This is an online course sat at your own pace to introduce you to clinical coaching. During the course we will go into the concept of training a student, learning methods, tutorial techniques, safeguarding and how to use the Central Skills Log (CSL). The course is open for 2 months. Once completed we can then arrange access to the CSL for one of Abbeydale’s students.
Stand out in the world of animal care with a versatile 20-in-1 course bundle designed to boost your employability in veterinary clinics, shelters, grooming parlours, and administrative support roles in animal welfare. Description The veterinary and pet care industries are growing fast — and they’re hiring smarter. Employers now look for candidates who can bring both compassion and competence to the job, from animal handling to client communication and data management. This carefully curated bundle equips you with the broad set of skills that modern vet practices are hungry for. Whether you’re looking to join a clinic, assist in animal shelters, or support pet-care businesses remotely, this package gives you the practical credibility you need to win the job. From compliance and documentation to public-facing etiquette, it shows you’re not just an animal lover — you’re a hireable, well-rounded professional. Enrol now — opportunities in animal care are competitive, and those with multi-skill credentials always land on top. FAQ Q: Who is this bundle for? A: Aspiring veterinary assistants, dog groomers, shelter workers, or administrative support staff in pet-care settings. Q: Will this help me get hired? A: Yes — it demonstrates you’ve developed skills across pet care, admin, safety, and communication. Q: Can I use this for entry-level clinic roles? A: Definitely. It’s built to support those seeking their first foot in the door. Q: Is this suitable for remote pet-care admin work? A: Absolutely. It includes digital admin and virtual support essentials. Q: Can I list each course separately on my CV? A: Yes — and doing so showcases your professional range in the field. Q: Is enrolment limited? A: Yes — spots are filling fast. Once full, enrolment will temporarily close.
This webinar provides a concise description of coccidiosis in lambs. It gives an overview of the parasite lifecycle, clinical signs, how to diagnose and treat, and how to control and manage coccidiosis on farm. It is suitable for vets, farmers and SQPs. Following watching the webinar, further and more detailed information is available to subscribers in the disease A-Z section of our website. YOUR SPEAKER Phillipa qualified from Liverpool Vet School in 2006 and started her first job in Neath, South Wales in a mixed practice. Following a short time as a locum dairy vet in Devon she then joined Wood Vet group in 2009 as a large animal vet. Her work was predominantly dairy but she had a special interest in sheep and developed the sheep side of the practice. In 2016 she then moved to specialize in sheep veterinary work with Flock Health Ltd. This involves a mixture of consultancy flock health work, farmer and vet CPD training and collaboration with retailers, processors and pharmaceutical companies and industry levy bodies. Phillipa was part of the co design groups for the DEFRA Animal Health and Welfare Pathway and Endemics disease program. Phillipa also works with NADIS (National Animal Disease Information Service) as the sheep lead on the Blowfly, parasite control, online health planning and disease alerts information. She has been a board member on the British Cattle Veterinary Association and the Sheep Veterinary Society and is the current conference organiser for the Sheep Veterinary Society and the current Junior Vice President. Phillipa co authored and published a book ‘Sheep Keeping’ as part of the professional small holders series by 5M Publishing and the chapter ‘Lameness’ in Differential Diagnosis in Sheep. 2022 Herriot Publications. She is involved with research and works on regular contributions to publications and is currently working towards a Diploma of the European College of Small Ruminant Health and Production. Outside of work she is a tenant farmer of 100 acres. Together with her husband and two boys she farms a flock of 300 commercial ewes and has a farm shop.
