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Improving retention

RCVS 2013 Survey of Recent Graduates

The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) asked the Institute for Employment Studies (IES) to conduct an online survey of recent (2008 onwards) qualifiers from UK veterinary schools.

By Robinson, D.; Buzzeo, J. on July 05, 2024

The purpose of the survey was to discover:

  1. how easy or difficult it had been for veterinary school graduates to find suitable employment;
  2. the type of work they were in, or were seeking;
  3. and their views and experiences of their employment so far.

These issues are particularly important given that the University of Surrey is planning to open a veterinary school in the near future, which will increase the number of veterinary graduates in the labour market.

The survey

During May 2013, the questionnaire was agreed with the RCVS before being set up and tested online. The survey was launched on 29 May via email invitations to qualifiers from veterinary school from 2008 onwards, after which there were three email reminders before the survey was closed on 17 June.

Read the full survey here.

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