5 Jun 2019
"The results of the surveys form a very important ‘snapshot’ of the profession at a given point in time, but they also prove useful for years to come..." - RCVS chief executive Lizzie Lockett.
Holly Kernot
Job Title
The RCVS’ current Belgravia House headquarters is “no longer suitable to meet the needs of the college”.
Vets and VNs are being invited to take part in the RCVS’ Surveys of the Professions 2019.
Conducted every four to five years, the surveys will be sent out to every MRCVS and RVN to collate demographic and work-related data in addition to information about professional achievement.
Topics covered in the surveys include socio-economic background and race/ethnicity, disability, employment status, location of workplace, hours of work, hours of CPD and extra qualifications earned.
The surveys, which are conducted on the college’s behalf by the Institute for Employment Studies, also ask respondents about their views on different aspects of their profession, including career plans, challenges facing the profession, and well-being.
Additional questions for this year’s surveys include those around the professions’ views of the RCVS, including its values, how it should communicate, and what it should prioritise in the future.
RCVS chief executive Lizzie Lockett said: ”The results of the surveys form a very important ‘snapshot’ of the profession at a given point in time, but they also prove useful for years to come in terms of how the college develops its regulatory and educational policy, the areas it chooses to focus on and the issues it chooses to tackle.
”The ensuing reports are also used by a myriad of other individuals, such as those in academia, government and representative bodies, as well as journalists.
”It’s, therefore, really important we have as accurate a picture as possible. So, although completing the surveys is entirely voluntary, we strongly encourage members of the professions to take the time to complete them. It will, ultimately, help the development of appropriate and supportive policies for your profession.”
An additional survey will be available for MRCVS who practise overseas.
This aims to better understand why they continue to retain their MRCVS status, what this status means in the countries they work in, global attitudes towards the RCVS and how the college could improve its communication with them.
