On the Organization of the Licensed Veterinarian Qualification Examination and the Functions of the Animal Disease Prevention and Control Center
China's licensed veterinarian qualification examination is organized and implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture.
Appendix 1: What are the institutions in China that administer the licensed veterinarian qualification examination?
China's institutions for organizing and administering the licensed veterinarian qualification examination are divided into four levels: the first level is the National Licensed Veterinarian Qualification Examination Committee and the Licensed Veterinarian Management Office of the Ministry of Agriculture; the second level is the China Animal Disease Prevention and Control Center; the third level is the examination districts (examination district offices) established in each province, autonomous region, and municipality directly under the Central Government; the fourth level is the examination sites (examination site offices) established in prefecture-level cities (prefectures, prefectures, leagues).
Appendix 2: What are the functions of the National Licensed Veterinarian Qualification Examination Committee?
The National Licensed Veterinarian Qualification Examination Committee is responsible for reviewing and approving examination subjects, examination syllabi, and examination questions, and for supervising and guiding the examination work and determining the passing standard.
Appendix 3: What are the functions of the Licensed Veterinarian Management Office of the Ministry of Agriculture?
The Licensed Veterinarian Management Office of the Ministry of Agriculture undertakes the daily work of the examination committee, and is responsible for drafting examination subjects, compiling examination syllabi, establishing the examination question bank, organizing the setting of examination questions, and proposing recommendations for the passing standard of the examination.
Appendix 4: What are the functions of the China Animal Disease Prevention and Control Center?
Under the leadership of the National Licensed Veterinarian Qualification Examination Committee, the China Animal Disease Prevention and Control Center is specifically responsible for the technical work of the licensed veterinarian qualification examination. Its specific duties are: to organize the drafting of examination syllabi, the setting of questions, and the assembly of examination papers; to organize the drafting of examination administration regulations; to undertake the processing of candidates' registration information, the production of examination papers, the distribution of examination papers, and the collection of answer sheets; to organize the evaluation and provision of examination results; to organize and carry out statistical analysis of the examination; to report on the examination work to the National Licensed Veterinarian Qualification Examination Committee and the Licensed Veterinarian Management Office of the Ministry of Agriculture; to guide the examination administration work of examination district offices and examination site offices; to undertake the training of experts for examination syllabi, question setting, and related matters; to undertake the verification, printing, and issuance of licensed veterinarian qualification certificate information; and other work entrusted by the Ministry of Agriculture.
Appendix 5: What is an examination district? What are the functions of an examination district?
Each province, autonomous region, and municipality directly under the Central Government constitutes an examination district. An examination district establishes a licensed veterinarian qualification examination leading group, which is responsible for the licensed veterinarian qualification examination work within its jurisdiction. The leader of the leading group is served by the person in charge of the veterinary competent department of the respective province, autonomous region, or municipality directly under the Central Government. The examination district sets up an office, whose specific duties are: to formulate specific measures for the administration of the licensed veterinarian qualification examination in the examination district; to be responsible for the administration of the licensed veterinarian qualification examination in the examination district; to guide the work of examination site offices; to receive or forward registration information, examination papers, answer sheets, answer cards, score reports, licensed veterinarian qualification certificates, and the like; to re-examine candidates' registration qualifications; to generate and issue admission tickets; to handle major emergencies and disciplinary violations occurring in the examination district during the examination; and to refund the registration fees of candidates who fail the registration qualification review, and so on.
Appendix 6: What is an examination site? What are the functions of an examination site?
An examination district establishes examination sites according to the standards for setting up examination sites, and reports them to the Licensed Veterinarian Management Office of the Ministry of Agriculture for filing. Examination sites shall be set up in prefecture-level cities (prefectures, prefectures, leagues). An examination site shall establish a licensed veterinarian qualification examination leading group, and the leader of the leading group shall concurrently be the person in charge of the veterinary competent department of the prefecture-level city (prefecture, prefecture, league). The examination site sets up an office, whose specific duties are: to be responsible for the examination administration work of the licensed veterinarian qualification examination at the examination site; to handle candidates' registration confirmation work, guide candidates in filling out registration forms, verify the registration materials provided by candidates, collect examination fees, and review candidates' registration qualifications; to forward the Admission Ticket; to arrange examination rooms and organize the training of invigilators; to receive the examination papers and answer cards for the examination site, and be responsible for their confidential storage before the examination; to organize and implement the examination; after the examination ends, to count and destroy examination papers, and to count and mail answer sheets and answer cards; to forward licensed veterinarian qualification certificates; and to handle emergencies and disciplinary violations occurring at the examination site during the examination, and so on.