager in reproduction programs of the swine, manager in reproduction programs

- associations accredited by breeders,

veterinary technician – for the testing and evaluation of the animals, veterinary technician – laboratory animal testing, veterinary technician.

For the veterinary technician per se the competent authority is the Chamber of Veterinary Surgeons of Czech Republic. For the technicians involved in artificial insemination activities (managers in reproduction programs) and the veterinary technicians

for the

laboratory animals testing, respectively for the testing and evaluation of the animals, the responsible authority is the Ministry of Agriculture.

The documents necessary for the recognition of the veterinary qualifications of technicians in the Czech Republic are:

a) application form b) copy of the document which attests the holding of the qualification and /or the evidence of other acquired competences – with the clear specification of the qualification level (the documents must be translated in the Czech language,

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except the case in which an international treaty or the Czech legislation establishes otherwise). c) copy of the identity card / proof of the citizenship; d) Criminal Record Certificate (only for the veterinary technician), e) the document which confirms the payment of the administrative fees.

In the case of the veterinary technician (per se), for the recognition of the professional qualification there are requested evidences of the professional performance under the form of documents of veterinary expert, obtained based on the decisions of the veterinary regional administration and under the supervision of a veterinary surgeon.

Compared to other countries (Romania, Denmark), in the Czech Republic, it is not requested a medical certificate or other documents regarding the right to practice, etc. In the eligibility criteria there are no requirements in order to have a certain professional experience. Also, for the veterinary professions of technician in the Czech Republic, it takes place no suspension or forbidden of the exercising of the profession in case of professional misconduct.

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4. In Denmark, the recognition procedure of the professional qualification differs for the situation in which the respective profession is regulated only in Denmark or in Denmark and in the country of origin, in this case Romania. In the concrete case of the discussed domain, the profession of veterinary technician being regulated both in Romania and also in Denmark, the recognition procedure is simplified.

The recognition of the qualification of veterinary technician is performed based on the Order of the Minister no. 1167 on October 4, 2007 on the authorization of the veterinary technicians, amended through the Order of the Minister no. 1323 on December 15, 2009 (see table 2), considering also the Danish Law no. 433 / 2004 on the veterinary surgeon, amended through Laws no. 401/2010 and 402/2010. And for the workers in the insemination of the animals it is applied the Danish legislation regarding the artificial insemination, namely: Order no. 1292 on December 15, 2009 regarding the permission for insemination of the farm animals for the inseminators from certain countries, Order 1270 on December 13, 2004 on the insemination of the bovines, Order no. 598 on June 29, 1992 on the swine seminal material, etc.

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The documents necessary for the recognition of the qualifications of veterinary technician and inseminator technician in Denmark are: a) copy of the identity card / citizenship proof; b) documents (copies of the certificates) which attest the holding of the qualification (certificates, diplomas) (the documents must be translated in Danish / English, excepting the documents issued in the English, Norway or Swedish language, sometimes there are accepted also translations in French or German). c) any relevant proofs for the acquired professional competences or information which may influence the evaluation of the professional education or experience regarding the qualification of veterinary technician (Curriculum Vitae, etc). d) information regarding the contact personal data (surname, name, address, telephone or e-mail) or the contact data of the person / company which sends the application file in the name of the applicant (you).

Additionally it is requested a certificate from the competent sanitary authorities (issued in English language), which must confirm

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that you have the legal right to work in the profession of veterinary technician („Certificate of Current Statuts Professional/Good Standing”), a document which will be sent directly to the Danish competent authority from the competent authority from the country of origin (or where you previously worked) (the validity of the document – 3 months).

Compared to other states, in Denmark there is no application form, and the application file which contains the justifying documents must be accompanied by a letter of intent in which you mention the profession for which you request the recognition and explain that you want to exercise the profession of veterinary technician through the permanent settlement in Denmark. The submission of the file can be performed at the Danish Veterinary and Food Agency (the competent authority for the veterinary professions) or at the Sole Contact Point. No fees are paid.

