Diploma
Level 3 Veterinary Nursing
Askham Bryan College (University Centre Askham Bryan) · Veterinary Nursing, University Centre Askham Bryan · York, England, United Kingdom
- Official award
- Level 3 Veterinary Nursing (VetSkill qualification)
- Pathway
- Veterinary nursingStated for United Kingdom
- Format
- On campus30-36 months
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
Level 3 vocational veterinary nursing qualification for students employed in a training practice, taught by day release at York or Gateshead with 1,800 hours in an approved training practice; successful students are entitled to apply to the RCVS register.
- Subject
- Veterinary nursing
- Department
- Veterinary Nursing, University Centre Askham Bryan
- Awarding body
- VetSkill
Qualification and professional pathway
Pathway is classified only from a statement on an official page. An award title such as DVM, BVSc, BSc or MSc does not decide it, and no degree, accreditation or listing by itself grants permission to practise anywhere.
- Degree level
- DiplomaA non-degree award, or a qualification at a level the national framework defines. It is not counted as an academic degree.
- Official level
- Course listing (qualification level) Level 3 · Printed in the course detailsAs stated in the source. A framework level does not make different national awards equivalent.
- Pathway
- Veterinary nursingPrograms preparing veterinary nurses. The role, title and regulation differ by country and are not interchangeable with veterinarians or technicians.
- Why we classify it this way
- The page states that successful students are entitled to apply to join the RCVS Register of Veterinary Nurses.“students are entitled to apply to join the RCVS Register of Veterinary Nurses and use the post nominal title description of RVN”Source
- Prior degree required
- Not published
Accreditation, evaluation and recognition
Recorded for this program and campus, with the authority’s role. Program accreditation, evaluation status, professional-body recognition, eligibility toward registration, institutional recognition, directory listings and memberships are different things; none of them is automatic permission to practise, and recognition in one country does not guarantee registration in another.
Stated by the schoolRoyal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS)Professional-body recognitionUK
Scope: RCVS register lists the awarding organisation VetSkill as accredited (2025, full); that Askham Bryan is a VetSkill-accredited centre is stated by the college only
Further requirements: RCVS register entry: VetSkill 2025 Full accreditation.
Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Full-time
- Duration
- 30-36 months
- Clinical placement
- all students must complete a minimum of 1,800 hours in an approved training practiceminimum of 1,800 hours
- Intakes
- Not published
- Campus
- Askham Bryan main campus (York)
Teaching language
- Taught in
- Not stated on the pages we checked
- English
- English teaching not verifiedAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.
Admissions
- Animal or veterinary experience
- Animal or veterinary experience requiredStudents must have secured employment within a training practice in order to be eligible to enrol
- Interview
- Not published
- Previous qualification
- 5 GCSEs to include English Language, Maths and Science and two others achieved at a minimum of grade 4/C
- Official instructions
- Application instructions
Fees and costs
Original currency is authoritative. Each price keeps its basis (per year, per credit, whole program), academic year and student category, and is never converted. Annual tuition and whole-program tuition are different figures.
The institution does not publish tuition for this program on the pages we checked. Ask for current fees, what they include and whether clinical or laboratory charges, equipment and protective clothing, travel, placement expenses and insurance are extra.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: tuition, intakes, whether a prior degree is required.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 19 October 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 19 October 2026)