A framework for assessing practical competence in laboratory animal science (LAS): development of direct observation of procedural skills (DOPS) by the ETPLAS Working Group

Rafael Frías Beneyto, Ivo Tiebosch, Andreia Costa, Daniel Kylmann Hansen, Åsa Holmberg, Ronald Vlasbom, Lucy Whitfield, Anne-Dominique Degryse, Jan-Bas Prins

Laboratory Animals: The international journal of laboratory animal science and welfare

Published online on May 07, 2026

Abstract

Laboratory Animals, Volume 60, Issue 3, Page 332-345, June 2026.
Assessment of practical skills is a key component in ensuring competence in laboratory animal science (LAS), particularly for practitioners performing functions A, C and D as defined in the Directive 2010/63/EU, namely those who carry out procedures on ...