Harmonisation of education, training and continuing professional development for laboratory animal caretakers, technicians and technologists: Report of the FELASA-EFAT Working Group.

IF 1.3 4区 农林科学 Q2 VETERINARY SCIENCES
Laboratory Animals Pub Date : 2023-12-01 Epub Date: 2023-06-19 DOI:10.1177/00236772231175550
Klas Sp Abelson, Charlie Chambers, Teresa De La Cueva, Glyn Fisher, Penny Hawkins, Vasileios Ntafis, Paul F Pohlig, T Pim Rooymans, Ana I Santos
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Competent, confident and caring laboratory animal caretakers, technicians and technologists (LAS staff) are vital for good animal welfare, high-quality science and a secure Culture of Care. This requires high-quality education, training, supervision and continuing professional development (CPD) of LAS staff. However, there is a lack of harmonisation regarding how this education and training is conducted among European countries, and nor are there recommendations adapted to Directive 2010/63/EU. Therefore, FELASA and EFAT established a working group with the task of establishing recommendations for education, training and CPD for LAS staff. The working group established five different levels (LAS staff levels 0-4), defining the required level of competence and attitude, as well as suggesting educational requirements for reaching each level. Defining these levels should help to ensure that appropriate educational and CPD activities are in place, and to enable employers and LAS staff to determine the level and career stage attained. Furthermore, proper assessment of competencies and effective CPD schemes for all relevant staff should be established. Regulators should support this by setting standards for competence assessment and ensuring that they are consistently applied. In addition, establishments should involve the LAS staff in defining and developing the Culture of Care. The Animal Welfare Body should be involved and have oversight of education, training and CPD. These recommendations will contribute to harmonisation and increased quality of education, training and CPD, as well as provide clearer career pathways for LAS staff, helping to ensure high standards of animal welfare and science.

协调实验动物管理员、技术人员和技术人员的教育、培训和持续专业发展:FELASA-EFAT工作组的报告。
有能力、自信和有爱心的实验动物看护人员、技术人员和技术人员(LAS员工)对于良好的动物福利、高质量的科学和安全的关怀文化至关重要。这就需要对阿联工作人员进行高质量的教育、培训、监督和持续专业发展。然而,在欧洲国家之间如何进行这种教育和培训缺乏协调,也没有适应指令2010/63/EU的建议。因此,FELASA和EFAT设立了一个工作组,其任务是为阿联工作人员的教育、培训和持续专业发展提出建议。工作组设立了五个不同的级别(阿联工作人员0-4级),确定了所需的能力和态度水平,并提出了达到每一级所需的教育条件。确定这些水平应有助于确保开展适当的教育和持续专业进修活动,并使雇主和阿联工作人员能够确定所达到的水平和职业阶段。此外,应为所有有关工作人员制订适当的能力评估和有效的持续专业进修计划。监管机构应通过制定能力评估标准并确保这些标准得到一致应用来支持这一点。此外,各机构应使阿联工作人员参与确定和发展关怀文化。动物福利机构应该参与并监督教育、培训和持续专业发展。这些建议将有助于协调和提高教育、培训和持续专业发展的质量,并为LAS员工提供更清晰的职业道路,有助于确保动物福利和科学的高标准。
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Laboratory Animals
Laboratory Animals 生物-动物学
CiteScore
4.90
自引率
8.30%
发文量
64
审稿时长
6-12 weeks
期刊介绍: The international journal of laboratory animal science and welfare, Laboratory Animals publishes peer-reviewed original papers and reviews on all aspects of the use of animals in biomedical research. The journal promotes improvements in the welfare or well-being of the animals used, it particularly focuses on research that reduces the number of animals used or which replaces animal models with in vitro alternatives.
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