If you love animals, at some point in your life you may have considered working with them, but what options are there and where do you start? There are just over two weeks to go until this year’s Careers With Animals Day. A free event, held on Saturday 24 March (10am-3pm) at The College of […]
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Want to work with animals? Come and find out how!
Want to work with animals? Come and find out how!
If you love animals, at some point in your life you may have considered working with them, but what options are there and where do you start? There are just over two weeks to go until this year’s Careers With Animals Day. A free event, held on Saturday 24 March (10am-3pm) at The College of […]
You smoke, they smoke – second hand smoke causes health implications for pets
PDSA warn that smoking around your pets could kill them! Vet charity PDSA has launched a campaign urging people to stop smoking around their pets because the health implications could be fatal for them. While we are all aware of the serious and potentially fatal diseases linked to smoking in humans, some of us have […]
Time is running out to book Head Nurse Congress at the early bird rate!
Time is running out to book onto this year’s Head Nurse Congress at the discounted price, with the early bird rate ending in just over two weeks’ time (31 March 2018). Head Nurse Congress, sponsored by the Veterinary Management Group (formerly VPMA), is a two-day event packed full of useful information and practical tips that […]
Time is running out to book Head Nurse Congress at the early bird rate!
Time is running out to book onto this year’s Head Nurse Congress at the discounted price, with the early bird rate ending in just over two weeks’ time (31 March 2018). Head Nurse Congress, sponsored by the Veterinary Management Group (formerly VPMA), is a two-day event packed full of useful information and practical tips that […]
#NAW2018 National Apprenticeship Week: 5-9 March 2018
This week is National Apprenticeship Week, and this year the theme is ‘Apprenticeships Work’! And work they do – each year hundreds of thousands of people up and down the country choose an apprenticeship to start their working life, change career or upskill in their current employment. #NAW2018 aims to showcase real life apprentices to […]
Calling all students: Are you passionate about the difference that pets make on the lives of people?
On Saturday 17 March 2018, the Society of Companion Animal Studies (SCAS) are hosting their annual conference at The College of Animal Welfare in Godmanchester. ‘Pets in Housing’ has a great line up of speakers, all coming together to present information on, and discuss, the issues faced by people having to choose between housing and […]
LGBT History Month – How can you get involved?
February is LGBT history month, and this year’s theme is ‘Geography-mapping the world’ and is all about OUTing the past! The badge for this year, designed by Cristian-Emanuel Buda, features two compasses facing each other; which he says demonstrates LGBT people finding their way in the world, whether it is accepting of them or not. […]
Meet the Tutors: Employer Information Event at Potters Bar
The College of Animal Welfare, Royal Veterinary College, Boltons Park Farm, Hawkshead Road, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire EN6 1NB. On Tuesday 27 March, between 1 and 4pm, the team at Potters Bar are opening their doors to clinical coaches, mentors and employers for an informal drop in session and refreshments: Tea/coffee and Easter treats! Tutors, Assessors […]
ILM Coaching and Mentoring qualifications at CAW
As a clinical coach, you will know that coaching students or new members of staff can be extremely rewarding, but also challenging at times! Do you struggle with any of the following? Balancing your clinical duties with your coaching responsibilities Setting boundaries and being assertive Getting your students to take more responsibility for their workload […]