Equestrian training courses: veterinary nursing

Getting ahead in the equestrian industry means proving that you can offer the complete package.

Employers need people who can fit into a team but show the initiative to work alone, and who can back up equestrian knowledge with practical experience.

Content: an apprentice-style course for those already employed at a practice to prepare veterinary nurses for professional registration with the RCVS. Study comprises distance learning and specified college weeks. After studying core units covering essentials such as caring for hospitalised animals, infection control and theatre practice, students can specialise in equine nursing
Venue: Open College of Equine Studies, Suffolk
Duration: 2 to 3 years
Cost: £5,000 in total
Entrance requirements: entrants must be 16 or older.
Minimum of five GCSEs at grade C-plus, including English language, maths and at least one science subject
Contacts: tel: 01787 282123, email: info@equinestudies.co.uk, www.equinestudies.co.uk

Content: a foundation degree course combining classroom study and practical training in a purpose-built veterinary nursing centre, with the middle year spent in veterinary practice. Successful students will graduate as a qualified veterinary nurse eligible to register with the RCVS
Venue: Brackenhurst Campus, Nottingham Trent University, Notts
Duration: 3 years full-time
Cost: £6,500 per year
Entrance requirements: 120 UCAS points including a science A level, plus 5 GCSEs at grade C or above including English, science and maths. Two weeks’ work experience in a small animal veterinary practice is also required
Applications: from September, through UCAS, to start the following September
Contacts: tel: 01636 817099, email: enquiries@ntu.ac.uk, www.ntu.ac.uk/ares

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