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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 […]

15/10/2015

#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 […]

14/10/2015

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 […]

12/10/2015

What does your email address say about you?

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…

30/09/2015

National Minimum Wage Rate Changes: 1 October 2015

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 […]

17/09/2015

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Vet Futures: ‘Where are all the veterinary nurses?’

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 […]

10/09/2015

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Online petition launched to protect the title ‘veterinary nurse’

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 […]

01/09/2015

London Vet Show Discount for CAW Students

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 […]

12/08/2015

CAW Student, Dale Walter, is announced as Apprentice of the Year!

We are delighted to hear that Dale Walter, Apprenticeship in Animal Care student at The College of Animal Welfare who works at Completely K9 Hydrotherapy and Rehabilitation in Canvay Island, has been awarded Castle Point Council’s Apprentice of the Year 2015!   Dale, 21, who was unemployed just over a year ago was offered work […]

05/08/2015

Extra day release Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing course added at Potters Bar due to high demand!

Due to high demand this year, we will be running an additional day release Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing programme at our Potters Bar centre this September. This programme is for those students who are already employed in a veterinary practice as a student veterinary nurse. The current Monday group will run as planned; […]

03/08/2015