Further Education Placements
At the Scottish SPCA we are always delighted to accommodate work placements for students studying towards a career in animal welfare.
As the applications we receive far outnumber available places, priority will be given to college and university students studying or living in locations within reasonable travelling distance of our animal rescue and rehoming centres throughout Scotland.
Students must be studying towards a qualification related to animal care or veterinary medicine.
Work placements can be tailored in duration to suit the needs of your course. You should provide us, if possible, with details of the specific learning outcomes of the placement you are looking for.
Our animal husbandry work experience placements take place in animal rescue and rehoming centres.
How to apply
We will invite applications as follows:
- Apply in December for placements in January, February, March
- Apply in March for placements in April, May, June
- Apply in June for placements in July, August, September
- Apply in September for placements in October, November, December
*Please note that we cannot accommodate applications that fall without these period
Students of veterinary medicine
In the first three years of your degree you may require experience of working with specific breeds of domestic animals. You can apply via our Further Education Placements scheme to an animal rescue & rehoming centre of your choice. We also advertise placements at our National Wildlife Hospital in Fishcross if you are interested in working with wild animals. Please click here to apply.
For final year veterinary students, we provide a small number of clinical EMS placements at our Glasgow vet clinic.
Please contact volunteers@scottishspca.org with your requirements.
Other work placements
We may be able to accommodate work placements on an ad hoc basis in the following areas:
- Communications and Engagement
- Fundraising and Marketing
- Human Resources
- Office Reception
These placements would take place at our Scottish SPCA headquarters in Halbeath, Dunfermline. Please contact us at volunteers@scottishspca.org and we will contact you to discuss availability.
It is always helpful if you can specify preferred dates for your placements, and provide us with any specific learning outcomes you are required to accomplish for your course.