If you’re interested in studying veterinary nursing with us, you may have asked yourself a very common question that many people ask when looking into further education: how am I going to finance my veterinary nurse training?
The good news is that there are lots of payment methods available to you! To help you decide what method is best for your circumstances, take a look at some of your payment options for our Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing…
1. Pay in full or annually
Paying the veterinary nursing course fee in full before the start of the course, if you are able to do so, is the most simple and straightforward way to pay. Alternatively, you can pay for your course annually.
2. Apprenticeships
If you are employed in a veterinary practice, you may be eligible to undertake the diploma course as part of an apprenticeship, in which case your employer would be required to pay your course fees. Many employers will support their staff with apprenticeship training if they believe the knowledge and skills you will gain will be of benefit to their organisation, so it is worth a chat to see if this possible.
3. Advanced Learner Loan
If you are 19 years of age or over, living in England and planning to undertake the a level 3 veterinary nursing diploma course, you could qualify for an Advanced Learner Loan to help contribute to the cost of your studies.
With the Advanced Learner Loan, there’s no credit check, your household income isn’t taken into account and you won’t have to pay anything back until you earn over £25,000 a year. Once you start earning over £25,000 a year, you will pay back 9% of your income each month. So for example if you earned £27,000 a year you would pay back £15 a month.
Please be aware the maximum amount you can receive from the Advanced Learner Loan for the Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing is £7,172 (May 2024). This means there will be an outstanding balance left to pay. Therefore it is worth exploring other payment options to cover the outstanding balance. Visit our website for more information.
Find out more about the Advanced Learner Loan.
4. Loans2Learn
The CAW Loans2Learn scheme is a personal loan that can help you to spread the cost of your course into manageable payments. The loan can be used to fully or partially cover your course fees (but does not cover any awarding body fees, such as enrolment and examination fees). More information can be found here.
If you’re interested in training as a veterinary nurse, but are still unsure about how you would fund your studies, please do not hesitate to contact us at admin@caw.ac.uk or call us on 01480 422060 to discuss your options in further detail, as there may be other options available or a method you may not have considered.
5. Student finance for undergraduates
If you’re studying a veterinary nursing degree, you may be eligible to apply for a government backed student loan to cover the cost of your tuition during your studies. This loan means that you will not have to pay fees upfront yourself and instead can repay the cost of your degree once you have graduated and are earning over a certain amount. Read more about student finance for undergraduates here.
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