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Giving Vets a Leg Up
We’re pleased to announce the launch of a new pilot scheme called ‘Leg
Up’ designed to support those entering the equine veterinary profession.
We catch up with Rachel Davis who has been training our coaches to find
out more.
transition into the workplace.
The Leg Up coaching scheme
provides a safe space for them to
do high quality thinking around
these challenges in the presence
of a trusted colleague – someone
who knows when to listen, when
to question and when to refer on.
This scheme aims to help newly
qualified vets develop the skills to
help themselves - navigating their
own professional journey, in their
own way, with maximum professional
growth and enjoyment.
We’ve worked with you over the
last six months to train our coaches,
what has happened and how has it
gone?
The trainees have worked really hard
in developing their coaching skills:
attending two full day workshops,
four online webinars and monthly
reflective discussion forums. During
this time, they have been learning
about the importance of presence,
connection, active listening and
incisive questions in coaching-style
conversations. They have also been
getting hands-on experience with a
volunteer equine vet.
How could a newly qualified vet
benefit from the Leg Up scheme?
Newly qualified vets can experience
a wide range of personal and
professional challenges as they
The scheme aims to
help newly qualified
vets develop the skills
to help themselves
How do you sign up to the Leg Up
scheme?
BEVA are running Leg Up as a pilot
for the first time. The scheme will
only be open to BEVA concessionary
members to see how much appetite
there is for this type of support
among vets and to make sure it
helps support those entering the
profession. BEVA are creating a page
on their website detailing all the
coaches’ profiles so you can browse
and self-select who you would like
to be your coach. Those interested
in joining the scheme should pick
three coaches they would prefer to
be coached by and then complete
the short application and email it to
legup@beva.org.uk.
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