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AMTRA celebrates its 5000th SQP

8/10/2012 5:46 AM EST  -   Kendalls
The Animal Medicines Training Regulatory Authority (AMTRA) is celebrating its 5,000th SQP animal medicines advisor qualifying, as the organisation deals with its largest ever batch of candidates.
AMTRA Secretary General Stephen Dawson said the number of SQPs had increased from 3,500 just three years ago.

“We are seeing growth in all four sectors of SQPs activity, with around 2,100 working in farm shops and...
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AMTRA celebrates its 5,000th SQP

8/10/2012 5:19 AM EST  -   Kendalls
The Animal Medicines Training Regulatory Authority (AMTRA) is celebrating its 5,000thSQP animal medicines advisor qualifying, with up to 750 now in equine suppliers.
As the organisation processes its largest ever batch of candidates, AMTRA Secretary General Stephen Dawson said the number of SQPs had increased from 3,500 just three years ago.

“We are seeing growth in all four sectors of SQPs activity, with...

AMTRA: ‘SQP’ will remain as official title

3/12/2012 7:23 AM EST  -   Kendalls
‘Suitably Qualified Person’ (SQP) will remain as the official and legal title of those qualifying through the Animal Medicines Training Regulatory Authority (AMTRA), the organisation has confirmed.
Other descriptions of the role however, such as Animal Medicines Advisor, and Animal Health Advisor, can be useful in explaining to the public what an SQP does, though AMTRA advises against abbreviating those into...
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AtlasFram Advisor wins top Animal Health Industry Awards

2/2/2012 10:12 AM EST  -   Kendalls
Emilie Wix, a Livestock and Animal Health Specialist with AtlasFram Group, the UK’s leading farm input purchasing and crop marketing cooperative, has won two of the Animal Health Industry’s top Awards. They were presented to her during the 2012 Animal Health Distributors Association (AHDA) Conference and Exhibition at Hinckley, Leicestershire. A key event for the animal health industry which is attended by 500...

Growing trend for SQPs in vet practices

1/11/2012 5:37 AM EST  -   Kendalls
AMTRA has recorded the 500thstaff member in a veterinary practice to qualify as an SQP, reflecting a growing trend, according to the organisation’s Secretary General.
Stephen Dawson said the number of SQPs working at veterinary practices was on the rise, with about two-thirds of these working as veterinary nurses, and the remainder as other members of staff.

“Having an SQP in your veterinary practice allows...

NOAH LAUNCHES SYLLABUS FOR ANIMAL HEALTH SALES STAFF EXAM

1/6/2012 5:09 AM EST  -   Kendalls
The National Office of Animal Health has launched a new syllabus for its examination aimed at sales staff in the animal health industry. The NOAH Certificate of Animal Health (NCAH) is designed to give candidates a thorough grounding in animal physiology, animal disease and treatment options, as well as giving them a full knowledge of the legal framework in which medicines are regulated, advertised and sold.