Veterinary: Veterinary Assistant Online Unlock the Veterinary Assistant: Veterinary Assistant Course: Enrol Now! Our experts have designed this Veterinary: Veterinary Assistant course for the newcomer into eight modules. You do not need any prior academic degree to start our course. Enrol now Veterinary: Veterinary Assistant course and learn with enjoyment. This Veterinary: Veterinary Assistant course covers how to take care of animals, Understand nutrition and its importance in animal nursing. Also, you can learn about animal exercise and the advanced aspects of animal handling. Courses you will GET: Course 01: Level 2 Certificate for Animal Nursing Assistants Course 02: Animal Care and Psychology Course 03: Animal Care and Nutrition Course 04: Dog First Aid [ Note: Free PDF certificate as soon as completing the Veterinary: Veterinary Assistant course] Veterinary: Veterinary Assistant Online This Veterinary Assistant: Veterinary Assistant Course consists of 08 modules. Course Curriculum of Veterinary Assistant: Veterinary Assistant Course Module 01: Introduction to Animal Anatomy and Physiology Module 02: Provide Basic Nursing Treatments to Animals Module 03: Principles of Infection and Control for Animal Nursing Assistants Module 04: Maintain Animal Accommodation Module 05: Provide Nutrition to Animals Module 06: Handling and Restraint of Animals Module 07: Provide Opportunities for Animals to Exercise Module 08: Principles of Companion Animal Anesthesia and Fluid Therapy Assessment Method of Veterinary: Veterinary Assistant After completing Veterinary: Veterinary Assistant Course, you will get quizzes to assess your learning. You will do the later modules upon getting 60% marks on the quiz test. Certification of Veterinary: Veterinary Assistant After completing the Veterinary: Veterinary Assistant Course, you can instantly download your certificate for FREE. Who is this course for? Veterinary: Veterinary Assistant Online This Veterinary: Veterinary Assistant course will provide significant benefits to both existing professionals and those who are new to nursing assistant. Animal Nursing Assistants provide critical support in veterinary practices and hospitals. Requirements Veterinary: Veterinary Assistant Online To enrol in this Veterinary: Veterinary Assistant Course, students must fulfil the following requirements: Good Command over English language is mandatory to enrol in our Veterinary: Veterinary Assistant Course. Be energetic and self-motivated to complete our Veterinary: Veterinary Assistant Course. Basic computer Skill is required to complete our Veterinary: Veterinary Assistant Course. If you want to enrol in our Veterinary: Veterinary Assistant Course, you must be at least 15 years old.
Build your credentials for roles in veterinary operations, animal shelters, biomedical research labs, and public health with this 20-in-1 Animal Facility Management bundle—engineered to help you get noticed, hired, and ahead. Description Running or working in an animal facility is no longer just about basic care. Employers now want candidates who can juggle health protocols, technical support, animal welfare, hygiene standards, and documentation—without missing a beat. This comprehensive bundle addresses the hiring expectations of today's top facilities. From lab work and pharmacy tech to grooming and veterinary support, you’ll gain a spectrum of skills that reflect modern operational standards in animal-related environments. And with vital workplace traits like self-organisation and reporting included, you’re building more than just expertise—you’re building hireability. Opportunities in animal facility management are competitive and evolving. This bundle offers an edge many won’t have. And once it’s gone, it’s gone. FAQ Q: Who should enrol in this bundle? A: Ideal for future animal facility managers, vet assistants, lab support staff, and grooming professionals. Q: Will it improve my chances of getting hired? A: Yes—employers value broad, relevant skill sets. This bundle gives you exactly that. Q: Does it apply to veterinary roles only? A: No. It’s also great for roles in public health, animal shelters, research labs, and pet care operations. Q: Is this just technical training? A: It includes technical, organisational, and soft skills—all critical to animal facility roles. Q: Is now the best time to enrol? A: If you're serious about your career, delaying means giving others a head start. Q: What’s the value compared to single courses? A: Enormous. 20 professionally aligned topics for less than the price of one—no-brainer.
