Further Education accredited veterinary nursing licence to practise qualifications

and delivery centres

The following organisations offer further education qualifications that are accredited by the RCVS as a “licence to practise” in veterinary nursing, and which entitle holders to enter the
RCVS Register of Veterinary Nurses.

No other further education qualification or course, regardless of its title, leads to qualification as a veterinary nurse, or eligibility to enter the RCVS Register of Veterinary Nurses. Should
you be in any doubt as to the status of a qualification please contact us for advice.

The list of higher education qualifications can be found in the “Training routes” section on the following page: https://animalowners.rcvs.org.uk/veterinary-careers/i-want-to-be-a-
veterinary-nurse/

Awarding organisation Contact details Qualifications offered Accreditation status

Central Qualifications Tel: 01359 245316 CQ Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Full Accreditation
Nursing (Small Animal)
Email: enquiries@cqual.org
Web: www.cqual.org.uk CQ Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary
Nursing (Equine)
Elmtree Business Park
Bury St Edmunds
Suffolk
IP30 9HR

City & Guilds of London Institute Tel: 08445 430033 City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Full Accreditation
Veterinary Nursing (Small Animal)
Email: learnersupport@cityandguilds.com
Web: www.cityandguilds.com City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in
Veterinary Nursing (Equine)
1 Giltspur Street
London
EC1A 9DD

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 Vet Skill Limited Tel: 01480 278 580 VetSkill Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Provisional Accreditation
Nursing (Companion Animal)
Email: info@vetskill.com
Web: www.vetskill.com
Unit 1, Headland House
Chord Business Park
London Road
Godmanchester
Cambridgeshire
PE29 2BQ

Approval Status Key

Full Accreditation Qualifications that meet, or exceed, all of the accreditation standards.

Provisional Accreditation New qualifications that have made substantial progress towards meeting the accreditation standards. Once the first cohort of
students completes the qualification, a provisionally accredited AO or HEI may apply to the RCVS for full accreditation.
Students undertaking provisionally accredited qualifications may be required to pass the RCVS Pre-registration
examination.

Terminal accreditation This may apply if the AO/HEI is unable to meet the RCVS’s standards, or if they voluntarily close.

Please contact the centres directly to enquire about training options and for further information on their courses.

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APPROVED DELIVERY CENTRES
CENTRE CONTACT DETAILS QUALIFICATIONS OFFERED
LONDON AND HOME COUNTIES

Canterbury College Tel: 01227 811336 City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing (Small Animal)
Web: www.cant-col.ac.uk

Canterbury College
New Dover
Canterbury
Kent
CT1 3AJ

Central College of Animal Studies Tel: 01359 243405 CQ Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing (Small Animal)
Kent Web: www.ccoas.com

Central College of Animal Studies

East Malling Trust Estate
New Road
East Malling
Kent
ME19 6BJ

Central College of Animal Studies Tel: 01473 555000 CQ Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing (Small Animal)
Ipswich Web: www.ccoas.com

Central College of Animal Studies

Ipswich Veterinary Centre
Donald Mackintosh Way
Scrivener Drive
Suffolk
IP8 3LQ

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City and Islington College Tel: 020 7520 0662 City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing (Small Animal)
Web: www.candi.ac.uk

City and Islington College

Centre for Applied Sciences
311-321 Goswell Road
London
EC1V 7DD

College of Animal Welfare Tel: 01707 244095 City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing (Small Animal)
Potters Bar Web: www.caw.ac.uk

College of Animal Welfare

Royal Veterinary College
Boltons Park Farm
Hawkshead Road
Potters Bar
Hertfordshire
EN6 1NB

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Goddard Veterinary Group College Tel: 020 8530 7321 CQ Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing (Small Animal)
Web: www.goddardvetgroup.co.uk

Goddard Veterinary Group College

84 New Wanstead
Wanstead
E11 2SY

Hadlow College Tel: 01732 850551 / 07547 957259 City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing (Small Animal)
Web: www.hadlow.ac.uk / https://www.ksvn.co.uk/

Kent School of Veterinary Nursing

The Alexander Centre
15-17 Preston Street
Faversham
Kent
ME13 8NZ

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Medivet Training College Tel: 01923 470015 City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing (Small Animal)
Web: www.medivet.co.uk/vet-professionals/nurse-
training

