Great news – the new Veterinary Nursing Apprenticeship Standard has just been released by the Institute for Apprenticeships! If you are a small employer (you have an annual payroll bill of less than £3 million) you can now train a VN apprentice for just £1,500 (only £750 per year!). If you are part of a […]
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Huge reduction in cost for the new Veterinary Nursing Apprenticeship Standard – Now Available!
International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
There are an estimated 370 million indigenous people in the world, living across 90 countries. Despite making up less than 5 percent of the world’s population, indigenous people account for 15 percent of the poorest. They speak an overwhelming majority of the world’s estimated 7,000 languages and represent 5,000 different cultures. Indigenous communities maintain unique […]
Kick-start your career in education at our Potters Bar centre!
Have you been there, done that and got the gown and gloves? If so, why not share your knowledge and experience of veterinary nursing with the next generation? At The College of Animal Welfare we are currently recruiting for a number of teaching and educational support positions at our Potters Bar centre. Previous experience in […]
Kick-start your career in education at our Potters Bar centre!
Have you been there, done that and got the gown and gloves? If so, why not share your knowledge and experience of veterinary nursing with the next generation? At The College of Animal Welfare we are currently recruiting for a number of teaching and educational support positions at our Potters Bar centre. Previous experience in […]
Health and Fitness Tip of the Month: Processed Foods
We hear a lot about processed foods and how they’re bad for our health, but what makes a food processed? What are processed foods? According to the NHS, processed foods are foods that have been altered some way during preparation. So, this can be anything from microwavable ready meals, to tinned fruits and vegetables. Some […]
Results of the BVNA Council vote are in…
The British Veterinary Nursing Association (BVNA) asked members to vote for the three candidates they wanted to see on its council. And as of 23 July, the votes are in! The poll closed at midnight on the 18 July 2018 and with a turnout of only 6.3%, nine nominations were received. Who were the nominated […]
33.7% of all deaths in dogs under the age of 3 are a result of undesirable behaviours…
New research carried out by the VetCompassTM Programme at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) suggests that dogs with undesirable behaviours such as fighting, running away, over-excitability or barking are more likely to die at a younger age. What has the study found? 7% of deaths in dogs under the age of three are caused by […]
Proposed new post-registration qualifications for vet nurses: Have your say
The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) are currently asking all veterinary nurses and veterinary surgeons to give their view on a new framework for post-registration veterinary nursing qualifications. The two new qualifications the RCVS are proposing are: Graduate Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Nursing Postgraduate Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Nursing The new proposed framework aims […]
Proposed new post-registration qualifications for vet nurses: Have your say
The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) are currently asking all veterinary nurses and veterinary surgeons to give their view on a new framework for post-registration veterinary nursing qualifications. The two new qualifications the RCVS are proposing are: Graduate Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Nursing Postgraduate Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Nursing The new proposed framework aims […]
CAW Lecturer nominated for Academic Staff Member of the Year award!
We would like to say a massive congratulations to Megan Davies, BSc Veterinary Nursing Lecturer at our Potters Bar centre, who was nominated for the ‘Academic Staff Member of the Year’ award, as part of this year’s Student Led Teaching Awards Ceremony at Middlesex University. The annual Awards Ceremony, hosted by the Middlesex University Student’s […]