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Vetnnet and Acovene: improving the chance of working in Europe
Abstract
Several organizations within Europe are working on a continuous process of quality improvement of veterinary nurse training to make sure that veterinary nurses get a good education wherever they decide to study, but also to improve the possibilities of studying or working in other countries. This article covers the most important organizations and what they do: Vetnnet (
What would be the ultimate dream for every veterinary nurse? Would it be to be able to work anywhere in Europe? And what would need to happen to make this possible?
Even if veterinary nurses do not want to emigrate, doing part of the required work experience in a foreign country may be a life changing experience. This is something that was not done often or easily 15 years ago, when Vetnnet was founded.
In 1995 four colleges with veterinary nurse programmes decided to set up a network, in order to share knowledge and ideas. Berkshire College of Agriculture (UK), Edinburgh Telford College (UK), Institut Bonaparte (FR) and Groenhorst College (NL) established Vetnnet, the Veterinary European Transnational Network for Nursing education and training. The network is an official foundation, aiming to promote veterinary nursing and improve veterinary nurse training. Bursting with ideas but with little money to spare, one of the official goals of Vetnnet also became to seek funding for projects.
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