Medivet Training College

Unit 4, Mowat Industrial Estate
Sandown Road
Watford
Hertfordshire
WD24 7UY

Oaklands College Tel: 01727 737000 CQ Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing (Small Animal)
St Albans Campus Web: www.oaklands.ac.uk

Oaklands College
St Albans
Hertfordshire
AL4 0JA

Writtle College Tel: 01245 424200 City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing (Small Animal)
Web: www.writtle.ac.uk

Writtle College
Lordship Road
Writtle
Essex
CM1 3RR

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SOUTH-WEST

Bicton College Tel: 01395 562400 CQ Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing (Small Animal)
Web: www.bicton.ac.uk
City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing (Small Animal)
Bicton College
East Budleigh
Budleigh Salterton
Devon
EX9 7BY

Bridgewater and Taunton College Tel: 01278 444363

Web: https://www.btc.ac.uk/ City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing (Small Animal)

Bridgwater & Taunton College

Taunton Campus
Wellington Road
Taunton
TA1 5AX

Central College of Animal Studies Tel: 01359 243405 CQ Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing (Small Animal)
Exeter Web: www.ccoas.com

Central College of Animal Studies

Unit 7
Manaton Court
Manaton Close
Matford Business Park
Exeter
EX2 8PF

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South Gloucestershire and Stroud College
Tel: 0117 931 2121 City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing (Small Animal)
Web: www.sgscol.ac.uk

South Gloucester and Stroud College

Filton Avenue
Bristol
BS34 7AT

Duchy College Tel: 01209 722100 City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing (Small Animal)
Web: www.duchy.ac.uk

Duchy College
Rosewarne
Camborne
Cornwall
TR14 0AB

Lynwood School of Veterinary Nursing Tel: 01305 264140 City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing (Small Animal)
Web: www.lsvn.co.uk

Lynwood School of Veterinary Nursing

B1-B3, Hampton Business Park
Hampton Farm
Higher Bockhampton
Dorchester
Dorset
DT2 8QH

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Bath College Tel: 01761 433161 City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing (Small Animal)
Web: www.bathcollege.ac.uk

Bath College
Park Way
Midsomer Norton
Radstock
BA3 2HD

Wiltshire College Tel: 01225 350035 CQ Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing (Small Animal)
Web: www.wiltshire.ac.uk

Wiltshire College
College Road
Wilts
BA14 0ES

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MIDLANDS

Bottle Green Training Ltd Tel: 01332 862444 City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing (Small Animal)
Web: www.bgt.org.uk
City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing (Equine)
Bottle Green Training Ltd
1A Offices Station Yard
Station Road
Melbourne
Derbyshire
DE73 8HJ

Halesowen College Tel: 0121 602 7777 City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing (Small Animal)
Web: www.halesowen.ac.uk

Halesowen College
Whittingham Road
Halesowen
West Midlands
B63 3NA

Solihull College Tel: 0121 678 7069 City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing (Small Animal)
Web: www.solihull.ac.uk

Solihull College City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing (Equine)
Blossomfield Campus
Blossomfield Road
Solihull
B91 1SB

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South Staffordshire College Tel: 01543 462200 City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing (Small Animal)
Web: www.cannock.ac.uk

South Staffordshire College

The Green
Cannock
WS11 1UE

Warwickshire College Tel: 01926 318000 City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing (Small Animal)
Web: www.warwickshire.ac.uk

Warwickshire College
Warwick New Road
Royal Leamington
Leamington Spa
Warwickshire
CV32 5JE

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EAST ANGLIA

Badgehurst Training Ltd Tel: 01375 891440 City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing (Small Animal)
will not be taking on new students as of Web: www.badgehurst.com
September 2017
Dick White Referrals
Station Farm
London Road
Six Mile Bottom
Cambs
CB8 0UH

Dick White Referrals Tel: 01638 572889 City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing (Small Animal)
Web: www.dwacademy.co.uk

Dick White Referrals

Station Farm
London Road
Six Mile Bottom
Cambs
CB8 0UH

Central College of Animal Studies Tel: 01359 243405 CQ Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing (Small Animal)
Suffolk Web: www.ccoas.com

