The College of Animal Welfare
‘Contributing to animal welfare through education and training’
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The College of Animal Welfare was established in 1989 by one of the UK’s leading animal welfare charities, Wood Green Animal Shelters in Cambridgeshire. The vision was to use education to help tackle animal welfare issues and the problem of unwanted and abandoned animals.
In 1996, the College, became an independently managed, not-for-profit, organisation in its own right and changed its name to The College of Animal Welfare. We strongly believe that education and training is the key to raising standards of animal welfare. Today, the College has centres in:
- Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire
- Tingley, West Yorkshire (inside Campus Vets and Pets)
- Potters Bar, Hertfordshire
- Edinburgh, Scotland
Our education and training facility at Campus Vets and Pets provides training to those working in, or looking to work in, the veterinary and animal care industry, and provides the following qualifications/courses:
School of Veterinary Studies
- Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing (Advanced Apprenticeship)
- BSc (Hons) Veterinary Nursing – awarded by Middlesex University
- City & Guilds Level 2 Diploma for Veterinary Care Assistants (Online learning)
- VetSkill Level 2 Certificate for Veterinary Receptionists (Online learning)
- City & Guilds Level 2 Certificate in Assisting Veterinary Surgeons in the Monitoring of Animal Patients Under Anaesthesia and Sedation (Online learning)
School of Animal and Environmental Studies
- City & Guilds Level 2 Certificate for Dog Grooming Assistants
- City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Dog Grooming
- City & Guilds Level 2 Diploma in Animal Care (Online learning)
- City & Guilds Level 2 Diploma in Countryside and Environment (Online Learning)
- City & Guilds Level 1 Diploma in Work-based Animal Care
- City & Guilds Level 2 Diploma in Work-based Animal Care (Intermediate Apprenticeship)
- City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Work-based Animal Care (Advanced Apprenticeship)
- VetSkill Level 3 Award in Implantation of Identification Microchips in Animals
School of Business and Management
- ILM Level 3 Award in Coaching
- ILM Level 5 Certificate in Coaching and Mentoring
- City & Guilds Level 2 Diploma in Customer Service (Level 2 Apprenticeship)
- City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Customer Service (Advanced Apprenticeship)
School of Maths and English
- Functional Skills Maths: Levels 2 and 3 – Online learning
- Functional Skills English: Levels 2 and 3 – Online learning
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and Short Courses
