Renewal of License to Practice as a Veterinary Surgeon - Kenya Veterinary Board

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Procedure

• An applicant can submit an application for renewal of his/her license to practice as a veterinary surgeon. The applicant needs to provide proof of attained prescribed Continuous development (CPD) points.
• CPD’s are activities or programs that provide added value to the capability of Veterinary Surgeons or Veterinary Para-Professionals through enhancement of knowledge, skills and personal qualities for appropriate execution of the veterinary profession.
• Veterinary surgeons have to acquire a certain amount of CPD’s for their licenses to be renewed
• Renewals/retention must be done before the 30th of November ever year
• Every Veterinary Surgeon must obtain a minimum of twenty (20) Credit points per CPD year in order to retain their names in the Kenya Veterinary Board’s (KVB’s) register.
• A minimum of fifty percent (50%) of the Credit Points in any CPD year MUST be accumulated from activities and/or programs that are veterinary - oriented.
• The maximum number of CPD hours that can be accredited for a one (1) day is eight (8) hours.
• A summary of all CPD activities attended is to be submitted on an annual basis to the KVB on Form 27. For purposes of verification, Form 27 should be submitted by 30th November of the year in consideration

Apply in Person

1. To make an application for renewal/retention as Veterinary Surgeon, the applicant has to contact/visit the Kenya Veterinary Board offices to make the application.
2. Here you will be required to produce evidence of continuous professional development of the past year.
3. This is done using KVB Continuous Professional Record Sheet which can be obtained from the KVB offices or downloaded from their website. Kenya Veterinary Board
4. The applicant has to make sure he or she has acquired the required CPD and has all the required documents that are required for this process to be successful. A list of these documents can be found under the "Required Documents" section of this page or at KVB registration requirements page.
5. Submit the completed KVB CPD Record Sheet – Form 27 and required documents.
6. Proceed to pay the appropriate fees and submit the payment receipt. The amount of fees to be paid can be found under the "Fees" section of this page or at KVB registration fees page.
7. On successful completion of this process, the applicant will receive the written confirmation of retention on the same day.

Required Documents

1. You must be a registered veterinary surgeon, therefore, provide registration certificate.
2. Provide proof of Current membership to a veterinary professional association.
3. Provide proof of attained prescribed CPD points. i.e. CPD Record sheet
4. Proof of Payment of the prescribed retention fee.
5. Certificates showing CPD’s

Office Location & Contacts

Kenya Veterinary Board
Off Waiyaki Way,
Veterinary Research Laboratories:
Kabete, Nairobi Kenya.
Telephone: +254-701-581718
Mobile Number: +254-722-305253
E-mail: info@kenyavetboard.or.ke
Website:Kenya Veterinary Board