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| Classroom Sessions (Weekly) Day | Thursdays |
| Orientation Day | Thu 14 Mar 2024 |
| Induction Weeks | Thu 14 Mar – Thu 28 Mar 2024 |
| Term 1 2024 | Thu 18 Apr – Thu 4 Jul 2024 |
| Term break | Sat 6 Jul – Sun 14 Jul 2024 |
| Term 2 2024 | Thu 18 Jul – Thu 26 Sep 2024 |
| Term break | Sat 28 Sep – Sun 6 Oct 2024 |
| Term 3 2024 | Thu 10 Oct – Thu 12 Dec 2024 |
| Term break | Sat 14 Dec – Wed 5 Feb 2025 |
| Term 4 2025 | Thu 30 Jan – Thu 17 Apr 2025 |
| Term break | Sat 19 Apr – Sun 27 Apr 2025 |
| Term 5 2025 | Thu 1 May – Thu 10 Jul 2025 |
| Term break | Sat 12 Jul – Sun 20 Jul 2025 |
| Term 6 2025 | Thu 24 Jul – Thu 16 Oct 2025 (Course Complete) |
| Classroom Sessions (Weekly) Day | Fridays |
| Orientation Day | Fri 5 Jul 2024 |
| Term 1 2024 | Fri 5 Jul – Fri 20 Sep 2024 |
| Term break | Sat 21 Sep – Thu 3 Oct 2024 |
| Term 2 2024 | Fri 4 Oct – Fri 13 Dec 2024 |
| Term break | Sat 14 Dec – Thu 30 Jan 2025 |
| Term 3 2025 | Fri 31 Jan – Fri 11 Apr 2025 |
| Term break | Sat 12 Apr – Sun 27 Apr 2025 |
| Term 4 2025 | Fri 2 May – Fri 18 Jul 2025 |
| Term break | No break |
| Term 5 2025 | Fri 25 Jul – Fri 26 Sep 2025 |
| Term break | No break |
| Term 6 2025 | Fri 3 Oct – Fri 12 Dec 2025 (Course Complete) |
| Classroom Sessions (Weekly) Day | Mondays |
| Course Commencement & Orientation Day | Mon 9 Dec 2024 |
| Summer Holidays | Tue 10 Dec 2024 – Fri 31 Jan 2025 |
| Induction Day | Mon 20 Jan 2025 |
| Term 1 2024 | Mon 3 Feb – Mon 14 Apr 2025 |
| Term break | Tue 15 Apr – Sun 27 Apr 2025 |
| Term 2 2024 | Mon 28 Apr – Mon 14 Jul 2025 |
| Term break | No break |
| Term 3 2025 | Mon 21 Jul – Mon 22 Sep 2025 |
| Term break | Tue 23 Sep – Sun 5 Oct 2025 |
| Term 4 2025 | Mon 6 Oct – Mon 15 Dec 2025 |
| Term break | Tue 16 Dec – Sun 1 Feb 2026 |
| Term 5 2026 | Mon 2 Feb – Mon 30 Mar 2026 |
| Term break | Tue 31 Mar – Sun 12 Apr 2026 |
| Term 6 2026 | Mon 13 Apr – Mon 29 Jun 2026 |
| Term break | No break |
| Term 7 2026 | Mon 6 Jul – Mon 24 Aug 2026 (course complete) |
| Classroom Sessions (Weekly) Day | Thursdays |
| Course Commencement & Orientation Day | Thu 20 Mar 2025 |
| Induction Day | Thu 27 Mar 2025 |
| Term 1 beginning | Thu 3 Apr – Thu 17 Apr 2025 |
| Break | Fri 18 Apr – Wed 30 Apr 2025 |
| Term 1 continuing | Thu 1 May – Thu 10 Jul 2025 |
| Term break | Fri 11 Jul – Wed 23 Jul 2025 |
| Term 2 | Thu 24 Jul – Thu 25 Sep 2025 |
| Term break | No break |
| Term 3 | Thu 2 Oct – Thu 11 Dec 2025 |
| Term break | Fri 12 Dec – Wed 28 Jan 2026 |
| Term 4 | Thu 29 Jan – Thu 2 Apr 2026 |
| Term break | Fri 3 Apr – Wed 15 Apr 2026 |
| Term 5 | Thu 16 Apr – Thu 2 Jul 2026 |
| Term break | No break |
| Term 6 | Thu 9 Jul – Thu 1 Oct 2026 (course complete) |
| Classroom Sessions (Weekly) Day | Fridays |
| Course Commencement & Orientation Day | Fri 20 Jun 2025 |
| Term 1 beginning | Fri 20 Jun – Fri 18 Jul 2025 |
| Term 1 continuing | Fri 25 Jul – Fri 10 Oct 2025 |
| Term break | No break |
| Term 2 | Fri 17 Oct – Fri 12 Dec 2025 |
| Term break | Sat 13 Dec – Sun 25 Jan 2026 |
