{"id":6210,"date":"2026-05-06T12:24:55","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T12:24:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ccoas.org.uk\/?page_id=6210"},"modified":"2026-05-07T13:51:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T13:51:41","slug":"level-4-certificate-in-veterinary-emergency-and-critical-care-nursing-small-animal","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ccoas.org.uk\/index.php\/our-courses\/level-4-certificate-in-veterinary-emergency-and-critical-care-nursing-small-animal\/","title":{"rendered":"Level 4 Certificate in Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Nursing \u2013 Small Animal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"row\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-7\">\r\n<h2>Overview<\/h2>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p>This qualification is designed to help registered veterinary nurses to deepen their understanding of emergency and critical care nursing. The course will support learners to deliver more effective, evidence-based nursing care in small animal practice.<\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<h4>The modules include:<\/h4>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Emergency triage of the veterinary patient<\/li>\r\n<li>Supporting the critically ill patient<\/li>\r\n<li>Diagnostic procedures, anaesthetic and pain management<\/li>\r\n<li>Nursing of cardiovascular and respiratory disease<\/li>\r\n<li>Nursing of toxicity cases and gastrointestinal disease<\/li>\r\n<li>Nursing of haematological and genitourinary conditions<\/li>\r\n<li>Nursing of the neuromuscular, neurological and endocrine patient.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<div class=\"stprofile\"><strong><a href=\"\/prospectus\/L4-ECC\">Read more in our course flipbook ><\/a><\/strong><\/div>\r\n<hr\/>\r\n<h2>Programme delivery<\/h2>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p>This course is delivered <b>online<\/b>, with recorded lectures shared with students weekly to attend in their own time. Students will participate in <b>tutorial sessions<\/b> every two weeks, during which they can review course materials and find support with their assessments.<\/p>\r\n<p>Students can also book <b>one-to-one catch-ups<\/b> with their tutor if they are unable to attend a session or require further guidance.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>We expect that the course will take a total of <b>450 hours<\/b> to complete \u2013 at a rate of <b>five hours per week.<\/b><\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-5\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ECC-image.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"942\" height=\"1304\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" \/>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<hr\/>\r\n<h2>Assessment<\/h2>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p>This qualification is assessed through <b>two assignments<\/b> (including in-practice case studies) and <b>two examinations<\/b> (one multiple-choice exam and one short answer paper).<\/p>\r\n<hr\/>\r\n<h2>Fees<\/h2>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p>This course will cost <b>\u00a32,750<\/b>, if paid in full before commencement.<\/p>\r\n<p>Alternatively, it can be paid in three instalments of \u00a31,000 for a total of <b>\u00a33,000<\/b>.<\/p>\r\n<p><i>Part 1: Due 10 working days before commencement<\/i><br\/>\r\n<i>Part 2: Due after four months of commencement<\/i><br\/>\r\n<i>Part 3: Due after eight months of commencement<\/i><\/p>\r\n<hr\/>\r\n<p>For more information, email <a href=\"mailto:advancedquals@ccoas.org.uk\">advancedquals@ccoas.org.uk<\/a> or call <a href=\"tel:01473555050\">01473 555050<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n<p>To apply, send a completed application form to <a href=\"mailto:advancedquals@ccoas.org.uk\">advancedquals@ccoas.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"stprofile\"><strong><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/CCOAS-Application-L4-ECC.pdf\">Download Application Form ><\/a><\/strong><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Overview This qualification is designed to help registered veterinary nurses to deepen their understanding of emergency and critical care nursing. The course will support learners to deliver more effective, evidence-based nursing care in small animal practice. The modules include: Emergency &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/ccoas.org.uk\/index.php\/our-courses\/level-4-certificate-in-veterinary-emergency-and-critical-care-nursing-small-animal\/\">Continued<\/a>","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"parent":3970,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6210","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ccoas.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6210","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ccoas.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ccoas.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ccoas.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ccoas.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6210"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/ccoas.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6210\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6231,"href":"https:\/\/ccoas.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6210\/revisions\/6231"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ccoas.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3970"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ccoas.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6210"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}