Veterinary nursing students from Edinburgh Napier University/The College of Animal Welfare will be travelling to India in November to train local veterinary technicians to help raise the standards of care and make lasting improvements to animal welfare. The eight student veterinary nurses will travel to Kerala Veterinary School along with two registered veterinary nurses and […]
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CAW VN students travel to India to train local veterinary technicians
#WEWeek2015 – Shadow a lecturer for a day
#WEWeek2015 – Are you a vet or vet nurse and looking at your future options? Do you love supporting students and seeing them achieve? Then becoming a lecturer may be the perfect career for you! Changing careers is a massive step for anyone to take, what will the new job really involve? Will it really […]
Veterinary Nursing: The Time Between VN Qualification and Registration
The time between successfully completing your nursing qualification and receiving Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) registration can often be a time of uncertainty – what are you allowed to do in practice? The answer to this question is different for diploma students and degree students and can be found in the RCVS ‘Awarding Organisation […]
#WEWeek2015 – Get involved and volunteer!
#WEWeek2015 – Have you ever thought about volunteering? Volunteering gives you the opportunity to give something back to the community and really make a difference to the lives of people or animals around you. You can also gain vital experience and develop new skills, knowledge and friends! Interested? Check out https://do-it.org – you can search […]
Work experience – where could it take you? We take a look at how work experience can change lives!
This week is #WEWeek2015 (Work Experience Week 2015), a week dedicated to raising awareness of the benefits that work experience can bring and celebrating the opportunities it can open up. As part of this we caught up with our Marketing Executive, Alison German RVN, to find out how work experience shaped her working life. What […]
Work Experience Week and The Wildlife Trusts
This week it is Work Experience Week 2015 (#WEWeek2015), a dedicated week to exploring the long-term benefits that practical experience can bring. Volunteering is an excellent way in which build up your expertise, many organisations rely upon volunteers in order to be able to continue the work they do. One such example is The Wildlife […]
Are you attending this years’ BVNA Congress?
Are you attending this years’ BVNA Congress? So are we! The College of Animal Welfare will be part of BVNA Congress from Friday 9 October to Sunday 11 October. We’ll be on hand to offer advice, provide guidance and share our industry experiences. Come along to stand C12 to get involved with our ‘three of the […]
#WEWeek2015 – Work Experience Week: 12-16 October 2015
Next week is Fair Train’s Work Experience Week 2015 (#WEWeek2015). Work experience is so important; not only is it often a pre-requisite to many training courses it can provide a meaningful insight into jobs and careers, develop your confidence and open up new opportunities. If work experience has helped you to get to where you […]
Older People’s Day
Is it true you’re rock climbing? Learning to scuba dive? Running a marathon? But you’re over 60… Do you think over 60 means over life? We think you’re only just getting started! Thursday 1st October, 2015 is officially Older People’s Day, an International Day created to recognise and celebrate the achievements and contributions that older […]
More reasons to go smoke-free this Stoptober
In light of the 1 October 2015 legislation forbidding drivers to smoke with children in their vehicle, the British Veterinary Association (BVA) and British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA) are encouraging pet owners to avoid smoking for their pets’ benefit as well. The devastating effects of passive smoking on humans is well documented, but vets […]