| Term 3 | Fri 30 Jan – Fri 27 Mar 2026 |
| Term break | Sat 28 Mar – Mon 6 Apr 2026 |
| Term 4 | Fri 10 Apr – Fri 3 Jul 2026 |
| Term break | No break |
| Term 5 | Fri 10 Jul – Fri 25 Sep 2026 |
| Term break | No break |
| Term 6 | Fri 2 Oct – Fri 4 Dec 2026 (course complete) |
| Classroom Sessions (Weekly) Day | Tuesdays |
| Course Commencement & Orientation Day | Tue 9 Dec 2025 |
| Summer Holidays | Fri 12 Dec 2025 – Fri 23 Jan 2026 |
| Induction Day | Tue 27 Jan 2026 |
| Term 1 2026 | Mon 2 Feb – Thu 2 Apr 2026 |
| Term break | Fri 3 Apr – Fri 10 Apr 2026 |
| Term 2 2026 | Mon 20 Apr – Fri 3 Jul 2026 |
| Term break | Sat 4 Jul – Sun 19 Jul 2026 |
| Term 3 2026 | Mon 20 Jul – Fri 25 Sep 2026 |
| Term break | Sat 26 Sep – Fri 2 Oct 2026 |
| Term 4 2026 | Mon 5 Oct – Thu 17 Dec 2026 |
| Term break | Fri 18 Dec – 29 Jan 2027 |
| Term 5 2027 | TBC |
| Term 6 2027 | TBC |
| Term 7 2027 | TBC |
Next intake: Apply Now or Register Interest →
| Virtual Classroom Sessions Day | Mondays (approx. 3 hours weekly) |
| Virtual Tutorial Session Day | Wednesdays (monthly) |
| Course Commencement & Orientation Day | Mon 9 Dec 2024 (Additional session Jan 2025) |
| Summer Holidays | Tue 10 Dec 2024 – Fri 31 Jan 2025 |
| Induction Day | Mon 20 Jan 2025 |
| Term 1 2024 | Mon 3 Feb – Mon 14 Apr 2025 |
| Term break | Tue 15 Apr – Sun 27 Apr 2025 |
| Term 2 2024 | Mon 28 Apr – Mon 14 Jul 2025 |
| Term break | No break |
| Term 3 2025 | Mon 21 Jul – Mon 22 Sep 2025 |
| Term break | Tue 23 Sep – Sun 5 Oct 2025 |
| Term 4 2025 | Mon 6 Oct – Mon 15 Dec 2025 |
| Term break | Tue 16 Dec – Sun 1 Feb 2026 |
| Term 5 2026 | Mon 2 Feb – Mon 30 Mar 2026 |
| Term break | Tue 31 Mar – Sun 12 Apr 2026 |
| Term 6 2026 | Mon 13 Apr – Mon 29 Jun 2026 |
| Term break | No break |
| Term 7 2026 | Mon 6 Jul – Mon 24 Aug 2026 (course complete) |
| Virtual Classroom Sessions Day | Thursdays (approx. 3 hours weekly) |
| Virtual Tutorial Session Day | Wednesdays (monthly) |
| Course Commencement & Orientation Day | Thu 20 Mar 2025 |
| Induction Day | Thu 27 Mar 2025 |
| Term 1 beginning | Thu 3 Apr – Thu 17 Apr 2025 |
| Break | Fri 18 Apr – Wed 30 Apr 2025 |
| Term 1 continuing | Thu 1 May – Thu 10 Jul 2025 |
| Term break | Fri 11 Jul – Wed 23 Jul 2025 |
| Term 2 | Thu 24 Jul – Thu 25 Sep 2025 |
| Term break | No break |
| Term 3 | Thu 2 Oct – Thu 18 Dec 2025 |
| Term break | Fri 19 Dec – Wed 28 Jan 2026 |
| Term 4 | Thu 29 Jan – Thu 2 Apr 2026 |
| Term break | Fri 3 Apr – Wed 15 Apr 2026 |
| Term 5 | Thu 16 Apr – Thu 2 Jul 2026 |
| Term break | No break |
| Term 6 | Thu 9 Jul – Thu 24 Sep 2026 |
| Virtual Classroom Sessions Day | Fridays (approx. 3 hours weekly) |
| Virtual Tutorial Session Day | Wednesdays (monthly) |
| Course Commencement & Orientation Day | Fri 20 Jun 2025 |
| Term 1 beginning | Fri 20 Jun – Fri 18 Jul 2025 |
| Term 1 continuing | Fri 25 Jul – Fri 10 Oct 2025 |
| Term break | No break |
| Term 2 | Fri 17 Oct – Fri 12 Dec 2025 |
| Term break | Sat 13 Dec – Sun 25 Jan 2026 |
| Term 3 | Fri 30 Jan – Fri 27 Mar 2026 |
| Term break | Sat 28 Mar – Mon 6 Apr 2026 |
