https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/f/nonclinical-discussions/19552/level-2-certificate-diploma Can anyone advise if the Level 2 Certificate for Animal Nursing Assistants and the Level 2 Diploma for Veterinary Nursing Assistants are similar? One if offered by SJStraining and the other by College of Animal Welfare. Or if anyone is doing eitheren-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/136690?ContentTypeID=1Sat, 17 Nov 2012 20:09:17 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:5d8e063a-57d8-4a5b-9382-4c9af682cac7Mark Hedberg<p>Hi, Oconnoanan!&nbsp;http://caw.ac.uk/courses/vn/vcadl2.aspx is the webpage with full details. From a functional point of view, both the Animal Care Assistant and the Veterinary Care Assistant can be used if you&#39;re looking to get your science requirements for the L3 diploma. Practically speaking, the VCA (at CAW) has a strong practical component and you&#39;ve got a year to do it in. I&#39;m afraid I have no personal experience with the ANA course so can&#39;t tell you about that. The students who have completed our VCA have tended to like it.</p> <p>http://blog.caw.ac.uk/index.php/caw-news/life-as-a-veterinary-care-assistant/ is a blog interview with a VCA. (At the time it was the National Certificate, it&#39;s now a Level 2 Diploma.)</p> <p>Cheers,</p> <p>Mark</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>