/b/veterinary-nursing-news/posts/57653 Lantra, the Sector Skills Council for environmental and land-based industries, is calling for veterinary nurses, their employers and veterinary organisations to take part in a consultation this winter and help ensure apprenticeships meet their needsen-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/b/veterinary-nursing-news/posts/57653Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:51:08 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:7f8206c8-1c98-4c7a-96aa-e90c0d15614aJolene0<p>VN apprenticeships turn out much better trained and fit for purpose nurses than the VN degree courses do. &nbsp;I realise that many practices use them for cheap labour but after they qualify they prove to be better nurses than those who studied full time...</p> <img src="https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/aggbug?PostID=57653&AppID=4&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/b/veterinary-nursing-news/posts/57653Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:08:55 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:7f8206c8-1c98-4c7a-96aa-e90c0d15614aSal the 1st0<p>apprenticeship - good route if it guarantees a decent training but if it is just another excuse for practices to pay staff below the NMW I would be worried</p> <img src="https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/aggbug?PostID=57653&AppID=4&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">