Become An Excellent Emergency Clinician...
...and get your PgCert in just 12 months
Become an excellent Emergency Clinician in just 12 months with the highly practical, flexible and convenient work-based certificate programme from CPD Solutions, validated by The University of Central Lancashire. These are PgCerts Like No Others.
The 12 month duration of the programme gives you a valuable qualification quickly. This means minimal disruption for you, your family and your practice and you can put your new skills to use straight away. All of your attendance sessions are hands-on practicals, giving you new skills and insights that you can use immediately with your patients.
We are expecting strong demand for places on this small group practical programme starting in July 2026.
You can confirm your place now by paying your deposit of £997 + VAT using the Reserve Your Place button, or call us on 0151 328 0444.
"Excellent. It has allowed me to approach problems in an improved way, and improved my knowledge immensely and given me new confidence."
Richard Todd MRCVS
The next intake starts in July 2026.
Confirm your plcace by clicking the Reserve My Place button below.
"Found this to be the best method of learning I have tried."
Stephen Arundell
“My clinical practice has dramatically improved during the course of this programme. The attendance courses and wet labs were a great opportunity to get hands on experience.”
Marialena Avratoglou MRCVS
Gain A Valuable Qualification
The PgCertEmerg delivered by CPD Solutions and validated by the University of Central Lancashire represents 60 academic credits at Masters Level 7 within the Quality Assurance Agency’s higher education framework. Assessment is via reflective portfolios, consisting of a case log (minimum 10 cases per module) and a 4000 word critically reflective essay for each module.
Extensive Learning Resources
The course is delivered via blended learning. Each module comprises 21 hours of face to face practical workshops, 25 hours of directed online learning and 154 hours of self-directed study. Extensive online resources provide a framework for your studies – webinars, Online Mini Series, surgical technique videos, practical notes, self-assessment MCQs, access to the University's elibrary and resources, online text books and journals, bespoke reflective writing resources, RECOVER online and in-person training and full access to our Emergency Practice Webinar Club. With unlimited access during your study. You also benefit from a full 12 months of additional access to the CPD Solutions resources after you complete your PgCert.
Get The Support You Need
You'll get support from your tutors throughout the course. Face to face practical sessions will help develop your clinical and decision-making skills, and your personal tutor will guide your self-directed studies with constructive feedback on your work. Your academic tutors are Emergency and Critical Care Specialists Emily Thomas and Daria Starybrat, and Surgery Specialists Smita Das and Mark Longley.
Practical Training
Nine full days of hands-on practical training in essential areas of emergency practice delivered by expert and approachable tutors from the specialties of Emergency and Critical Care and Surgery.
Focused Attendance Sessions
Just three, highly-practical attendance sessions, each of 3 days, to reinforce your learning, teach you new practical skills and minimise disruption to your life. Held at the CPD Solutions Training Centre in Studley, Warwickshire.
Module 1: Essentials of Small Animal Emergency Practice
Module 2: Small Animal Emergency Medicine
Module 3: Small Animal Emergency Surgery
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New Skills
New and enhanced practical skills to enable you to carry out more effective procedures in your practice, increase practice revenue and provide a more convenient in house service for your patients and their owners.
Can I Register For This PgCert?
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.
UK based applicants must be on the RCVS UK practising register. EU/International students who are not RCVS members will need to satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of The University of Central Lancashire.
Your Investment
Your investment in this 12 month programme is £11,447 + VAT (CPD Solutions)
plus £2750 (University home student fee) or £4400 (University EU/International student fee).
See programme brochure for further details, discounts and instalment plans.
"Reflecting upon my own cases through literature searching for essays during this course and learning to appraise existing evidence bases for treatment protocols we use day-to-day in our clinic has been invaluable, providing me with skills that I will continue to use for the rest of my career."
Lynne Faulconbridge MRCVS
Included with your PgCert...
RECOVER Training
New! Become a RECOVER Certified Rescuer!+ You will be registered for the RECOVER BLS and ALS online courses and the in-person training, which will be led by RECOVER Certified Instructor Emily Thomas. Upon completion, you will become a RECOVER Certified BLS Rescuer and RECOVER Certified ALS Rescuer. Access to the online resources is provided for two years after initial certification.
ECC Webinar Club Membership
Unlimited access to Emergency and Critical Care Webinar Club for 2 years. You’ll be able to access all of the webinars already in the archive, plus one new webinar every month.
One Year's Additional Access
An extra year’s access to all of the CPD Solutions online resources in your support materials. Includes webinars and Online Mini Series courses with unlimited access.
£400 CPD Voucher
To use on any practical course of your choice during or after your PgCert course.
Essential Text Books
Two essential textbooks: ‘Small Animal Surgical Emergencies’ - Aronson, and ‘Advanced Monitoring and Procedures in Small Animal Emergency & Critical Care’ – Burkitt and Creedon. Yours to keep.
“Brilliant and very applicable to general practice.”
Georgie Mason MRCVS
PgCertEmerg Entry Requirements:
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 clinical cases to facilitate work-based reflections. 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 The University of Central Lancashire (www.lancashire.ac.uk/international-students/english-requirements)
This course is validated by The University of Central Lancashire, regulated by the Office for Students (OFS).
Click here to read the University's Access and Participation Plan.
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