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A veterinary animal care apprenticeship training course is perfect for those who want to build their career doing something they love. The Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Care industry makes up about £8.9 billion of the UK economy, employing almost a million workers. It’s perfect for anyone who likes working outdoors or working with animals (both big and small!)
The veterinary animal care sector offers a variety of roles, from being a farrier to an animal trainer, a groom to a poultry technician. Veterinary nurses are key members of the veterinarian team and they work hard to nurse animals back to health. Animal care as a wider industry encompasses maintaining animal environments and also has strong links with farming.
Who can apply for a veterinary animal care training apprenticeship?
Veterinary Animal Care apprenticeship training isn’t just for school leavers, although it does offer a valuable route into the career for new starters as well. There is no age limit and apprenticeships are open to people of any age and any career level. Apprenticeships are valuable for staff of any industry looking to learn practical, role-ready knowledge and skills and you can use the apprenticeship levy to train existing staff as well as taking on new employees. Business and Administration training apprenticeships are offered from Level 2 (intermediate) all the way up to Level 3 (advanced) and are a great way to develop the knowledge and skill set of existing staff.
| Name | Level | Equivalent Educational Level |
| Intermediate | 2 | GCSE |
| Advanced | 3 | A Level |
| Higher | 4,5, 6 and 7 | Foundation degree and above |
| Degree | 6 and 7 | Bachelor's or master's degree |
If you are a company required to pay the apprenticeships levy, you can spend your levy money on apprenticeship training and end-point assessment with a training provider on the Education & Skills Funding Agency’s Register of Apprenticeship Training Providers (RoATP). We only list RoTAP approved apprenticeship providers, and you can search for courses here to find a provider to match.
Apprenticeship training must last a minimum of 12 months and 20% of the apprentice’s time must be spent on off-the-job training. You can only use funds in the account to pay for apprenticeship training and assessment for apprentices that work at least 50% of the time in England, and only up to the funding band maximum for that apprenticeship.
For employers who don’t pay the levy, support is still available. If you pay 10% of the apprenticeship training costs and the government will pay the rest (90%), up to the funding band maximum. This is known as ‘co-investment’.
What veterinary animal care training apprenticeships standards are currently being offered?
There are apprenticeships available in several areas within the veterinary animal care sector:
- Animal care and welfare assistant (Level 2)
- Animal trainer (Level 4)
- Equine groom (Level 2)
- Farrier (Level 3)
- Poultry technician (Level 3)
- Poultry worker (Level 2)
- Senior Equine grom (Level 3)
- Veterinary nurse (Level 3)
Choosing the right veterinary animal care apprenticeship training provider
You can find and compare government approved, RoATP registered apprenticeship providers on our website. If you’re not sure which level is right for you or your staff you can find guides, articles and help on our Apprenticeship Hub.
