Enrolment requirements for student VNs
8 June 2006
From 1 August 2006 the entry requirements for student veterinary nurses will change. Candidates applying for enrolment after this date must have five GCSE passes at grade C or higher which must include mathematics, English language and one science.
Applicants who have five GCSE passes including English language and science but who do not have mathematics will be required to pass the Basic Skills Test in 'application of number' at Level 2.
Candidates with the 2006 Animal Nursing Assistant (ANA) certificate (having passed their portfolio and examination) will be accepted until 15 December 2006, regardless of whether they have attained a maths GCSE.
Students who have successfully completed their portfolio, and have sat their ANA examination but are not sure of their pass status as of 15 December, will be accepted provisionally, although their places will not be confirmed until they have been notified of their exam results.