Colleges and course providers throughout England are currently taking part in an annual employer survey independently commissioned by the Skills Funding Agency (SFA). As part of this, employers who use The College of Animal Welfare have been contacted by IPSOS-MORI (a leading research company) and invited to take part in this survey to share their views on how well the College is meeting employer training needs.
The information gathered will be used to inform future levels of government funding of veterinary nurse training, so it is vital that as many employers as possible take part in the survey.
The online questionnaire only takes a few minutes to complete and employers should have now been contacted by the SFA with their login details. Staff from The College of Animal Welfare will be contacting employers who have not yet responded, over the next couple of weeks to ensure that they have their login details and to see if they need any help to access the survey.
The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) has recently expressed concerns regarding a suspect data-gathering exercise and The College of Animal Welfare would like to re-iterate that employers should not provide any information to unknown callers. The SFA survey is a legitimate online survey, and no contact information from employers will be requested. Any correspondence by phone will be made directly from The College of Animal Welfare and will be a simple reminder to employers to participate.
