Introduction to Coaching & Mentoring for Veterinary Supervisors

Are you a qualified and experienced veterinary professional looking to support, guide, and grow your skills? This unique CPD course—exclusively delivered at Plumpton College—is designed to equip you with the coaching and mentoring skills essential for developing others, enhancing team performance, and creating a culture of continuous improvement in veterinary practice.

What You’ll Gain

• A clear understanding of the difference between coaching and mentoring
• Insight into who benefits from each approach and when to apply them
• The ability to use coaching models effectively in real-world settings
• Skills to ask powerful questions and create a safe, supportive environment
• Practical tools to apply coaching techniques in the veterinary nursing context
• Confidence to lead, inspire, and empower your team

Expert-Led Learning: this course is taught by a highly qualified coach and educator with deep experience in land-based industries, ensuring content is relevant, practical, and tailored to the veterinary field.

Why This Course?

• Designed for experienced veterinary professionals
• Focused on real-world application in clinical and team settings
• Helps you become a more effective leader, mentor, and communicator
• Supports career progression and team development

Candidates on the course will:

• Recognise the difference between coaching and mentoring
• Identify who benefits from coaching or mentoring approaches
• Describe and explain the purpose of a coaching model
• Recognise and use effective questions
• Describe the skills of an effective coach
• Explain how to create the right environment for effective coaching
• Analyse a range of coaching resources and how they can be used
• Apply a coaching model to your professional practice
• Practise and apply coaching skills to the Veterinary Nursing environment

Module breakdown

You will be assessed informally and be given feedback throughout the course on both theoretical knowledge and practical skills.

This course is for:

• Registered Veterinary Nurses in clinical practice
• Clinical Supervisors working with students of Veterinary Nursing
• Student Veterinary Nurses
• Veterinary Surgeons working in clinical practice

Please Note: Attendance is required at every in-person session throughout the six-week course.