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There’s no need to wait until next September to start training as veterinary nurse! Are you looking to train as a veterinary nurse? If so, there is no need to wait until next September, you could start your training in January! The January start programme is run at our Huntingdon, Potters Bar and Leeds centres. […]
A British Veterinary Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender group (LGBT+) has recently been set up and is open to anyone who wants to support LGBT rights. The group, which has been formed on Facebook, has more than 300 members. It aims to create a friendly and social LGBT community in the veterinary and associated professions, […]
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 – 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 […]
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 […]
What does your email address say about you? It is important that you make the right first impression when contacting employers, whether it’s to apply for a job or to ask for a work placement, this short video explains why…
It’s coming up to that time of year again. From Thursday October 1 2015 the National Minimum Wage hourly rates are increasing. The new rates will be as below: £6.70 for those aged 21 and over – a 20p increase from £6.50 £5.30 for 18 – 20 year olds – a 17p increase from £5.13 […]
Veterinary Surgeon and Veterinary Nursing lecturer, Laura Kidd has written a blog for the joint Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) and British Veterinary Association (BVA) Vet Futures project, addressing how we can increase the number of veterinary nurses entering and staying within the profession. In the blog, Laura argues that, despite year-on-year increases in […]
The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS), the regulatory body for veterinary surgeons and veterinary nurses in the UK, has launched an online petition calling on parliament to protect the title ‘veterinary nurse’ in law. It asks for a change in law to protect animal welfare by ensuring that only those individuals who hold relevant […]
For a limited time, London Vet Show are offering students at The College of Animal Welfare (veterinary nursing, veterinary care assistant or animal care) the opportunity to attend this year’s show on 19/20 November for just £75+VAT (with further discounts available if two or more places are booked). To take advantage of this offer please […]