Apprenticeship information
An apprenticeship is a paid role where the employee learns and gains valuable experience and training which leads to a nationally recognised qualification. The apprentices spend at least 6 hours per week of their working hours completing off the job training in the workplace.
The age you can start an apprenticeship is 16yrs, there is no upper age limit for an apprenticeship.
Yes we take on apprentices if you already have a placement with an employer who is offering this in the workplace.
Apprenticeships cover lots of qualifications.
We offer the Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing and the Level 2 Veterinary Care Assistant as part of our Apprenticeship courses.
To complete an apprenticeship you would need to find an employer that is offering a placement for the apprenticeship, please see here:
Find an apprenticeship - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Yes, you would need to be employed for a minimum of 30hrs per week.
Each apprenticeship has different requirements, please see our apprenticeship courses for specific requirements.
This will vary with employers and your age, please see more details here:
Become an apprentice: What you'll get - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
The course will be fully funded if you work in England 50% of the time. Contact us for more details.
This will vary with different apprenticeships, but the minimum time it will take is 12 months.
An apprenticeship is a paid job where the employee learns and gains valuable experience and training which leads to a nationally recognised qualification. This helps you upskill your workforce and offers them a future in the profession.
See here for more details Hire an apprentice (apprenticeships.gov.uk)
The best way to find an apprentice is to advertise in the usual places and also use the recruit an apprentice service on the apprenticeship website recruit an apprentice - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Each apprenticeship is different, contact us for more details or look on the courses page on the website
This depends on the apprenticeship topic, we currently offer apprenticeships where the job role will be a Veterinary Nurse or a Patient Care Assistant
The primary role of the Clinical Supervisor/Assessor is to assess SVN’s performance and related knowledge in a range of tasks (RCVS day one skills) and to ensure that the competence and/or knowledge demonstrated meets the required standards and learning objectives.
This is a training practice that has been approved the full facilities to train Student Veterinary Nurses, an Auxiliary Training Practice (aTP) does not have the full facilities, and will need a secondment to another Training Practice to gain the practical skills in this area for example, theatre practice. If you have any questions regarding Training Practice or would like us to approve your practice, please contact us.
Please see here for a list of approved Training Practices Approved Training Practices - Professionals (rcvs.org.uk)
This is dependent on the apprenticeship topic and level, we currently offer apprenticeships where the job role will be a Veterinary Nurse or a Patient Care Assistant.
This will upskill your workforce and motivate colleagues to learn new skills and progress in their company.
The apprentice can be paid the apprenticeship wage or the minimum wage set out by the government, please see more information here National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage rates - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
We as the training provider can help you with the process, you can also find more information here:
Employing an apprentice: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
You can pay for the apprenticeship through the apprenticeship service if you are a levy payer or you can reserve apprenticeship funding if you do not pay into the levy and are a small business owner.
How to register and use the apprenticeship service as an employer - GOV.UK(www.gov.uk).
As an employer you would need to employ the apprentice on a contract for 30hrs a week or more, have the resources and support to train the apprentice, including training staff and equipment.