FAQ's

For the Animal Care NVQ It is possible with a bit of commitment on your part to get it all completed in 6 months, the other end of the scale is as long as 18 months.

Horse Care is as Animal Care.

Veterinary Nursing is a bit more rigid as external examinations are involved, these can be taken twice a year depending on your start date, you either take the exams in Summer (July) or Winter  (December) but a minimum of approximately 12 months for each level is the norm.

You will also need to take Key skills as part of your course unless you already have current GCSE equivalents.

Since July 2008 we can now obtain funding for over 25's subject to previous qualifications and previous funding received.

We also have a fee structure to deliver the qualification to anyone currently employed within the industry who does not qualify for government funding.

This will enable us to find a suitable work placement for you that you can get to on a daily basis. We cannot guarantee being able to find you a placement, so we will ask that you also do something to help yourself by sending your cv out to potential placements. Hopefully  between us we will  be successful.

All our qualifications can however lead onto better job opportunity's for example RSPCA inspectorate, some of our old learners are employed in a variety of jobs ranging from, Senior member Cats Protection League, Supervisor Dogs Trust, Riding instructor/Yard manager at a Large Riding Centre,  Head Nurse/NVQ Assessors  within  Veterinary practices.  Senior Ward nurse at the Liverpool Small animal hospital, Head Nurse PDSA. Head Nurse Blue Cross Animal Rescue.

Some of our Charities ie Cats Protection, RSPCA and Dogs Trust cannot afford to pay a wage to someone without experience or animal care qualifications so can only take learners who qualify for the EMA allowance, until they become a qualified member of staff. Other placements will pay an initial £80 allowance followed by minimum wage at the appropriate point during training.

Animal care classes take place ever 2 weeks during normal term times.

Veterinary Nursing classes are once every week again during term time.

At the moment all Horse Care activities are delivered at the work place.

However if you have previously attained other related qualifications some of these may be acceptable for all or part of the minimum requirements.