Course Content

All of our students will complete the following units to obtain the knowledge required to become a veterinary nurse. These units are internal units of study and closely follow a national training program developed by Veterinarians to provide a quality knowledge base for Veterinary Nurses in practice.

Our full time students are also offered some further training in nutrition, animal behaviour and animal care of exotic animals.

For full time students, these subjects are spread over 2 semesters, part time and correspondence students work their way through these units one at a time.

Practical Training and Assessment

Full time students:

For the duration of the course we arrange for you to attend a Veterinary workplace one day per week during term time and for two sessions of one week full time. Other practical training occurs during the normal class times.

Part time and Correspondence students:

There are two requirements:  

Attending a Veterinary Practice for three sessions of 2 weeks (or equivalent)
Attend one day workshops at our training centre (or equivalent training in practice)

In total you are required to spend a minimum of six weeks in a Veterinary Practice, usually spread throughout your course. Each 2 week period attends to a work based training and assessment unit. The one day workshops are held in July and December.

For students who are not be able to attend the workshops (such as students living away from the city) then special arrangements can be made for you to gain equivalent training in your region, usually in a local veterinary practice. You decide when to do your work placement and workshops. Generally you would spread them throughout your studies, leaving the last Veterinary Practice Unit until near the end of your program. Details of this practical training are shown below

The Qualification you Receive

The national recognised qualification requires us to certify that you have completed components of a training package. These units are completed by studying our knowledge modules and the practical training and assessment. On completing your course with us you will be awarded the Certificate 4 of Veterinary Nursing and a statement indicating completion of the following units.

Please contact us for more information about these units. Our training course covers all aspects of this package and goes well beyond these requirements.

Additional Information
A training package outlined by the Department of Education and Training is available for download. Please right click on the link and select 'Save As..'. It is a .doc file and about 2.5mb in size.

Download the Training Package 'RUV04 Animal Care & Management Training Package.doc'