https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/f/nonclinical-discussions/13572/confused One of the girls at college was saying that now the new Level 3 qualification has started practices can take Yr 1 students on in a placement capacity only and they don&#39;t have to pay them, although they do have to pay 2nd yrs. She&#39;d be doing four daysen-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/113628?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 13 May 2011 08:57:19 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:41ba78b0-34d1-4a0d-b2cb-4f23c8c14ae4Emma84<p>Hi Katie,</p> <p>I know you can now do the <a href="http://www.vetnurse.co.uk/courses/search_results/course_details.aspx?Id=13455">Veterinary Nursing - Full Time Route - RCVS Level 3 Diploma</a>&nbsp;which is on a voluntary placement basis, usually 3 days a week at college and 2 days in a TP, I enrolled on this&nbsp;course to start in September but&nbsp;have been lucky&nbsp;enough to find a student nurse position so will no longer need to do it&nbsp;<img src="http://www.vetnurse.co.uk/emoticons/new/Very_happy_smiley.png" alt="Big Smile" /> &nbsp;<a href="http://www.warwickshire.ac.uk/courses/search_results/course_details.aspx?Id=13455">http://www.warwickshire.ac.uk/courses/search_results/course_details.aspx?Id=13455</a> As far as I am aware you do not get paid for either year. I&#39;m not sure that this is the same course as your friend is doing though as on this one you have to be at college more than 1 day a week and only in practice for 2. x</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>