https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/f/nonclinical-discussions/29354/rvn-microchipping-consults To inplant microchips as an RVN do you require a certificate of competence? en-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/164166?ContentTypeID=1Sun, 13 Mar 2016 15:14:38 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:29844cd6-4fae-4a24-a6dd-a01c587c01d9Catherine Raymond<p>Some microchip companies are offering training along with their chips. &nbsp;Can&#39;t remember off the top of my head, but think that one may have been Animalcare. &nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/164165?ContentTypeID=1Sun, 13 Mar 2016 14:06:32 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:2d590674-ecfb-4be0-88c2-d3e8bf916742SVN Kent<p>Thank you Sal. Useful article.</p> <p></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/164163?ContentTypeID=1Sun, 13 Mar 2016 12:16:39 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:90ea19f2-66cf-4db2-a8e1-9c5ed5ce4b96Sal the 1st<p><a href="http://www.vettimes.co.uk/article/mandatory-microchips-how-they-affect-veterinary-nurses/" target="_blank">http://www.vettimes.co.uk/article/mandatory-microchips-how-they-affect-veterinary-nurses/</a>&nbsp;</p> <p>but in saying that I did receive a phone call from somebody calling themselves as either &#39;chips unite&#39; or &#39;chips united&#39; at work about 2 weeks ago asking to speak to a veterinary nurse and offering microchip training for veterinary nurses at &pound;250 for the day? - didn&#39;t leave a number , and was a bit vague on details and they didn&#39;t know what CPD was when I asked if it would qualify as CPD - just said they were going to organise a training day locally and were we interested? A scam maybe?</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>