Training and Education

Tiggywinkles is very pleased to be a training and educational centre. We are Europe’s largest wildlife teaching hospital, and as such like to pass on our knowledge through our courses and educational information.

Visitor Centre Tours and Talks
For groups more interested in a guided tour, we offer a look around our Visitor Centre, with an educational talk about the history and on-going work of the hospital, how you can help wildlife in your own garden, along with a slide show covering some of the other animal casualties we have helped and some of the other aspects of work, animal rescue and care at Tiggywinkles.
For more information and prices, click here.

Animal Care NVQ course
Tiggywinkles is pleased to run the Apprenticeship in Animal Care course, which is a year long, full-time, non-residential, NVQ training course for 16-23 year olds, living in the area local to Haddenham in Buckinghamshire, with intakes throughout the year.

Technical and Educational Information
We also offer a range of technical information aimed at the Veterinary and Rehabilitation professionals, along with educational information aimed at interested people or school groups. Our shop sells technical books and fact sheets, along with other books about the work of the hospital, children’s story books about some of our casualties and fact sheets on individual species and what to do in an emergency.

EWRA
Tiggywinkles started and runs the European Wildlife Rehabilitators Association, which provides information and advice to rehabilitators across many countries.

Staff Development
Our dedicated nursing team also have ongoing training, to keep their skills up to the minute. For more information on one of their recent training visits, click here.

Are you a qualified Veterinary Nurse, looking for a chance to work with wildlife at the World’s leading wildlife hospital? To join the Tiggywinkles Nursing team, look at our recruitment pages.

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