New Zealand Certificate in Animal Technology, Strand in Veterinary Nursing Assistant (Level 5)
Course details
| NZQF Level | 5 |
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About the course
This exciting, one-year course prepares you to work as a veterinary nursing assistant in a vet clinic.
In this job you'll work in a team environment assisting vets and vet nurses. You'll care for animal patients and assist with anaesthesia, surgery and preparation, and diagnostics.
There's lots of practical handling of the animals. Plus you'll undertake animal facility and vet clinic work.
You'll learn from qualified, practising vets and vet nurses in our facilities right here on campus. And you'll get to apply your learning in vet clinics out in the community.
During this intensive course you'll cover topics such as anatomy and physiology, animal welfare and legislation, animal handling, reception and administration, communication skills, sales, animal health and husbandry, self-management, teamwork and how to assist with routine procedures.
You'll also learn how to monitor animals under anaesthetic and nurse them through recovery, assist vets to conduct radiography, administer pharmaceutical drugs, prepare animals for domestic and international travel, and communicate advice to clients.
Topics covered:
- husbandry and welfare of companion animals
- veterinary clinic skills
- anaesthesia and surgical veterinary nursing
- client advice
- animal welfare and management
- hospitalised care for surgical and medical animal patients
- diagnostics and imaging
- practical animal husbandry welfare
- practical clinical skills
With a host of animals here at our on-campus animal care facility, which includes fish, reptiles, sheep, horses, calves, birds, rabbits and rodents, plus kennels and cages for dogs and cats you'll have a regular obligation to care for a wide range of animals.
Work Experience
The course requires a minimum of 240 hours of work placement in animal facilities and veterinary clinics throughout the year while you study.
Upon successfully completing the requirements you'll receive the award of:
- New Zealand Certificate in Animal Technology (Veterinary Nursing Assistant) (Level 5)
About the provider
Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology is the largest tertiary provider in the Bay of Plenty and the third largest institute of technology in New Zealand. We are home to more than 14,000 students, more than 1,000 staff, and we offer more than 150 study options ranging from certificate to post-graduate level.