The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) veterinary nursing student enrolment fee is set to increase on 1 January 2016 to £174 per student. This is a £5 increase from the current £169 fee.
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RCVS veterinary nursing student enrolment fee set to increase
Competition winners at BVNA and London Vet Show!
A big congratulations to Wendy Stiff of Spring Lodge Veterinary Hospital in Witham, Essex who won The College of Animal Welfare’s ‘Roll the Dice’ competition at this year’s London Vet Show. Whilst Registered Veterinary Nurse Fiona Wilson of Vets Now Beechwood and Student Veterinary Nurse Andrew Hunter of Hornsey Vets both won the competition at […]
Learner Satisfaction Survey
Each year, The College of Animal Welfare is required to gain its funded learner’s views on their learning journey. This is your opportunity to tell us what you think about the College; your feedback plays an important part in developing the quality of your education and training. The survey asks for your opinion on a […]
Send a Vet Nurse to India: Student experiences
By Kirsty Dougherty, BSc (Hons) Veterinary Nursing student – Edinburgh Napier University/The College of Animal Welfare My first impressions of India were of smiling people, crazy driving and beautiful scenery -the sun shone, it was warm and life was instantly better. On arrival at the University campus we were met with a large poster with […]
Send a Vet Nurse to India: A student perspective
By Lydia Barry, BSc (Hons) Veterinary Nursing student – Edinburgh Napier University/The College of Animal Welfare After two long flights and a car journey where our lives flashed before our eyes on numerous occasions, we arrived at the first campus in the beautiful Pookode. At first, over taking on blind bends and the constant beeping […]
2015 CAW VN Consultation Survey: See the results!
Earlier this year, The College of Animal Welfare (CAW) carried out an online survey to gain views on the current veterinary nursing training qualifications that lead to RVN Registration with the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS). The aim of the survey was to identify what those working with the qualification, and in practice, thinks […]
2015 CAW VN Consultation Survey: See the results!
Earlier this year, The College of Animal Welfare (CAW) carried out an online survey to gain views on the current veterinary nursing training qualifications that lead to RVN Registration with the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS). The aim of the survey was to identify what those working with the qualification, and in practice, thinks […]
Golden Jubilee Award for veterinary nurses relaunched for 2016
The relaunch comes after Veterinary Nurses Council agreed some significant changes to the award process and criteria at its October 2015 meeting. This included restricting the award to veterinary nurses only and making the award criteria more focused on leadership. Liz Cox, Chair of VN Council, explained: ‘We agreed changes to this award in order […]
Back by popular demand… Head Nurse Congress 2016
The College of Animal Welfare is delighted to announce that Head Nurse Congress, sponsored by the Veterinary Practice Management Association (VPMA), is back on the 14 and 15 May 2016 due to popular demand! This year’s event was a resounding success with two days of CPD taking head nurses and practice managers through some of […]
International Day of Persons with Disability: 3 December 2015
What is disability? Disability is a name given to the barriers that exist for some people, because their bodies and minds work differently. We need to remove these barriers so that everyone can be included. Here are some examples of how barriers can be removed: A person who uses a wheelchair may not be able […]