Professional development

LONDON - Following two postponed hearings and a stayed Judicial Review, the Disciplinary Committee of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons last week [1 May 2009] accepted a wide-ranging 18-month programme of undertakings from a veterinary surgeon found guilty of serious professional conduct, to address his "serious deficiencies" and "practice failings".

LONDON - Specialist provider of residential support services for people living with Autism and other Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASD) Brookdale Care has announced that the 23-year-old Manager of its Eynesbury House care home, Andrew Fairman, has become the youngest ever person to achieve the NVQ Level 4 Leadership and Management for Care Services Award.

WASHINGTON - The Institute of International Finance (IIF) and the Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP) are leveraging their respective strengths to jointly launch a program on "Risk Governance for Boards of Directors in the Financial Industry." Strengthening the board's role in the understanding of risk governance is an essential element in efforts to draw lessons from the financial crisis and implement reforms.

ST. LOUIS, Missouri - Acquisition Extends the Evolve Testing and Remediation Product Suite Elsevier, the leading global publisher of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, announced today the acquisition of the assets of Professional Development Software, Inc.

LONDON - Teacher understanding of Apprenticeships must radically improve for the Government programme to achieve its full potential, according to new research by independent education foundation, Edge.