Workforce ambitions revisited – where are we now?

Introducing the RCVS Workforce Modelling

With the publication of the veterinary workforce modelling in December 2024, join us as we revisit the seven ambitions of our Workforce Action Plan published in 2022.  

It’s been two and a half years since the publication of the Workforce Action Plan, which sets out the key areas in which the veterinary sector—including representative organisations, employers, charities and other stakeholder groups—can work together to mitigate the impact of the ongoing workforce shortages in the professions. 

Via its seven ambitions, the Action Plan presents what the College is doing to tackle the issues. It also details how collaboration, culture change, career development, and leadership—among other things—could help with workforce shortages by improving retention of current professionals, encouraging new entrants, and supporting the return of those who have left. 

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But what now? 

With our new workforce model, we now have access to data which shows us where the professions could be headed in the future. A lot has changed over the past few years, and it is important that we keep ahead of the curve and work together to understand how we can best continue to move forward. 

Join us for our series of interactive webinars, beginning with an introductory session to the workforce model, before expanding into separate sessions on each of the individual ambitions set out within the Action Plan, as we answer your questions and discuss how, together, we can ensure a bright future for the professions. 

Session 1:  Introducing the RCVS Workforce Model 

In this first session, join Vicki Bolton, our in-house Research Manager, as she provides an introduction to the workforce model, how it was created and what it can tell us. 

Vicki will be joined by RCVS President, Linda Belton, and Dr Sue Paterson, RCVS Senior Vice-President, who will be talking through the findings and introducing the purpose of revisiting the seven ambitions within the Action Plan. The session will be chaired by RCVS Director of the Advancement of the Professions, Angharad Belcher. 
The seven ambitions are: 

• Shape leaders at all levels 
• Confidence, culture and recognition 
• Greater responsibility for veterinary nurses 
• Welcoming a modern way of working 
• General practice – a chosen pathway 
• An attractive career for everyone, including those who’ve left 
• Improving client interaction and communication 

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If you wish to submit a question ahead of time, please do so by emailing [email protected]. Questions will then be added to Slido where, during the webinar, participants will be able vote on the questions they would like the panellists to focus on most within the session.