Overall data
The table below gives an overview of global data, estimating the number of student veterinary assistants, the number of students per year and the cost of study per student as well as means of financing.
| DK |
ES |
FI |
FR |
HU |
PT |
RO |
SI |
SK |
UK |
Country |
|
- |
250 |
- |
750 |
- |
- |
530 |
20 |
120 |
- |
Nurses hired per year |
|
45 |
|
|
300 |
|
|
270 |
20 |
30 |
|
Number qualified |
|
< 2 |
|
|
11 |
|
|
35 |
|
5 |
|
% Unemployed qualified staff |
|
|
9953 |
|
1800 |
|
|
8200 |
|
2140 |
4000 |
Qualified practising veterinary assistants
practising veterinary assistants
practising veterinary assistants |
|
180 |
|
172 |
700 |
|
23 |
|
240 |
0 |
|
Total number of trainees |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of students per year |
|
3 years et 10 weeks |
5 years |
4 years |
2 years |
|
3 years |
4 ans |
4 years |
4 years |
2,5 years |
Total length of training |
|
45000 |
17187 |
3000 |
9900 |
|
|
450 |
10000 |
54700 |
11436 |
Cost of training per student
Cost per student |
|
|
16500 (96%) |
100% |
100% |
|
100% |
100% |
100% |
10940 (20%) |
2859 (25%) |
State funding ( % and €) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2859 (25%) |
Private/apprentice funding (% and €) |
|
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5718 (50%) |
Professional funding (% and €) |
|
2% |
2% |
2% |
18% |
|
|
2% |
10% |
|
2% |
Number of students dropping out |
There are figures missing from this table. The countries studied need to confirm or complete these figures.
NB:
- The number of qualified practising veterinary assistants represents those veterinary assistants with the relevant qualification who are currently in employment.
- The number of students being trained represents all students irrespective of their training format (initial, professional retraining or sandwich training).
- The cost of training a student veterinary assistant represents the costs incurred by the training body as well as the cost of salarying students.