Norwich VTS was one of the first schemes in the country and was founded in the mid 1970's. It is, therefore, one of the longest established in the country. By East Anglian standards it is large; at present there are 43 trainees on the scheme at varying stages and on different types of scheme. There are twenty-seven training practices attached to the scheme and between them they include thirty-nine trainers. All styles of practice are represented, including rural, urban, dispensing and non-dispensing, fund-holders, non-fund-holders and those that are involved in commissioning.

The philosophy of the Norwich VTS is as follows:

- education should be enjoyable as well as challenging

- doctors derive their knowledge and values from their own efforts, not by having them "handed down"

- a training scheme cannot equip anyone for an entire working life, but should enable its alumni to continue lifelong education.

'The VTS group at work'	'Winning entry in flea circus competition at induction day'