City & Guilds to cease delivery of all Veterinary Nursing qualifications for Small Animal (7457-03/33) and Equine (7457-13/43)

17 January 2020

City & Guilds is subject to significant external policy change which has caused us to recently review our provision across all sectors in which we operate.

In the case of these qualifications, we have unfortunately taken the very difficult decision to cease delivery of all Veterinary Nursing qualifications for Small Animal (7457-03/33) and Equine (7457-13/43). This decision has not been taken lightly, and we understand the disappointment that this has caused to our centres.

There are other Awarding Organisations who provide veterinary nursing qualifications so once our last learner registration dates have passed in August 2020, centres will still have choices available to them.

To help smooth the transition period, the RCVS has already allowed us to extend the registration period for the legacy qualifications (7457-03 and 7457-13) to ensure a period of continuity for our centres.  

We will be working to ensure that learners are not disadvantaged by our decision, and all centres will receive continued support to ensure those learners registered with us have every opportunity to complete their qualification. We will also be reaching out to other Awarding Organisations to explore ways to reduce the impact on all of those affected. 

We pride ourselves on the level of service we give our customers, and the quality of the qualifications we provide, but we need to be able to operate in a commercially sustainable way whilst we work our way through the ever changing qualifications market in the UK.