Take a look at our summer health check for Training Practices (TPs) below and see if you are all up-to-date and ready for the start of next term: Have you completed all the action points from your latest TP annual audit visit? Are all your clinical coaches trained ready for September? If not, remember we offer free clinical […]
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Training Practices – Are you Ready for September?
Free Work-Based Customer Service Training – Just 4 Weeks Left!
We have been delighted that veterinary practices and animal welfare organisations throughout England, have chosen to enrol their staff onto our customer service apprenticeship programmes over the past few weeks. There are now just four weeks left to take advantage of nationwide free customer service training for receptionists. Remember apprenticeships incorporate the City & Guilds Diploma in Work-Based Customer […]
First Chief Executive of the RCVS Appointed
The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) have appointed Nick Stace into the new role of Chief Executive and Secretary; he will take up this post on 3 September 2012. A long-standing consumer champion, Nick Stace leaves CHOICE, Australia’s equivalent of consumer group Which?. Nick has also held the post of former Prime Minister Gordon […]
Summer VN Practical Examination Information
Uptake for the summer veterinary nursing practical examinations has been lower than expected this year and, as such, the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) has deemed it necessary to reduce the number of examination centres to four. The available exmaination centres are now Harper Adams University College, Hartpury College, Myerscough College and MYF Training.
Nursing Progress Log (NPL) Abuse
Action has recently been taken by a centre in a case of clinical coaches sharing log-in details in order to add entries to NPLs for which they were not authorised. Not only does this potentially invalidate entries, but it is a breach of the RCVS Code of Professional Conduct. Veterinary nurses and veterinary surgeons must […]
Last of His Kind, Lonesome George, Dies
Known as the rarest species in the world, the Pinta Tortoise of the Galapagos Islands are now extinct.
Woman Finds Her Long Lost Dog on the Way to Pet Crematorium
Fully Funded Veterinary Nurse Training to Under 19s
If you are under 19 years of age and are looking to start training as a veterinary nurse this September then you may be entitled to fully funded apprenticeship (Level 3 Diploma) training. To start the programme you must meet the academic entry requirements and be employed in a veterinary practice that is approved to […]
Fully Funded Veterinary Nurse Training to Under 19s
If a member of your staff is looking to start training as a veterinary nurse this September and they are under 19 years of age then they can receive fully funded apprenticeship training (Level 3 Diploma) from The College of Animal Welfare. With apprenticeship training being free to this age group, the only thing your […]
New Online CPD Recording System – the Professional Development Record – is available now!
Veterinary surgeons and veterinary nurses wishing to record their CPD using the new online recording system – the Professional Development Record (PDR) can now access this and register via the RCVS website. Find out more about the veterinary nursing PDR here. Find out more about the PDR for veterinary surgeons here. The traditional paper-based CPD record card may still […]