Toolkit and country frameworks:
The effective delivery of animal health services requires a well-trained cadre of veterinary professionals and paraprofessionals working in both the public and private sectors. Competency-based approaches are recognized as an effective method for ensuring outcome-based training aligned to the knowledge, skills and attitudes required to perform the tasks of a given profession.
The toolkit provides guidance and details the step-by-step process for developing a country-specific animal health Veterinary Paraprofessional (VPP) competency framework. The described methodology was piloted in 2022 in Nigeria, Uganda and South Africa. The lessons learned from the pilot experience are incorporated into the toolkit to provide a clear methodology for other countries wishing to develop their own tailored competency framework for VPPs.
It was developed with the support of the project “Sustainable Business in Animal Health Service Provision through training for Veterinary Paraprofessionals” implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in partnership with the World Veterinary Association (WVA) and Health for Animals and funded by the Bill and Melinda