Stowe Veterinary Group

54B Bury Road
Stowmarket
IP14 1JF

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College of Animal Welfare Tel: 01480 422060 City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing (Small Animal)
Huntingdon Web: www.caw.ac.uk

College of Animal Welfare

Headland House
Chord Business Park
London Road
Godmanchester
Cambridgeshire
PE29 2BQ

College of West Anglia Tel: 01223 860701 City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing (Small Animal)
Web: www.cwa.ac.uk

The College of West Anglia

Tennyson Avenue
Kings Lynn
Norfolk
PE30 2QW

College of West Anglia Tel: 01945 582561 City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing (Small Animal)
Isle Campus Web: www.cwa.ac.uk

College of West Anglia

Ramnoth Road
Wisbech
PE13 2JE

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Easton and Otley College Tel: 01603 731200 City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing (Small Animal)
Easton Campus Web: www.eastonotley.ac.uk

Easton and Otley College

Easton
Norwich
Norfolk
NR9 5DX

Easton and Otley College Tel: 01473 785543 City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing (Small Animal)
Otley Campus Web: www.eastonotley.ac.uk

Easton and Otley College

Charity Lane
Otley
Ipswich
Suffolk
IP6 9EY

The Open College of Equine Studies Tel: 01284 811401 City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing (Equine)
Web: www.equinestudies.co.uk

The Open College of Equine Studies

29 Lower Green
Higham
Bury St Edmunds
IP28 6NJ

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SOUTH-EAST

Chichester College Tel: 01243 786321 CQ Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing (Small Animal)
Brinsbury Campus Web: www.chichester.ac.uk

Chichester College
Brinsbury Campus
North Heath
Pulborough
RH20 1DL

MYF Training Tel: 01252 319636 City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing (Small Animal)
Web: www.myftraining.com

MYF Training
Hippodrome House
Birchett Road
Aldersholt
GU11 1LZ

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Plumpton College Tel: 01273 890454 CQ Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing (Small Animal)
Web: www.plumpton.ac.uk
CQ Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing (Equine)
Plumpton College
Ditching Road
East Sussex
BN7 3AE

Sparsholt College Tel: 01962 776441 City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing (Small Animal)
Web: www.sparsholt.ac.uk
City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing (Equine)
Sparsholt College
Westley Lane
Sparsholt
SO21 2NF

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NORTH

Askham Bryan College Tel: 01904 772277 City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing (Small Animal)
Web: www.askham-bryan.ac.uk

Askham Bryan College

Askham Bryan
York
YO23 3FR

Askham Bryan College Tel: 0191 4911275 City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing (Small Animal)
Newcastle Campus Web: https://www.askham-bryan.ac.uk/the-
college/centres/newcastle-campus-1

No. 7 Queens Court

Queensway North
Team Valley
Gateshead
NE11 0BU

Askham Bryan College Tel: 01768 893400 City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing (Small Animal)
Newton Rigg Campus Web: www.newtonrigg.ac.uk

Newton Rigg College

Penrith
Cumbria
CA11 0AH

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College of Animal Welfare Tel: 0113 322 8048 City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing (Small Animal)
Leeds Web: www.caw.ac.uk

Topcliffe Close
Capitol Park
Tingley
Leeds
WF3 1DR

East Durham College Tel: 0191 375 4700 City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing (Small Animal)
Houghall Campus Web: www.eastdurham.ac.uk

East Durham College

Houghall Campus
Houghall
Durham
DH1 3SG

L.I.T.E Ltd Tel: 01744 24062 City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing (Small Animal)
St Helens Web: www.liteltd.co.uk

L.I.T.E Ltd
3a Church Street
St Helens
Merseyside
WA10 1BA

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L.I.T.E Ltd Tel: 0161 480 4801 City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing (Small Animal)
Stockport Web: www.liteltd.co.uk

L.I.T.E Ltd
23 Fletcher Street
Stockport
SK1 1DY

Myerscough School of Veterinary Nursing Tel: 01995 642222 City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing (Small Animal)
Web: www.myerscough.ac.uk
City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing (Equine)
Myerscough College
Main Campus
St Michael’s Road
Bilsborrow
Preston
Lancashire
PR3 0RY

