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NPL Completion Deadline for Winter RCVS Practical Examinations Today!

Today is the deadline for Nursing Progress Log (NPL) completion if you are wishing to sit the RCVS Veterinary Nursing Practical (OSCE) Exams this winter. Remember you can apply to take your exam at our Huntingdon Centre (Exam Centre Number 01). If you have any questions or concerns please contact your Quality Assurance Supervisor (QAS).

23/09/2013

Student Veterinary Nurses To Have Voting Rights

Louisa Baker, President of the British Veterinary Nursing Association (BVNA), has announced a change to the voting rights for student veterinary nurses. The BVNA Council made the decision following extensive research into voting rights across the veterinary associations. The decision means that student BVNA memebers will now be able to vote at the BVNA Annual […]

17/09/2013

NPL Server Error

The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons have informed us that some users of the Veterinary Nursing NPL may be experiencing a ‘Server Error’ message as below:         SkillWise are working to fix this and apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

12/09/2013

Student Trips to BVNA Congress – Saturday 12 October 2013

The British Veterinary Nursing Association (BVNA) Congress in Telford is fast approaching (11-13 October 2013). If you haven’t been before, the Congress has a wide range of lectures taking place over five streams, as well as a large exhibition hall giving you the chance to catch up with new products and developments! This year, the […]

09/09/2013

NPL Completion Deadline Approaching

If you are planning on sitting the RCVS Veterinary Nursing Practical (OSCE) Exams this winter, please remember your Nursing Progress Log (NPL) must be complete by 23 September 2013. If you have any questions or concerns please contact your Quality Assurance Supervisor (QAS).

Winter 2013 RCVS OSCE Examination Information

If you are looking to take your RCVS Veterinary Nursing Practical (OSCE) Exams this winter (29 November to 1 December), then you may apply to do so at our Huntingdon centre in Cambridgeshire (Exam Centre number 01). Exam application forms can be downloaded here. Directions to our Huntingdon centre can be found here. There is […]

05/09/2013

July OSCE Success for CAW Veterinary Nursing Students

We are delighted to confirm that 94% of CAW students that took the RCVS Summer Practical (OSCE) Examinations achieved a pass; this is well above the national pass rate of 77%. We would like to give personal recognition to Emily Philpot of Highcliff Veterinary Practice in Brantham who achieved full marks in all twelve OSCEs […]

04/09/2013

Free Software for Students

Be prepared for the start of term with our comprehensive list of free student software

27/08/2013

Taking your C&G and RCVS OSCE Exams at CAW Huntingdon!

Just a reminder that CAW Huntingdon is an RCVS OSCE exam centre for September 2013. If you’re looking to take your City & Guilds written exams, you can do this at any of The College of Animal Welfare’s centres, at Huntingdon, Edinburgh, Potters Bar, and Leeds. Contact CAW’s Admin team for more details! In a […]

14/08/2013

RCVS Operational Board: blanket acceptable for transportation of injured dog

The veterinary profession’s reaction to the outcome of the recent disciplinary hearing into Mr M Chikosi was discussed by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons’ new Operational Board at its first meeting, on 26 July. The hearing had found Munhuwepasi Chikosi guilty of unreasonably delaying attending a dog that had been run over at a […]

31/07/2013