Training and awarding organisation iPET Network has been given the green light by exam regulator Ofqual to offer qualifications across the entire animal care and veterinary sector.
The organisation currently awards qualifications in the canine and feline sectors only, but the new permission means that it can expand its reach and create Ofqual-regulated qualifications across the entire animal care world, including equine, small animal and veterinary science, from Level 2 to Level 6.
In addition, iPET Network now has the ability to create qualifications in teaching and business management relating to the subject area of animal care and veterinary science.
Fern Gresty, co-director of the iPET Network, said: “We are so thrilled to have been granted this expansion of scope by Ofqual, and we can’t wait to get started on creating our new portfolio of qualifications.
“We are currently on the hunt for experts in their field who would like to work with the iPET Network on this important task, which will help our animal industries achieve the high standards and recognition we believe that they deserve.”
Co-director Sarah Mackay added: “By offering pet professionals qualifications in their specialisms, we are bringing regulation and career progression to our industries, and a gold standard for consumers who can have greater trust in the professionals that they are trusting their pets with.”
