Faculty of professional development and retraining

Faculty of professional development and retraining

Motuzko N.S.

Motuzko N.S.

Vice-rector of the Professional Development and Retraining Faculty
Motuzko Nikolay Stepanovich,
PhD in Biological Sciences, associate professor.
Tel.: +375 (212) 48-17-33.

The faculty was established on the 20th of June 1966, it possesses a long and exiting history and traditions. More than 65 000 agricultural executives and specialists have updated and improved their professional qualification since the foundation of the faculty within 40 various directions and areas.

More than 2000-2300 agricultural specialists are admitted for various programs annually. Currently the programs for professional development are offered as follows:

  • For veterinarians with the university degree:
    «Veterinary Epizootiology», «Veterinary Pharmacy», «Veterinary Sanitation and Expertise», «Veterinary Surgery», «Veterinary Pathological Anatomy», «Veterinary Parasitology», «Veterinary Biochemistry», «Veterinary Therapy», «Organization of Veterinary Surveillance on State Borders and Transport»
  • Improvement programs are offered for:
    veterinarians and zoo technicians occupied in agricultural structures, farm animals and poultry enterprises, slaughter houses and food processing plants. Veterinary gynecologists and veterinary practitioners of the private and state sectors, veterinary sanitation specialists, veterinary executives, veterinary surveillance inspectors are invited as well as, laboratory bacteriologists, virologists, toxicologists, serologists of regional veterinary stations

  • Training of specialists for certified jobs include (3 months program):
    • Laboratory microbiologist
    • Laboratory chemical analysis
    • Laboratory chemical-bacteriological analysis
    • Operator for machine milking
    • Operator for veterinary animal treatment
    • Operator for animal and poultry artificial insemination

The faculty actively provides consultancy, practical and scientific assistance to agricultural structures and industries of the Republic of Belarus. Currently, the support is rendered to agricultural industries in the Russian Federation.

The Faculty offers quality improvement programs for the teaching staff of the Academy in a close cooperation with the best educational establishments, the National Academy of Science of the Republic of Belarus, advanced agricultural enterprises and structures. International programs of professional and academic mobility in such countries as the Russian Federation, Ukraine, Latvia, Sweden, Germany, Belgium, France, Poland, Hungary, Netherlands, Italy, Spain, USA, China and others gain increasing popularity with every coming year.

For more details, please do not hesitate to contact us:
     Postal address: FPK and PK, VSAVM, 1-Dovatora street 7/11, Vitebsk 210026, Belarus.
     Contact tel.: +375 (212) 48-17-33.
     Fax: +375 (212) 48 17 40.
     E-mail: fpk.vgavm@rambler.ru