Professional paper
A modern competency approach to education at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb
Ksenija Vlahović
; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
*
Marko Samardžija
; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Marko Pećin
; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Hrvoje Capak
; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Nino Maćešić
; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Gordana Gregurić Gračner
; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
* Corresponding author.
Abstract
The article presents an overview of the educational methods related to establishing an approach based on competences in veterinary education. The application of learning outcomes (LOs) at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the University of Zagreb has influenced a whole series of educational policies and practices in the modern education of doctors of veterinary medicine. Important changes, including the establishment of quality assurance related to learning outcomes in the study programme, and a connection with
the needs of the labour market, have recently been implemented at the Faculty, following the development of the Croatian Qualification Framework (CQF) and the concept of the European System of Evaluation of Veterinary Training (ESEVT), known as Day One Competences (DOC). This system is under the jurisdiction of the European Association of Establishments for Veterinary Education (EAEVE) and the Federation of Veterinarians of Europe (FVE). The veterinary medicine curriculum developed at the Faculty of Veterinary
Medicine, based on LOs, is clearly determined by the entire system of qualification standards for the veterinary profession, and makes them recognizable in both Croatian and European frameworks. The paper presents an approach to the constructive alignment of LOs, which will become part of the future evaluation procedures of institutions in high education.
Keywords
competences; learning outcomes; qualification standard; occupational standard; constructive alignment
Hrčak ID:
318337
URI
Publication date:
24.6.2024.
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