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We’ve collaborated with Vet Dynamics to bring you The Vet Graduate Academy.
Combining the strengths of Central CPD’s clinical training and Vet Dynamics’ personal and commercial skills development, The Vet Graduate Academy Platinum Package is a unique 12-month programme which complements the RCVS VetGDP.
The programme combines bespoke business and interpersonal skills coaching with clinical training, via face-to-face workshops, practical courses, mentorship, online programmes, specialist-led case discussions, as well as access to over 2,000 clinical CPD videos.
Delegates will have the opportunity to develop their skills, build key relationships and comradery with their peers and grow in confidence in their new career. The package also includes a free Central CPD On-Demand mentor account.
- Bespoke online training programme
- Mindset and planning
- Practical dentistry
- Energy and time management
- Practical ultrasonography
- Improving personal and interpersonal performance
- Practical soft tissue surgery
- Assertiveness and emotional intelligence
- Large on-demand video reference library
- Understanding finance in practice
- Regular case discussions with leading veterinary experts
- Managing performance and client care
- Hands-on training
- Specialist-led case discussions
- On-demand clinical learning
- Personal and commercial skills development
Hands-on training
- Small group cadaver-based practical courses held in our purpose-built clinical skills lab, tailor-made for graduates and led by our approachable and experienced specialists.
- Two-day practical surgery course – to improve surgical techniques and confidence in common small animal surgical cases.
- One-day practical dentistry course – to strengthen decision-making ability and skill-set in dental cases and procedures.
- One-day practical ultrasonography course – a focus on basic abdominal ultrasound skills to improve diagnostic capability in internal medicine and ECC.
Specialist-led case discussions
- Regular live specialist led case discussion sessions – case presentations to understand an expert’s approach to common cases, and the opportunity to discuss personal cases within the group.
- Closed social media Vet Graduate Academy group to discuss cases with other Graduates.
- Access to Central CPD’s closed Facebook case discussion group with over 6,000 vet members, offering regular posts and advice.
On-demand clinical learning
- A structured EPA-based 50-hour online training programme which will provide core valuable knowledge that can be accessed any time in any order as needed over the 12-month programme.
- Unlimited access to Central CPD On-Demand, providing 24-7 access to over 2,000 videos.
- A wide variety of clinical lectures, how-to videos and practical tips, that can be used as a useful reference library for clinical cases or to concentrate on areas of interest.
- Clinical coaches also receive a free annual subscription to Central CPD On-Demand (RRP £474+ VAT) giving them unlimited access to CPD content, and the ability to track and adapt their graduate’s online learning over the year.
Personal and commercial skills development
- Three two-day workshops in: Mindset and planning, Energy and time management, Improving personal and interpersonal performance, Assertiveness and emotional intelligence, Understanding finance in practice and Managing performance and client care.
- Skills development in areas such as professional resilience, communication, and commercial awareness.
- Learning tools to help combat the key causes of stress and fatigue in practice, build confidence and professional esteem.
- Understanding of the business-workings of a practice which help to improve clinical standards, consultation delivery and profitability in practice.
- One-to-one coaching.
2025-2026 intake (£7,000 +VAT)
We run two Vet Graduate Academy Platinum Package cohorts per year, with intakes in the autumn and spring.
The spring 2025-2026 intake begins on 26th March 2025. Download our spring intake brochure for dates and full details. The autumn 2025-2026 intake begins on 1st October 2025. Download our autumn intake brochure for dates and full details.
Please note that this course is not eligible for Central CPD membership prices.
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Are you a vet student or newly graduated vet?
Share this page with any independent practices you are interested in working for, and register here if you would like us to send you details of practices signed up for the Vet Graduate Academy and recruiting graduate vets.
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Are you a practice with a graduate vet secured?
If you already have a graduate secured, an initial deposit of £1,000 + VAT will be required at registration via Direct Debit, followed by 6 monthly instalments of £1,000 + VAT commencing at the start of the course. Please also make sure you have your delegates full name, email address, and contact number to hand before reserving a place.
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Are you a practice but haven’t recruited a graduate vet yet?
For a (non-refundable) 20% deposit, we will advertise your graduate position to our database of vet students who have expressed interest in working for an independent practice.
You’ll also be able to display the Vet Graduate Academy logo in job listings to demonstrate to potential new employees that they will be well supported and have access to a bespoke structured programme throughout their first year. Please email us at [email protected] if you are interested in this option.