Catch up with Dr Katie Lihou (University of Bristol), Phillipa Page (NADIS) and Matt Colston (ELANCO) for discussions around blowfly control. A review of the blowfly life cycle along with preventative management strategies and appropriate chemical use was discussed by Matt from ELANCO. Phillipa described effective treatments of clinically affected sheep to minimise compromised sheep welfare. Dr Lihou discussed the costs associated with prevention and treatment of clinical cases of blowfly using cost/benefit analysis modelling. The webinar was a useful refresher ahead of the blow fly season to ensure that knowledge is up to date for improved client and customer engagement. This event concluded with a Q&A session. This webinar, aimed at Vets, SQPS and farmers, was hosted by NADIS in association with Elanco. Dr Katie L Lihou, PhD, BSc Katie completed her PhD at the University of Bristol on the prevalence and distribution of livestock ectoparasites in the UK, in the department of Veterinary Parasitology and Ecology. Before her PhD, she studied 3 years of Veterinary Medicine, before moving into Biology. Katie is now a post-doctoral researcher working in the Bristol Vaccine Centre on infectious disease epidemiology and modelling. Phillipa Page, BVSc BSc MRCVS Phillipa qualified from Liverpool Vet School in 2006 and started her first job in Neath, South Wales in a mixed practice. Following a short time as a locum dairy vet in Devon she then joined Wood Vet group in 2009 as a large animal vet. Her work was predominantly dairy but she had a special interest in sheep and developed the sheep side of the practice. In 2016 she then moved to specialize in sheep veterinary work with Flock Health Ltd. This involves a mixture of consultancy flock health work, farmer and vet CPD training and collaboration with retailers, processors and pharmaceutical companies and industry levy bodies. Phillipa was part of the co design groups for the DEFRA Animal Health and Welfare Pathway and Endemics disease program. Phillipa also works with NADIS (National Animal Disease Information Service) as the sheep lead on the Blowfly, parasite control, online health planning and disease alerts information. She has been a board member on the British Cattle Veterinary Association and the Sheep Veterinary Society and is the current conference organiser for the Sheep Veterinary Society and the current Junior Vice President. Phillipa co authored and published a book ‘Sheep Keeping’ as part of the professional small holders series by 5M Publishing and the chapter ‘Lameness’ in Differential Diagnosis in Sheep. 2022 Herriot Publications. She is involved with research and works on regular contributions to publications and is currently working towards a Diploma of the European College of Small Ruminant Health and Production. Outside of work she is a tenant farmer of 100 acres. Together with her husband and two boys she farms a flock of 300 commercial ewes and has a farm shop. Matt Colston, BVM & S, CertSHP, MRCVS Matt graduated from the R(D)SVS in Edinburgh in 1986. He then spent five years working in a mixed practice in Fife and the Borders before taking up a two-year demonstrator’s position (shared between R(D)SVS and SAC (Edinburgh Genetics), concentrating on equine reproduction and artificial breeding in small ruminants. He later obtained the Cert.SHP qualification before returning to general practice in Penrith, where he has worked since 1997. In November 2013, Matt joined Novartis Animal Health as a Veterinary Technical Advisor for the Farm Animal Team. When Novartis was acquired by Elanco, he continued in this role with the company. Also, Matt currently serves as the Chairman of Moredun Foundation's North of England Regional Board.
Catch up with Dr John Graham Brown (University of Liverpool), Phillipa Page (NADIS) and Matt Colston (ELANCO) on their discussion around liver fluke control in sheep. Dr Graham Brown works with NADIS and SCOPS to calculate and predict the parasite and fluke forecast for the year ahead. He discusses the risks posed for this year and specific farm risks to consider for your farm. Matt and Phillipa discuss testing, management and treatment options for effective control on your farm. This event concluded with a Q&A session. This webinar was hosted by NADIS in association with Elanco. Dr John Graham-Brown, BVSc, MSc, PhD, MRCVS John graduated from the University of Liverpool in 2010. As part of his studies, he also completed a master’s degree in Veterinary Parasitology. Having spent some time in mixed practice in Wales, John returned to Liverpool in 2012 to complete a PhD investigating liver fluke infection in cattle under the supervision of Professor Diana Williams. Since 2016, John has been working as a researcher and lecturer at the university investigating a range of parasitic diseases of livestock and domestic animals in the UK and abroad. John is also currently collaborating with the national animal disease information service (NADIS) to develop and produce their monthly parasite forecasts. Phillipa Page, BVSc BSc MRCVS Phillipa qualified from Liverpool Vet School in 2006 and started her first job in Neath, South Wales in a mixed practice. Following a short time as a locum dairy vet in Devon she then joined Wood Vet group in 2009 as a large animal vet. Her work was predominantly dairy but she had a special interest in sheep and developed the sheep side of the practice. In 2016 she then moved to specialize in sheep veterinary work with Flock Health Ltd. This involves a mixture of consultancy flock health work, farmer and vet CPD training and collaboration with retailers, processors and pharmaceutical companies and industry levy bodies. Phillipa was part of the co design groups for the DEFRA Animal Health and Welfare Pathway and Endemics disease program. Phillipa also works with NADIS (National Animal Disease Information Service) as the sheep lead on the Blowfly, parasite control, online health planning and disease alerts information. She has been a board member on the British Cattle Veterinary Association and the Sheep Veterinary Society and is the current conference organiser for the Sheep Veterinary Society and the current Junior Vice President. Phillipa co authored and published a book ‘Sheep Keeping’ as part of the professional small holders series by 5M Publishing and the chapter ‘Lameness’ in Differential Diagnosis in Sheep. 2022 Herriot Publications. She is involved with research and works on regular contributions to publications and is currently working towards a Diploma of the European College of Small Ruminant Health and Production. Outside of work she is a tenant farmer of 100 acres. Together with her husband and two boys she farms a flock of 300 commercial ewes and has a farm shop. Matt Colston, BM & S, CertSHP, MRCVS Matt graduated from the R(D)SVS in Edinburgh in 1986. He then spent five years working in a mixed practice in Fife and the Borders before taking up a two-year demonstrator’s position (shared between R(D)SVS and SAC (Edinburgh Genetics), concentrating on equine reproduction and artificial breeding in small ruminants. He later obtained the Cert.SHP qualification before returning to general practice in Penrith, where he has worked since 1997. In November 2013, Matt joined Novartis Animal Health as a Veterinary Technical Advisor for the Farm Animal Team. When Novartis was acquired by Elanco, he continued in this role with the company. Also, Matt currently serves as the Chairman of Moredun Foundation's North of England Regional Board.
