Depends how bad you GCSEs were... if they were bad enough to pretty much exclude you from doing A levels and applying for vet school then there are worse ways to do it... in that case though you are better off doing a degree in veterinary nursing (offered by universities such as Harper Adams) and applying post-grad, rather than gaining your qualification through vocational study.

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Maybe I will stick with just the nursing eh. Lol. As long as I get to work with the animals I don't care

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Nursing's definitely the vocation for you then, not practice

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Hiya. You should try & find a job in a practice thats an approved training surgery. ie approved by the RCVS for employing trainees towards their RANA (registered animal nursing auxillary) Most vets though once you`re qualified, do not want to pay RANA wages so will try to get you to take alternative employment within another practice especially if they already have their own RANA in house so to speak.

If you contact the Royal Veterinary College for your locality (details should be available from any local practice) they would be able to advise you better, also your local jobcentre should have information & booklets on vocational training within the animal world, ie zookeepers, vet nurses etc.

Hope this helps somewhat

You lot beat me to again !! I qualified at Camden London waaaayy back in the late 70s (OOOPPPS, that really shows my age don`t it)

Unfortunately due to a severe spinal injury over 20 yrs ago i had to give up all work, so was really gutted

boyden where in the uk are you? as i studied at sparsholtt in winchester, absolutly fantastic place and they have term time stay on site.

Sparsholt College Home Page

very helpfull and the whole campus has all you need. i studied animal care and i found it interesting and the staff will give up their own time to teach you.

check out the site and have a look for yourself. have you tried careers office, i got on mine through New Deal from the jobcentre. as you guess its job fulfillment not a gold mine.

sean

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