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Course: Veterinary Nurse (Level 3) Apprenticeship - Companion Animal

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You should have five GCSEs at grades 9 to 4 (or A* to C) including English, mathematics and a science subject, or equivalent qualifications. Examples of equivalent qualifications that may be acceptable are:

Students with Scottish qualifications would typically have National 5 or Higher/Advance Higher at level A, B or C in Maths, English and Science.

Employment requirements
You need to be living and working in England* in a veterinary practice that is approved by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) as a Training Practice (TP or aTP) earning at least the National Minimum Wage for Apprentices.

If you are not employed in a veterinary practice, you may wish to consider applying for the VetSkill Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing programme.

*Please note apprentices attending our Edinburgh centre must be resident in England and spend at least 50% of their employment in England.

International qualifications
Students with foreign qualifications are required to have their certificates translated using a UK ENIC Statement to confirm if they have previously achieved Level 2 English and Level 2 maths for their apprenticeship. If a student has not previously achieved this, they will need to complete Functional Skills English and/or maths as part of their apprenticeship. More information about how to apply, how it works and prices can be found on the UK ENIC’s website here.

You should have proof of competence in the English Language by holding either the ESOL qualification at levels C1 or C2 or IELTS at a minimum score of 6.0 (with a minimum of 5.5 in each element) where your international qualifications were not taught and assessed in English.

Please note: As our courses include online learning components, students are required to have access to a PC or laptop with a reliable internet connection.

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  1. Click on the course you would like to apply for, this will redirect you to the CAW Student Hub where you can create an account and start your application.
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  3. Once you have completed your application, you will take part in a pre-course discussion with a tutor so we can make sure the course you have applied for is the right one for you, and you can ask any questions you may have before starting. This is usually carried out online via Teams or phone.

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