Linnaeus has announced that Wear Referrals in County Durham and Southfields Veterinary Specialists in Essex have joined Willows Veterinary Centre and Referral Service in the West Midlands in being accredited by the College of Animal Welfare (CAW) to provide training for SVNs.

Each site can accept up to 16 candidates at a time, with at least two intakes in April and September.  

Linnaeus is now encouraging new recruits both from within the group and from surrounding practices outside the group to enroll for the next two-year training course in April.

All three centres will deliver onsite practical sessions in conjunction with virtual theory sessions, whilst the theory exams can be taken remotely online.

Students can use the facilities at each referral hospital for their practical RCVS Day One Skills training while completing an e-portfolio of evidence to demonstrate competency.

This complements the virtual theory training at CAW and the workplace experience gained in their practices.

Trish Scorer, Lead Pre-Registration Experience Manager at Linnaeus, said: “Students will be studying for a VetSkill Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing that, on completion, will enable them to register as a veterinary nurse with the RCVS and to use the post nominals RVN. This means students will be in the fantastic position of training alongside our highly-qualified vets and nursing teams within our state-of-the-art referral hospitals.”

www.linnaeusgroup.co.uk/careers/nursing.

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