Agriculture, Horticulture & Animals

INTRODUCTION

The guidelines to getting the best out of your virtual experience are here.

Agriculture, Horticulture & Animals

Students up to year 11

You can read about the different careers in this sector by looking on these websites

Sixth form students

Virtual Work Experience and Exploring the Veterinary Profession. CHECK IT IS STILL FREE

Work Experience is essential in strengthening your application and you should do everything you can to secure hands on animal work. This could be in vets, pet shops, farms, kennels, zoos, rescue centres, catteries, stables, RSPCA, RSPB, PDSA and other animal charities and welfare organisations such as Blue Cross. The British Small Animal Veterinary Association (www.bsava.com) has many links to animal welfare sites.

I strongly suggest you read this article on virtual work experience and how Universities are responding to COVID affecting placements.

https://www.vetrecordjobs.com/myvetfuture/article/work-experience-during-covid-19/

There is no easy way to secure these placements apart from contacting them.

.There are about 60 zoos, and 100 wild animal collections in the UK. Go to the British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums www.biaza.org.uk for a full list by area.

Companion Care Vets have about 90 surgeries across the UK and offer work experience to students in full time education. https://www.companioncare.co.uk/

Do you have what it takes to be a veterinarian?

University of Edinburgh

This course is for anyone interested in learning more about Veterinary Medicine, giving a “taster” of courses covered in the first year of a veterinary degree and an idea of what it is like to study Veterinary Medicine.