Submit your credentials application on or before 1 November to sit the exams the following September (this is to allow sufficient time for any appeals to be resolved). Download the application from our Forms page. Read more information on the credentials application process here.

You must register to sit the examinations before the deadline each year. The registration forms are also on our Forms page. Once you have registered, you will be sent an invoice for the examination fee. This fee is non-refundable.

The written exams are held in September each year, using an online testing platform. You will be required to take your exam in person at an examination site with an invigilator present. The exams are generally held over 2 days.

If you are successful in passing the examination, you will become a Certified Diplomate of ECLAM, and an EBVS® European Veterinary Specialist in Laboratory Animal Medicine.

If you do not pass the examination, you are allowed to re-sit three more times, at a reduced fee.