Professional Animal Welfare Training in Wigan

The College of Animal Welfare was established in 1989 with the vision to use education to help tackle animal welfare issues and the problem of unwanted and abandoned animals.

Today, the College has centres across the UK including Cambridgeshire, North London, Yorkshire, Greater Manchester and Scotland and specialises in training in the land-based sector. We strongly believe that education and training is the key to raising standards of animal welfare. To this end, we strive to create new and accessible opportunities for learning, and encourage employers and those working with animals to undertake appropriate levels of training and continue with lifelong learning and education.

As the UKs largest veterinary nursing college, by choosing us as your training provider, we can offer you the opportunity to study within a community of like-minded students and staff, who all share a common passion for animal welfare and a commitment to pushing forward what is already an exciting and rewarding profession.

We have a well-earned reputation for excellence, delivering quality training and education for over 30 years. We also have a history of being a pioneer with a number of unique achievements; the most notable are the creation of the first ever BSc (Hons) Veterinary Nursing programme in 1998 and the Level 2 Diploma for Veterinary Care Assistants programme in 2005.

We provide regular, free careers guidance via our website and twice annual Careers With Animals Day, to help people from all backgrounds gain the information and advice they need to begin a career in the veterinary and animal care industries. We also offer a free jobs board to assist our community in finding jobs in the animal care industry.

Our Wigan Centre offers modern classrooms and facilities, including a library, fully-equipped computer rooms with full wireless internet access throughout, dedicated clinical skills suites that enable our students to develop their practical skills whilst at College.

Set between Manchester and Liverpool, the Wigan centre is near to the A49 and A577 or just a 10 minute walk from Wigan North Western or Wigan Wallgate train station. This makes the Wigan centre easily commutable by bus, car or train from many surrounding areas including: Bolton, Preston, Blackburn, Leigh, Manchester, Liverpool, Warrington, Southport and St Helens. 

To help potential students get a taste of what College life is like, we hold regular open days at all five of our centres throughout the year. During the open days, you will have a tour of our facilities and find out more about our courses and what it’s like to study with us. What’s more, it provides youwith the opportunity to speak to our tutors and ask any questions they might have. Take a look at our upcoming open days at Wigan