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NPL Moderation Reports
Clinical coaches – please keep an eye out for the NPL Moderation Reports which will be emailed to you shortly. Please make sure any actions are complete – any problems please speak to your QAS, thank you.
Reminder to all September 2012 Start Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing Students
If you started the Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing programme in September 2012 this reminder is for you! Please do not forget that NPL Units VN1,2,5 & 7 need to be completed by 31 January 2013 (excluding the stabling task in VN5). VN3 should be completed by February – March 2013, followed by VN4 in March – April […]
NPL Log-In Reminder
Please remember that you must not share your Nursing Progress Log (NPL) log in details with any other clinical coaches in your practice. The NPL permits only one named clinical coach per student at any one time for reasons of accountability and integrity; permitting a number of staff to access a student’s record using a […]
Do You Have Someone Looking to Train as a Veterinary Nurse? Get Them on a Jan Start Course Now and Beat the Learning Loans!
If you have a student in your practice that is looking to start training as a veterinary nurse then, due to changes in government funding, it may be worth them starting in January! From 1 August 2013 students in England, aged 24 years of age or over, will no longer have level 3 programmes such […]
24+Advanced Learning Loans: Important Information for Students Starting Level 3 Courses from 1 August 2013
From 1 August 2013 learners in England, aged 24 years of age or over, will no longer have level 3 programmes such as A Levels, advanced apprenticeships and level 3 Diplomas subsidised by the Government. Instead the learner, or their employer, will be required to pay the course fees plus the money which would have […]
RCVS Register of Members 2012 Now Available to Buy
Copies of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) Register of Members 2012 are now available to purchase. For the first time, printed copies of the Register of Members and List/Register of Veterinary Nurses are no longer being posted free of charge to all veterinary surgeons and VNs respectively. Veterinary practices and the public can […]
Professor Gregory to Present Awards at our Annual Student Awards Ceremony
Students and employers are set to be recognised at our annual Student Awards Ceremony tomorrow (Saturday 8 December). The annual Student Awards Ceremony recognises the achievements that students have made during the year and the support that mentors, coaches and employers have provided to them. Each student who has been nominated for an award has […]
Working Together Towards First-Rate Regulation: Have Your Say
Members of the veterinary profession are being given a unique opportunity to help improve the way the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) regulates their professions, as part of its First-Rate Regulator initiative. Members of the veterinary team are being asked about their recent interactions with the RCVS, what they think the organisation does well, […]
January Start Veterinary Nursing Programmes – Why Wait Until September?
If you’re looking to start training as a veterinary nurse, our next day release Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing programme starts the week commencing the 7 January 2013. This particular programme is for students who are employed in a veterinary practice that is approved to train veterinary nurses – a Training Practice (TP) or […]
Ofsted Report Praises 96% Veterinary Nursing Apprenticeship Success Rate
The College of Animal Welfare has been rated as ‘Good’ across the board following its recent Ofsted inspection. This is the first inspection the College has been through since the new, more stringent, inspection regime came into effect in September. The week long inspection involved a team of seven inspectors covering three of the College’s […]