2025 PgCertSTS Initial Deposit
£997.00 (+VAT)
Become a Super Soft Tissue Surgeon in just 12 Months!
“Excellent experience, learned so much I can use in practice straight away. Tutors were amazing, so knowledgeable and friendly and learned so much from them.”
Postgraduate Certificate in Small Animal Soft Tissue Surgery
Become a Super Soft Tissue Surgeon in just 12 Months!
Secure your place on the March 2025 intake with a deposit of £997 + VAT.
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This innovative course commencing in March 2025, will help you to develop your confidence and skills in small animal soft tissue surgery and gain a valuable qualification in as little as 12 months.
Reserve your place now and look forward to nine full days of hands-on practical surgery training with expert and approachable tutors helping you to develop your soft tissue surgical skills. No orthopaedics involved!
You’ll also get:-
- Primarily Practical Training – 9 days of hands-on practicals to develop new skills
- Travel just three times – your practical sessions are in blocks of three days each
- Get your PgCert qualification in just 12 months
- Valuable work-based learning skills that you can use throughout your career
- A dedicated contact at CPD Solutions to help you throughout your study
- Extensive online resources to provide a framework for your study – webinars, Online Mini Series Courses, eBooks, self-assessment MCQs and bespoke reflective writing resources
- Enjoy access to your online course materials from CPD Solutions for a full year after graduating
- Full support for continuous assessment by critically reflective essay – no formal exams
- A whole range of Course Bonuses including a text book, surgical instrument and CPD Vouchers
- A valuable PgCert qualification from the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) School of Veterinary Medicine
Your programme is divided into three modules and each module commences with a practical attendance session where you’ll learn new skills to take back to your practice:
- Essentials of Small Animal Soft Tissue Surgery
- Small Animal Abdominal, Perineal and Urogenital Surgery
- Small Animal Head, Neck and Thoracic Surgery
Practical attendance sessions:
- 5th – 7th Mar 2025 (3 days)
- 9th – 11th Jul 2025 (3 days)
- 5th – 7th Nov 2025 (3 days)
You’ll combine these structured attendance courses with work-based reflective learning. During each module, you’ll complete a reflective essay that will be assessed by your tutor. You’ll receive plenty of help and guidance on how to write the essay and feedback on a draft from your tutor.
Course Tutors
Lynda Rutherford BVM&S MvetMed DiplECVS PGCertVetEd FHEA MRCVS, ECVS and RCVS Recognised Specialist in Small Animal Surgery
Faye Swinbourne BVM&S MVetMed DipECVS MRCVS, RCVS, EBVS and ECVS European Specialist in Small Animal Surgery
Lara Dempsey BVetMed GPCertSAS GPCertSAM CertAVP(GSAS) DipECVS MRCVS, RCVS and European Specialist in Small Animal Surgery
Will Robinson BVetMed MSc BSAVA PGCertSAS DipECVS MRCVS, RCVS and European Specialist in Small Animal Surgery
Elinor Field BVetMed DipECVS MRCVS, RCVS and European Specialist in Small Animal Surgery
Lee Meakin MA MRes PhD VetMB DipECVS MRCVS, RCVS and European Specialist in Small Animal Surgery
What’s your investment?
You can secure your place on this small group programme with a non-refundable deposit of £997 + VAT (£1196.40) paid to CPD Solutions. You can then select from the following payment options.
1. Special Offer – Register for the 2025 intake at the 2024 course fee! This offer is only available until 20th December 2024.
- Pay in full by 20th December 2024 to qualify for the 2024 course fee offer, saving £500. The total CPD Solutions fee that you pay (inclusive of the deposit) is £10,947 + VAT (£13,136.40).
- Pay in full within 2 weeks of registering and you’ll receive the 10% early payment discount as well as qualifying for the 2024 course fee offer – your total saving is £1594.70 + VAT. The total CPD Solutions fee that you pay (inclusive of the deposit) is £9852.30 + VAT (£11,822.76).
2. Pay in full at least 8 weeks before the course starts (2025 course fee). The total CPD Solutions fee that you pay (inclusive of the deposit) is £11,447 + VAT (£13,736.40).
3. Spread your payments (2025 course fee). After your initial deposit of £997 + VAT (£1196.40) you can choose to pay £2500 + VAT (£3000) by 15th January 2025, then 6 payments of £1325 + VAT (£1590) monthly from 1st March 2025 until 1st August 2025. The total CPD Solutions fee that you pay is £11,447 + VAT (£13,736.40).
You also need to register with the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan). The registration fee is £2750 (no VAT applies) for UK students. The registration fee for EU/International students is £4400.*
NB Please note your payment options shown above are for the CPD Solutions course fee – you still need to register with UCLan and pay their fee whichever option you choose.
*Applicants for this study route must hold a veterinary degree and have at least 2 years postgraduate clinical experience. Applicants must have access to suitable veterinary clinical cases to facilitate work-based learning reflections during the programme. UK-based applicants must be on the RCVS UK Practising Register. EU/International applicants who are not RCVS Members will need to satisfy the English Language proficiency requirements of UCLan (https://www.uclan.ac.uk/international-students/english-requirements).
Any questions? Please call us on 0151 328 0444 or email [email protected] and we’ll be delighted to help you.
PgCert Soft Tissue Surgery Programme Feedback
“I’d like to thank you for all the organisation that you have put in to this. Running a practice gives me some understanding of the plates you are spinning. The course is excellent. I got so much out of the three days and everyone else was buzzing with excitement about what they’d learned.” Johanna Headley MRCVS
“I just wanted to pass on my thanks to all for this course. All the staff at Studley were friendly and welcoming, the food and refreshments were excellent and the course itself was brilliant. The lab staff were helpful and kept a continued supply of instruments and equipment throughout the practical sessions without us even noticing, and the practical sessions themselves were so good in terms of learning for the certificate, allowing essential hands-on experience. I cannot thank Faye and Lynda enough for their teaching, support and patience through the first module of the course, they were so lovely, helpful, unpretentious and always happy to answer any questions.” Katherine Bott MRCVS
“Can I just report how much I enjoyed the practical days? I think I was expecting it to be good, but it was so much better than I thought it would be. Thanks for all your organisation, and thanks to the tutors for making it so friendly and welcoming.” Lynn Wood MRCVS
“Amazing 3 days of extensive practical training allowing a large variety of experience, practising techniques. Most skills are almost immediately applicable to patient management.” Sophie Cloney MRCVS
“The tutors are wonderful and explained everything very well, offering a lot of support and help when needed.” Ioana Muresanu MRCVS
“Excellent sessions. Good mix of self-directed learning from guide, 1-2-1 discussions with tutors and discussion of issues not in guide. Surprisingly useful to cover basics as well!” Gareth Parry MRCVS
“Really appreciated tutors with clear understanding of general practice limitations/necessities. Smart, clean venue. Lovely team.” Sophie Cloney MRCVS
“Excellent experience, learned so much I can use in practice straight away. Tutors were amazing, so knowledgeable and friendly and learned so much from them.” Laura Hamilton MRCVS
Download a Brochure with Full Course Information
Any questions? Please call us on 0151 328 0444 or email [email protected] and we’ll be delighted to help you.