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Veterinary Nurse (Level 3) Apprenticeship - Companion Animal

Please read and confirm the following:

You must have a minimum of 5 GCSEs at grade A*-C (9-4) including English Language, Mathematics and a Science Subject. Alternative qualifications may be acceptable – please view the full entry requirements.

You will be need to be living and working in England in a veterinary practice which has been approved by the RCVS as suitable for training veterinary nurses (a TP or an aTP). 

If you are planning on studying at our Edinburgh centre you must be living in England and must be spending at least 50% of your employment in England.

International qualifications
If you have alternative or international qualifications, and would like to know if these will allow you to undertake the diploma, please contact our administration team for advice.

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. You will also be required to have your foreign qualifications officially translated into English with a notarised stamp.

Please ensure you have read the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) Disability Guidance on the Recruitment of VN Students before applying.

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