Recent Graduate Toolkit
Watch 7 bitesize videos from VDS Training, designed to help you build your confidence and allow you to thrive in your first few years in practice.
Toolkit and Resources
Recent Graduate Newsletter
Sign up to receive the Recent Graduate Newsletter, your monthly guide to navigating the early stages of your veterinary career, designed to give you the right support at the right time!
Recent Graduate Live Event
The VDS are holding the next Recent Graduate Event in March 2026 at Birmingham Botanical Gardens. Exclusively for vets who have qualified in the last 5 years, the in-person CPD event will be an opportunity to meet with the VDS team and to make connections with other recently graduated vets.
Still studying? Student support
VDS Student Club
Still studying? The VDS Student Club is open to all those enrolled on veterinary or veterinary nursing courses that will allow them to register with the RCVS or VCI on graduation. Membership is FREE and provides a monthly newsletter, Sign up now!
4th / 5th Year Talks
Find out when your VDS Final Year Talk is taking place, or view a summary.
More information and external resources
Who we are
With a long history and more than 150 years of experience we are honoured to be the chosen Professional Indemnity Insurer for the majority of practising vets and RVNs in the UK and Ireland, but we're more than just defence and insurance...
BVA Young Vet Network
Supporting young vets around the UK, the BVA Young Vet Network, supported by the VDS, offers the chance to connect with other graduate vets in your local area, share your career experiences, and benefit from the support of the wider young vet community.
Already a VDS member?
Already a VDS member? Access your member benefits including member-only Advice Notes, FAQs and the VDS Advice Line.
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