5. In Slovakia it is necessary the application of the recognition procedure of the professional qualification for the regulated profession of veterinary technician. The performed comparative study underlined the fact that in Slovakia, compared to other member states of the European Union (Romania, Czech Republic, etc), there is a certain equivalence between the profession of veterinary

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technician and, respectively, of veterinary technician nurse; also, there are other regulated veterinary professions, as the one of expert in the artificial insemination of the farm animals. This is why, at the moment of the recognition of the professional qualification it is verified the qualification level, starting from the recognition and validation of the diplomas / graduation certificates of the studies from the education system.

The recognition procedure of the qualifications of veterinary technician and expert in the artificial insemination in Slovakia is performed based on the national legislation, observing the provisions of the Directive 2005/36 on the recognition of the professional qualifications. The application file for the request of the recognition of the professional qualification is submitted through the Sole Contact Point or is sent directly to the competent authorities (1-3): 1. The State Breeding institute (Štátny plemenársky ústav); 2. The State Veterinary and Food Administration

(Štàtna

veterinára a potravinová správa); 3. Ministry of Education of the Slovak Republic, Centre for Recognition of Evidence of Education (Ministerstvo školstva SR, Stredisko na uznávanie dokladov o vzdelaní).

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IV. The exercising of the profession of veterinary technician in the European Union As it was noticed from the previous chapters, the profession of veterinary technician is regulated in certain member states of the European Union (Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Slovakia and Romania), while in other European countries (Austria, Germany, Italy, Spain, etc) this profession is not regulated. In the member states from the European area in which the profession of veterinary technician is not regulated, it is not necessary the recognition of the professional qualification, but this recognition process is compulsory for the exercising of the profession in the countries in which the veterinary technician is a regulated profession.

For instance, in Italy, the profession of „veterinary technician” is not regulated, not being a certain legislative act which includes the requirement for the exercising of this profession. In this case, the professional competences for the profession of „veterinary technician” are described only at the educational offers of the education institutions or on the websites for manpower request. The description of the professional qualification of veterinary technician

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is similar to the one in our country. In Italy are especially needed technicians for pets, which work in private veterinary cabinets.

In most of the countries in which the profession is not regulated, the employers (the representatives of the veterinary cabinets) are the ones who establish the professional competences, respectively the qualification level their future employees must have – veterinary technicians.

Even if certain regulated professions in the veterinary technique are similar from the point of view of the access conditions, the effective exercising of the technician profession in the veterinary field may involve different specific tasks; for instance, the Czech list is explicit in this sense.

In the Czech Republic, in Denmark and in Romania, there are no special requirements regarding the professional experience for the recognition of the qualification of veterinary technician. However, at the moment of the exercising of the profession, most of the employers prefer workers with experience or the employment is conditioned by a work test.

In the member states in which the profession of veterinary technician is regulated, the establishing conditions for the exercising of the profession foresee the registration of the veterinary technicians

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in the registers of the competent authorities from the countries where they exercise their profession.

The exercising of the profession of veterinary technician may have an impact over the health of the animals, public health and food safety. From this cause, the workers from this field must observe the requirements imposed by the sanitary-veterinary legislation from the host country, the movement of the veterinary technicians being subjected to certain specific access conditions, additionally to the legal labor conditions21 form the respective host country.

Even if in the process of recognition of the professional qualification of veterinary technician there are not specified the requirements regarding the language competences, no matter if the profession is regulated or not in a certain host country, for the exercising of the profession it is necessary to know the official language from the respective country.

The profession of veterinary technician may be exercised by an European citizen from another member state of the European Economic Area than the one in which he obtained the professional qualification as employee. The veterinary technicians work under the 21

for a instance, in Denmark, for the access on the labor market you must have a residence permit.

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supervision of the veterinary surgeons in veterinary clinics, in education institutions and/or veterinary research institutions, in sanitary-veterinary laboratories.

