From September 2023 all modules will be reducing from 16 weeks to 12 weeks

Published on 19 April 2023

From September 2023 all modules will be reducing from 16 weeks to 12 weeks duration, with the three terms that modules run following a more traditional pattern, with increased breaks between periods of study. There is no change to module size in terms of the content and topics being covered, the number of credits or recommended overall study time in a module. The price of the modules will also remain the same.

In many 10-credit CertAVP modules there are also changes to the assessment load, most commonly being the removal of one assessment piece, in order to reduce the overall assessment load of completing a certificate. Where changes to the assessment have been made, the same learning outcomes are assessed by the new assessment strategy, and all changes have been approved by the RCVS.

What this means for you, is that the content, teaching and assessment has been condensed into a shorter period, meaning that there will be slightly increased weekly expectations for study, from 6.25 hours a week to approximately 8 hours a week for a 10-credit module (overall suggested study hours for a 10-credit module is 100 hours), but with a greater period off between each module.

The new term dates are in the table below:

	Autumn term	Winter term	Summer term	Autumn term
Start Date	4th Sep 2023	8th Jan 2024	29th Apr 2024	9th Sep 2024
End date	27th Nov 2023	2nd Apr 2024	22nd Jul 2024	2nd Dec 2024
Break period	6 week break	4 week break	7 week break

The updated timetables are published here, on the website where you can see the new dates for the 2023-24 modules, and the modules running each time. Hopefully everyone will see this as a positive thing, with increased time off between modules, allowing longer breaks between study, especially over the busy periods such as Christmas and summer. 

Please do contact us if you have any questions about these changes.