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RCVS Veterinary Nursing Exam Update

As new Awarding Bodies have been established the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons will reduce and finally cease offering theory and practical exams to Level 3 Diploma students in the UK. The dates for the final RCVS Awards examinations in 2015 are detailed below: OSCE (practical) 2015 6-8th March 2015 window (Closing date for exam […]

04/04/2014

Full-Time Veterinary Care Assistants Course Now Open for Enrolment

  The College of Animal Welfare is pleased to announce that a new City & Guilds Level 2 Diploma for Veterinary Care Assistants full-time course starting this September is now open for applications. This qualification, which was developed by The College of Animal Welfare with City & Guilds nearly ten years ago, has been offered […]

03/04/2014

National Veterinary Nursing Awareness Month | May 2014

The aim of ‘National Veterinary Nursing Awareness Month’ is to promote the importance of the veterinary nursing profession, the provision of responsible pet care and educate the general public about the different roles of nursing staff within practice. The event enables veterinary nursing staff from around the country to come together and get involved with […]

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New Tasks on RCVS OSCE Website

Please note that two new tasks have been added to the RCVS Veterinary Nursing OSCE bank and can be used from the July 2014 exams onwards. This is a total of three new tasks over the past few weeks: NC02 – diabetic stabilisation NC24 – clean animal accommodation TP05 – initial skin prep for surgery […]

01/04/2014

Tour De Vet – Coming to our Huntingdon centre on 30 May 2014!

We are delighted that Mike Brampton, Head of Thames Medical, and Sam McMillan, well known anaesthetic nurse with Jurox UK, are giving a hands on training sessions in anaesthesia monitoring on Friday 30 May at The College of Animal Welfare in Huntingdon as Mike cycles for charity from Sussex to Stirling! Mike is donating all […]

31/03/2014

RCVS OSCE Task NC02

It has been noted that task NC02 for the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) OSCEs is on the RCVS website. It been removed for some time, but is live on the RCVS (but not C&G) system. For those RCVS students sitting their examination this weekend IT IS NOT BEING USED – the task states […]

19/03/2014

How do you rate your learning experience at CAW?

A national survey is currently being carried out across the UK to gauge what learners think of the college/training provider they are studying at. This is your chance to have a say about the quality of teaching you experience and the support you are given – your views really do matter! Your course tutor will […]

13/03/2014

The College of Animal Welfare launches New Website

The College of Animal Welfare has today launched its new website – providing visitors with improved navigation, functionality and design. The new site has had a complete makeover, enabling it to scale to fit all screen sizes including tablets and mobile phones, making viewing easy, simple and available at home, work or on the move! […]

03/03/2014

New Way to Book CPD at The College of Animal Welfare

  From Monday 3 March 2014, all short courses at The College of Animal Welfare will move to an online booking system, providing a simple and convenient way to book and pay for CPD. Coinciding with the launch of the College’s new website, the online booking system will allow delegates to pay online via paypal […]

27/02/2014

New Dates Published for City & Guilds 2014 OSCE Dates

City & Guilds have published dates for the Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing OSCE examinations – these will be carried out during the following weekends: • 16-18 May 2014 • 1-3 August 2014 • 7-9 November 2014 A PDF file of the exam dates, entry deadlines and when the results are due can be […]