Looking to expand your veterinary nursing team? Grow your own veterinary nurse with The College of Animal Welfare

If you’re looking to expand your veterinary nursing team in an affordable way, have you considered taking on a student veterinary nurse?

There are student veterinary nurses looking for apprenticeship vacancies and unpaid work placements in practices across the UK. By supporting an SVN, you can gain an extra pair of hands at your practice whilst saving money on recruitment fees! Explore the recruitment options you could consider…

Recruit an apprentice with our Veterinary Nursing Apprenticeship Standard

Veterinary nursing apprenticeships have been around for some time and can help veterinary employers to expand and grow their team in a cost effective and practical way.

Delivered in the right way, they can create skilled, committed, and loyal veterinary nurses, who want to progress within your veterinary practice. What’s more – 95% of the training fees are covered by the government for small employers with digital accounts. If you choose CAW as your training provider, we can also help you recruit free of charge.

Download our Employer Guide to Veterinary Nursing Apprenticeships to learn more

Offer an unpaid placement to a student with our Practice Placement Scheme

We currently have diploma and degree level student veterinary nurses looking for unpaid work placements in veterinary practices across the UK.

There are no wages to pay, no course fees to pay and everything to gain; including the possibility of a fully qualified member of staff at the end of it all! And what’s more…

  • All work placements are unpaid!
  • You interview the student beforehand!
  • There’s no need for extra insurance!
  • Gain a keen and motivated student who can free up other staff members for more complex activities
  • Upon qualification you could even find that your student becomes your next loyal qualified RVN!

We offer practices who work with us free clinical supervisor training, an allocated IQA to support your practice and we can guide you through the TP approval process if applicable.

Explore our Practice Placement Scheme in more detail