The European Commission for the Control of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (EuFMD)

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
European Commision

Progressive Learning Pathway

The Progressive Learning Pathway (PLP) is a learning framework designed to boost emergency preparedness and response capabilities of Veterinary Services. The PLP offers a mapping of the required domains of competence of Veterinary Services with the EuFMD available training solutions and tools.

Participants may use the PLP as a pathway to reach the required level of competence through completion of training activities, and subsequently building individual and collective capacity for emergency preparedness.

What is the PLP?

  1. Domains of Competence: the PLP maps out these critical domains.
  2. EuFMD Training Solutions and Tools: the PLP connects Veterinary Services with EuFMD training resources, from online courses to practical tools. 
  3. Progressive Pathway: the PLP is a step-by-step guide for learners.

How does it work?

  1. Training activities: through a series of training activities, each aligned with mapped domains of knowledge, learners gradually acquire new expertise.
  2. Competence level: as learners progress, they complete a competence map.
  3. Collective capacity: the PLP trascends individual development, and is a concerted effort to cultivate a collective force of skilled professionals.

The PLP also supports cascade training, by enabling individual learners and Veterinary Services to share acquired knowledge with other stakeholders and colleagues.