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Pay As You Learn Scheme – A new and flexible way to pay

The College of Animal Welfare is pleased to now be offering UK resident students and employers a new way to pay course fees with its Pay as You Learn scheme. The Pay as You Learn scheme has been set up to provide a more flexible way of paying for tuition by spreading out the cost […]

16/07/2013

Applications for our full time veterinary nursing and animal care courses close this Friday

Due to the exceptionally high volume of applications for this year’s full time courses (veterinary nursing and animal care), applications for these courses, at all centres, will close on Friday 12 July. Applications for September 2014 full time courses will be open shortly. Please note that applications for the Day Release and Fast Track Level […]

10/07/2013

Important information about OSCE exams this weekend at CAW Godmanchester & MYF Aldershot

Godmanchester Saturday 6 July 2013 We have been notified of road closures in Godmanchester on Saturday 6 July, therefore some roads will be closed at certain times. We advise that where possible you allow yourself additional travel time to reach the examination centre in case of disruption.  MYF Training Sunday 7 July 2013 We have […]

04/07/2013

40th BVNA Annual Congress

11-13 October 2013 | Telford International Centre, Shropshire BVNA will celebrate its 40th congress this year and is extremely proud to still be hosting the only sole veterinary nursing congress throughout Europe. The dedicated scientific programme is aimed at all levels of veterinary nursing staff and provides tiered lecture streams for students, equine nurses, veterinary […]

02/07/2013

So just what is this VLE we keep talking about?!

The VLE (Virtual Learning Environment) holds a wealth of information for all CAW students, mentors and clinical coaches. This article will concentrate on the benefits of the VLE for our Level 3 Diploma Veterinary Nursing courses. Once you are a student veterinary nurse with CAW or an active CAW clinical coach you will be given […]

28/06/2013

Communications Tab on NPL – Clinical Coaches Please Note

We are aware of the new communication tab on the Nursing Progress Log (NPL). Following a trial period, as a College, the decision was made not to use this tool for the following reason: The communication tab does not alert us to the fact a message is sent. As a result of this we would […]

19/06/2013

World Environment Week competition – we have a winner!

Congratulations to Kirsty Cavanagh-Cole, Level 3 Extended Diploma in Animal Management student, for being chosen as the winner of our World Environment Week poster competition and winning a £100 book voucher.:           Thank you to all students who submitted entries, it was a hard choice in the end! The entries can […]

13/06/2013

New Look for The College of Animal Welfare!

As part of our ongoing evolution, The College of Animal Welfare has taken the opportunity to rebrand with a fresh, new, media-friendly logo. The logo is to be fully rolled out before the end of the year and marks a period of growth and expansion. The college has a rapidly growing digital presence and the […]

11/06/2013

Detailed Breakdown of OSCE changes

Further to the RCVS’ announcement that some of the OSCE tasks have been changed, a breakdown of changes can be found below: LD01 Now an 18 step task Step 9 now reads – Using a correct technique carefully place a cover slip over sample Step 17 now reads – Focus the microscope to locate a […]

10/06/2013

Changes Announced to the Veterinary Nursing OSCE Stations

The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) have announced that a number of the OSCE stations have been altered. In most cases the alterations are minor and reflect what nurses are doing already. In some cases where a large number of students have failed a step the examiners have sought to reword the task to […]

07/06/2013