Blog Category: Training Practices
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New Online Clinical Coach Standardisation Training
The College of Animal Welfare (CAW) is delighted to announce the launch of its new online clinical coach standardisation training! As a clinical coach, it is a requirement that coaching skills are kept up-to-date through annual standardisation training. For CAW clinical coaches, up until now, this meant either attending a half day standardisation event at […]
Huge reduction in cost for the new Veterinary Nursing Apprenticeship Standard – Now Available!
Great news – the new Veterinary Nursing Apprenticeship Standard has just been released by the Institute for Apprenticeships! If you are a small employer (you have an annual payroll bill of less than £3 million) you can now train a VN apprentice for just £1,500 (only £750 per year!). If you are part of a […]
Clinical coaches inspired at this year’s TP Congress
The College of Animal Welfare would like to thank all delegates, speakers and exhibitors who attended TP Congress on the 19 and 20 March 2018 for making the event such a success. The event, which was sponsored by VN Times, saw clinical coaches from across the country come together to share ideas, and listen to […]
Time is running out to book Head Nurse Congress at the early bird rate!
Time is running out to book onto this year’s Head Nurse Congress at the discounted price, with the early bird rate ending in just over two weeks’ time (31 March 2018). Head Nurse Congress, sponsored by the Veterinary Management Group (formerly VPMA), is a two-day event packed full of useful information and practical tips that […]
Meet the Tutors: Employer Information Event at Potters Bar
The College of Animal Welfare, Royal Veterinary College, Boltons Park Farm, Hawkshead Road, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire EN6 1NB. On Tuesday 27 March, between 1 and 4pm, the team at Potters Bar are opening their doors to clinical coaches, mentors and employers for an informal drop in session and refreshments: Tea/coffee and Easter treats! Tutors, Assessors […]
RVN wages on rise, SPVS survey shows
The 2017 SPVS Salary Survey shows an increase in wages across practice types The Society of Practising Veterinary Surgeons (SPVS) profession-wide salary survey, which was answered by 630 veterinary nurses discovered that in small animal practices, the medium salary for a veterinary nurse up to five years qualified has increased from £19,100 in 2015, to £20,673. […]
Love your CPD this Valentine’s Day…
To celebrate the launch of its new CPD booking system, The College of Animal Welfare (CAW) is offering 20% off all CPD courses when booked online this Valentine’s week. The offer is available from Monday 12 February to Sunday 18 February 2018 inclusive and can be claimed by entering the code ‘LOVECPD18’ at the checkout. […]
Applications now open for Bursary Funding!
If you are a student or registered veterinary nurse and need help funding a college course, degree, CPD or research, you may be able to apply for a bursary to help fund your studies: Examples include: BVNA Educational Bursary – up to £500 is available for RVNs furthering their education or students in training VN […]
Nearly 300 VNs removed from Register for non-payment
Nearly 300 veterinary nurses have found themselves removed from the RCVS Register of Veterinary Nurses for non-payment of their annual renewal fee on 1 January 2018. It is important to remember it is technically illegal for veterinary nurses to practice and perform any procedures that fall under Schedule 3 of the Veterinary Surgeons Act if […]
Scottish ban on shock collars a victory for dogs and dog lovers!
The Kennel Club has welcomed the announcement by Cabinet Secretary for the Environment Climate Change and Land Reform, Roseanna Cunningham MSP to ban the use of electric shock collars in Scotland. The announcement follows a series of consultations, culminating in a meeting hosted by the Kennel Club during which welfare, veterinary and behaviour organisations all […]