Myerscough School of Veterinary Nursing Tel: 01995 642222 City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing (Small Animal)
Chestergates Referral Hospital Web: www.myerscough.ac.uk
City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing (Equine)
Chestergates Referral Hospital
Unit F Telford Court
Chestergates
Chester
CH1 6LT

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Northumberland College Tel: 01670 841200 City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing (Small Animal)
Web: www.northumberland.ac.uk

Northumberland College
Kirkley Hall Campus
Ponteland
Northumberland
NE20 0AQ

ProCo NW Ltd Tel: 01942 488500 City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing (Small Animal)
Web: www.proconw.co.uk

ProCo NW
Prescott Street
Wigan
WN6 7DD

Sheffield City College Tel: 0114 260 2600 City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing (Small Animal)
Web: www.sheffcol.ac.uk

Sheffield City College

Granville Road
Sheffield
South Yorkshire
S2 2RL

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Salford City College Tel: 0161 631 5743 City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing (Small Animal)
Web: http://www.salfordcc.ac.uk/

Salford City College

Chatsworth Road
Manchester
M30 9FJ

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WALES AND WEST

Abbeydale – Vetlink Veterinary Training Tel: 01600 892682 CQ Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing (Small Animal)
Ltd Web: www.abbeydale-vetlink.org

Abbeydale – Vetlink Veterinary Training Ltd

Wyastone Business Park
Wyastone Leys
Monmouth
NP25 3SX

Bridgend College Tel: 01656 302600 City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing (Small Animal)
Web: www.bridgend.ac.uk

Bridgend College
Cowbridge Road
Bridgend
Mid Glamorgan
CF31 3DF

Coleg Llandrillo Tel: 01286 830261 City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing (Small Animal)
Web: www.llandrillo.ac.uk

Coleg Llandrillo
Clynnog Road
Caernarfon
LL54 5DU

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Coleg Llandrillo Tel: 01286 830261 City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing (Small Animal)
Glynllifon Web: www.llandrillo.ac.uk

Coleg Llandrillo
Cyynnog Road
Caernarfon
LL54 5DU

Coleg Gwent Tel: 01286 830261 City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing (Small Animal)
Web: www.coleggwent.ac.uk

Coleg Gwent
The Rhadyrusk Campus
Usk
NP15 1XJ

Coleg Sir Gar Tel: 01554 748 182 or 01554 748 141 City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing (Small Animal)
Web: www.colegsirgar.ac.uk

Coleg Sir Gar

Pibwrlwyd Campus
Carmarthen
SA31 2NH

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Reaseheath College Tel: 01270 613242 CQ Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing (Small Animal)
Web: www.reaseheath.ac.uk
City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing (Small Animal)
Reaseheath College
Reaseheath
Nantwich
Cheshire
CW5 6DF

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SCOTLAND AND NORTHERN IRELAND

College of Animal Welfare Tel: 0131 202 3100 City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing (Small Animal)
Edinburgh Web: www.caw.ac.uk

College of Animal Welfare

9 South Gyle Crescent
Edinburgh
EH12 9EB

The College of Agriculture Food & Rural Tel: 02894 426666 City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing (Small Animal)
Enterprise Web: www.cafre.ac.uk
Greenmount Campus City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing (Equine)
The College of Agriculture, Food & Rural Enterprise
45 Tirgracy Road
Greenmount Campus
Muckamore
BT41 4PS

SRUC Oatridge Tel: 01506 864800 City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing (Small Animal)
Web: www.sruc.ac.uk/oatridge

SRUC Oatridge
Oatridge Campus,
Ecclesmachan,
Broxburn,
West Lothian
EH52 6NH

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SRUC Aberdeen Tel: 0300 330 5550 City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing (Small Animal)
Web: www.sruc.ac.uk

SRUC Aberdeen
Scotland’s Rural College
Aberdeen
Craibstone College
AB21 9YA

North Highland College Tel: 01847 889000 City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing (Small Animal)
Web: www.northhighland.uhi.ac.uk

North Highland College

Ormlie Road
Caithness
KW14 7EE

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