Dogs may not read manuals, but you'll soon know how to write one. The Dog Training Mini Bundle helps you navigate puppy training, dog basics, grooming essentials, report writing, and behavioural problem solving—all while staying well away from the squeaky jargon. This mix of canine care and structured thinking suits anyone wanting to understand both the barks and the business. Learn how to train, maintain, and manage dogs with calm confidence—and wrap it all up in tidy reports that even your vet might admire. Learning Outcomes: Train puppies using consistent routines and behavioural reinforcement. Understand key aspects of basic canine care and habits. Recognise signs of grooming needs and coat maintenance essentials. Write basic reports for dog care or training observations. Address dog behaviour issues with structured logic and reasoning. Apply techniques to encourage better dog and handler communication. Who is this Course For: Aspiring dog trainers or pet behaviour advisers. Dog walkers interested in structured care knowledge. Pet care workers wanting to improve communication with dogs. Volunteers at kennels or rehoming centres. Owners managing young or energetic puppies at home. Animal lovers who enjoy structured approaches to pet care. Writers documenting dog behaviour for training purposes. Beginners exploring dog-related service businesses. Career Path: Dog Trainer Assistant – £21,000/year Canine Grooming Support – £20,500/year Pet Behaviour Adviser – £24,000/year Kennel Supervisor – £23,000/year Animal Welfare Officer – £25,500/year Dog Training Blogger/Writer – £22,000/year
If you love dogs and want to turn that passion into a profession, this is your moment. The Dog Training: Dog Agility bundle is more than just pet knowledge — it’s your launchpad into one of the most heartwarming, fast-growing service industries out there. From dog walkers to animal therapists, from agility instructors to grooming assistants — employers want versatile professionals. This 20-course bundle was designed to make you just that. Description Dog training is no longer just a hobby — it’s a career path. And the professionals who stand out are those who bring more to the table than just pet handling. That’s where this all-in-one bundle comes in. With courses crossing training, grooming, public health, and communication, this isn’t just a skills upgrade — it’s a career toolkit. Whether you’re aiming for a role at a kennel, working with a veterinary team, or offering private dog agility sessions, these credentials show you mean business. You’ll also benefit from training in people skills — because dog professionals don’t just work with pets; they deal with clients, teams, and the public every day. It’s a comprehensive, CV-polishing, value-packed set. And the demand for trained, confident dog professionals has never been higher. The clock’s ticking — will someone else take the job meant for you? FAQ What kinds of jobs does this apply to? Dog trainer, agility instructor, kennel assistant, pet groomer, animal care worker, dog walker, veterinary support, and more. Do I need a background in dog care? No. Beginners and career-switchers are welcome. Is this suitable for freelance or employed roles? Both. The skills apply across pet businesses, vet clinics, shelters, and private services. Will this help me get hired? Yes. It focuses on the skills and credentials employers and clients look for. How long do I have access? You get full access with no time pressure — learn at your own pace. Is this good value? Incredible value. You’re getting 20 job-relevant courses for a fraction of the cost of in-person training.