For the veterinary technicians there are no additional conditions of performance, as: obligations regarding fees, professional insurances, compulsory courses, etc.

Any citizen who is legally settled in a member state of the European Union, may perform veterinary services with temporary or occasional character in other member state, with his original professional title, without being necessary to request the recognition of the qualifications it has. In the case of the veterinary technician, at the first performance of the veterinary services in a host country in which the profession is regulated (Czech Republic, Denmark, Romania, etc), it is necessary for the national to inform the competent authority from the host country through a written statement. In the statement it must be indicated the profession and it must be explained the intent to perform temporary and occasional services in the host country. Usually, the written statement (which is usually renewed) is accompanied by a file consisting of:  contact data (surname, name, legal domicile, phone and e-mail),  proofs of the nationality / identity (copy),

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 certified copies of the professional qualification documents (qualification title, competence certificate and/or professional experience certificate, etc).

In countries as Denmark it is additionally requested a document which proves that you are legally settled in the host country and a certification of the professional practice right22.

The documents are sent to the competent authority, but it is not compulsory for the competent authority to verify the professional qualifications of the services provider.

If the host member state requests a pro forma registration at the competent professional association, this is automatically done. At the receiving of the previous statement, the competent authority must send the file of the applicant to the professional organization or body.

In the case of the performance of veterinary services with temporary or occasionally character in a host state in which the profession of veterinary technician is not regulated, the national must prove the professional experience of two years in the last 10 years.

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document which must show that you have no interdiction of practice at the moment of the certification moment (see the professional conduct)

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This guide of certification and recognition of the qualification for the profession of veterinary technician includes a study regarding the main aspects with respect to:  the situation of the regulation of the profession of veterinary technician in 8 member states of the European Union, namely, Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Slovakia and Romania.  the validation or certification of the professional competences by the competent authorities from the countries in which the profession of veterinary technician is regulated;  the similarities and particularities of the recognition processes of the professional qualifications of veterinary technicians in the member states of the European Union in which the profession is regulated;  the exercising of the profession of veterinary technician in the European Union, for the studied countries.

The analysis regarding the aspects of the regulation of the veterinary technician profession in the eight studied European member states underlined the legislative particularities at national

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level, the legal framework being harmonized with the principles of the Directive 2005/36/EC on the recognition of the professional qualification, which would facilitate the free movement of the veterinary technicians in the European Economic Area, for the exercising of the profession in another member state than in the one in which he obtained the respective qualification title. However, the existing statistics show a very reduced mobility of the workers from this sector.

The veterinary technician profession is regulated only in 5 European countries (Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Slovakia and Romania23), the recognition of the professional qualification being performed based on the general recognition system. The training level differs from a country to another and depends on the specific tasks / activities a technician must fulfill (per se veterinary, veterinary for pets, for artificial insemination.

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even if the profession of veterinary technician is regulated in Romania, it is not registered, for now, in the database of the regulated professions in the Internal Market Information System (http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/qualifications/regprof/index.cfm )

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underlined through diplomas or graduation certificates of the secondary studies or post-graduate studies of veterinary profile. The validation / certification procedures of the professional competences are simplified, the responsible authorities being different.

The recognition process of the professional qualification of veterinary technician was approached from the perspective of the framework procedure of recognition of the qualification, being underlined the particularities regarding the access conditions or the documents necessary for the recognition of the qualification in the host countries. Also, it is mentioned the SOLVIT network and the specific requirements for the exercising of the profession of veterinary technician or veterinary services performance in the studied countries.

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Appendix: Abbreviations CA NQA NSVFSA CEC IMI PQ NET

O.G. MNE SCP EEA IMI System EU

Competent Authority National Qualifications Authority National Sanitary Veterinary and Food Safety Authority European Qualification Framework the acronym of the project „The Network of the Competent Authorities for the Professional Qualifications in Romania” Official Gazette Ministry Of National Education Sole Contact Point European Economic Area Internal Market Information System European Union

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