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Come along to our first Advanced Veterinary Nursing Congress!
Come along to our first Advanced Veterinary Nursing Congress on Thursday 1st September 2022! Advanced Veterinary Nursing Congress is a one day virtual event that explores advanced professional practice, focusing on advanced veterinary nursing skills, knowledge and expertise. Advance your professional practice, veterinary nursing knowledge and skills Expert industry speakers will be joining us […]
I want to study veterinary nursing, but I’m not employed in a veterinary practice. What are my options?
If you’re not employed in a veterinary practice, you may be eligible to apply for one of our programmes as a non-employed applicant. We consider applications from non-employed students for some of our programmes, on condition that you meet all other requirements (these will be outlined on the individual course pages below). However, please be […]
I’m interested in studying the Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing – what’s the difference between block and day release?
Our Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing is delivered using two different delivery models: day release and block release. Successful completion of the programme on either model allows you to enter the RCVS Register of VNs, and there is no difference in course content. Both models are also available to study as part of an […]
Can I become a veterinary nurse without any GCSEs / formal qualifications?
The role of the veterinary nurse involves a high level of scientific knowledge relating to animal health, regular communication with both clients and their pets, as well as numeracy skills to deal with high-importance tasks such as monitoring anaesthesia and administering the correct level of medication. Therefore, it is important that students have the required […]
How to Build Resilience as a Veterinary Nurse
Many of us will experience challenges and adversity throughout our lives – this could be anything from illness, job loss or financial instability. There is also the shared reality of stressful world events, such as the COVID-19 pandemic. As challenges are a common part of life, it is important that we develop our ability to […]
Mental Health Awareness Week: Loneliness And How To Cope
We’ve talked a lot this week about loneliness and it’s link to social media and the ‘new normal’ but loneliness can be caused by a whole variety of things. To round up this Mental Health Awareness Week, we thought we’d talk about loneliness as a whole, what it can lead to and where you can […]
Buddy Up To Beat Loneliness: The Buddy Scheme at CAW
Loneliness and feelings of isolation have only become more prevalent in our everyday lives since the pandemic. This Mental Health Awareness Week we’re shining a spotlight on loneliness and how we can help combat these feelings and, in particular, what we as The College offer to help you. We have a whole range of resources […]
Social Media and Loneliness – The Rise and Fall of Our Wellbeing
Social media has become an intrinsic and for the most part unavoidable part of our society and has had an effect on everything from our livelihood to our mental health and wellbeing. As part of Mental Health Awareness Week, we’re going to look at the link between social media and loneliness and what we can […]
Mental Health Awareness Week: The ‘New Normal’ and Loneliness
The world has changed a lot in the past couple of years and it’s still changing even now. One of the biggest impacts of the pandemic and its lasting effects is without a doubt an increased sense of loneliness. This Mental Health Awareness Week, we’re going to be talking about how loneliness can affect all […]
Mental Health Awareness Week virtual drop in sessions for students and staff
This year’s theme for Mental Health Awareness Week is loneliness, so we thought what better way to acknowledge this theme than by getting together virtually to find out how we can support you? To make sure we can provide as much support as possible, we’ve arranged some virtual drop-in sessions over the course of this […]