The College of Animal Welfare is delighted to announce the launch of its new City & Guilds Level 2 Diploma in Animal Care online learning course. The availability of the level 2 diploma, accredited by City & Guilds, as an online distance learning course will now enable those looking to study animal care alongside any […]
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The College of Animal Welfare Launches New City & Guilds Level 2 Diploma in Animal Care Online Course
Learning Disability Week (20-26 June 2016)
This month sees the return of Learning Disability Week, a welcome opportunity to come together to celebrate the achievements of people with learning disabilities. NHS figures estimate that around 1.5m people in the UK have a learning disability, but what does it mean? A lack of understanding of the range of conditions that exist means […]
Health and Fitness Tip of the Week: Ready, Set, Breakfast!
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. As well as supplying us with energy, breakfast is a good way to provide the body with important vitamins such as iron, calcium and vitamin B. Studies show that breakfast can be important in maintaining a healthy body weight, skipping breakfast can lead to you over […]
Mountain Marathons for Beginners
Mountain marathons: what on earth? To the uninitiated, this might sound pretty daunting, and rather like the sort of event you never want to be involved in, but it is actually a very welcoming, fun sport with events suitable for a wide range of abilities. Even if you have never heard of it and this […]
Reminder for Clinical Coaches with Placement Students
If you are a Clinical Coach with a placement student then please ensure you review the behavioural tool every month and make a note of this on the tutorial record to highlight any areas for improvement. Please also ensure that the behavioural tool is submitted to the college on a monthly basis, along with the […]
30 Days Wild Challenge 2016: Join The Wildlife Trust in reconnecting with nature this June!
With over half of the world’s population now living in urban areas, it is sometimes difficult to escape the hustle and bustle of city living and find the time to retreat back to nature. The Wildlife Trust aims to make a change this June by encouraging people to do something wild every day for thirty […]
The College of Animal Welfare Increase Day Release Veterinary Nursing Provision
Due to continuing high demand, in September 2016 The College of Animal Welfare will be running two, Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing, day release programmes from our centres in Huntingdon, Potters Bar and Leeds. This means that veterinary practices will, subject to availability, be able to choose which day their student attends college from the following days: Huntingdon: […]
The College of Animal Welfare Increase Day Release Veterinary Nursing Provision
Due to continuing high demand, in September 2016 The College of Animal Welfare will be running two, Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing, day release programmes from its centres in Huntingdon, Potters Bar and Leeds. This means that veterinary practices will, subject to availability, be able to choose which day their student attends college from […]
More motivational ideas and networking opportunities at this year’s Head Nurse Congress
The College of Animal Welfare would like to thank all delegates, speakers and exhibitors who attended Head Nurse Congress on the 14 and 15 May for making the event such a success. This year the event, which was sponsored by the Veterinary Practice Management Association (VPMA), saw over a hundred delegates come together to share […]
Students raise £115 for the Wildlife Trust February 2016
Congratulations to our Animal Care students at Huntingdon for taking part in the Wildlife Trust Apprentice Challenge. Over the month of February they raised £115.00 by organising a bake sale, a “guess how many sweets in the jar” challenge and an animal themed dress up day. The money will go towards helping conserve local wildlife […]