| Term 4 | Fri 10 Apr – Fri 3 Jul 2026 |
| Term break | No break |
| Term 5 | Fri 10 Jul – Fri 25 Sep 2026 |
| Term break | No break |
| Term 6 | Fri 2 Oct – Fri 4 Dec 2026 (course complete) |
| Virtual Classroom Sessions Day | Tuesdays (approx. 3 hours weekly) |
| Virtual Tutorial Session Day | Tuesdays (monthly) |
| Course Commencement & Orientation Day | Tue 9 Dec 2025 (Additional session Jan 2026) |
| Summer Holidays | Fri 12 Dec 2025 – Fri 23 Jan 2026 |
| Induction Day | Tue 27 Jan 2026 |
| Term 1 2026 | Mon 2 Feb – Thu 2 Apr 2026 |
| Term break | Fri 3 Apr – Fri 10 Apr 2026 |
| Term 2 2026 | Mon 20 Apr – Fri 3 Jul 2026 |
| Term break | Sat 4 Jul – Sun 19 Jul 2026 |
| Term 3 2026 | Mon 20 Jul – Fri 25 Sep 2026 |
| Term break | Sat 26 Sep – Fri 2 Oct 2026 |
| Term 4 2026 | Mon 5 Oct – Thu 17 Dec 2026 |
| Term break | Fri 18 Dec – 29 Jan 2027 |
| Term 5 2027 | TBC |
| Term 6 2027 | TBC |
| Term 7 2027 | TBC |
Applications for our online courses are open throughout the year.
You can apply and start at any time.
ACM20121 Certificate II in Animal Care Online →
ACM30122 Certificate III in Animal Care Services →
Interested in enroling? Read our FAQ: What is the application process for our online courses?
| Orientation Day and Course Commencement | Mon 7 Jul 2025 |
| First Theory Day | Tue 8 Jul 2025 |
| Term dates | Mon 7 Jul 2025 – Fri 10 Oct 2025 |
| Orientation Day and Course Commencement | Tue 28 Oct 2025 |
| First Theory Day | Wed 29 Oct 2025 |
| Theory Day | Wednesdays |
| Practical Day | Tue, Thu or Fri |
| Term dates | Tue 28 Oct – Tue 16 Dec 2025 |
| Term break | Wed 17 Dec – Tue 20 Jan 2026 |
| Term 2 | Wed 21 Jan – Tue 10 Mar 2026 |
| Orientation Day and Course Commencement | Mon 26 May 2025 |
| First Theory Day | Wed 28 May 2025 |
| Term Dates | Mon 26 May – Fri 29 Aug 2025 |
| Orientation Day and Course Commencement | Tue 16 Sep 2025 |
| First Theory Day | Wed 17 Sep 2025 |
| Term Dates | Tue 16 Sep – Fri 19 Dec 2025 |
| Class Commencement Day (Includes Orientation) | Thu 24 Jul / Fri 25 Jul 2025 |
| Term 1 (school term 3) | Thu 24 Jul 2025 – Fri 26 Sep 2025 |
| Term Break | Sat 27 Sep 2025 – Sun 12 Oct 2025 |
| Term 2 (school term 4) | Thu 16 Oct 2025 – Fri 12 Dec 2025 |
| Class Commencement Day (Includes Orientation) | Wed 3 Dec 2025 |
| Term 1 | Thu 12 Feb – Thu 2 Apr 2026 |
| Term Break | Fri 3 Apr – Sun 19 Apr 2026 |
| Term 2 | Thu 23 Apr – Fri 3 Jul 2026 |
| Term Break | Mon 6 Jul – Fri 17 Jul 2026 |
| Term 3 | Thu 23 Jul – Fri 25 Sep 2026 |
Please note, this timetable is only applicable for students studying through the CareerLink program.
| Course Commencement Day | Tue 2 Dec 2025 |
| Term 1 | Tue 10 Feb – Tue 31 Mar 2026 |
| Term Break | Fri 3 Apr – Mon 27 Apr 2026 |
| Term 2 | Tue 28 Apr – Tue 29 Jun 2026 |
| Term Break | Mon 6 Jul – Fri 17 Jul 2026 |
| Term 3 | Tue 21 Jul – Tue 22 Sep 2026 |
Applications and course run throughout the year.
| Orientation and Course Commencement Days | Mon 14 Jul and Wed 16 Jul 2025 (at AVT in Ascot) |
| Term Dates | Mon 14 Jul 2025 to Fri 19 Dec 2025 |
| Orientation and Course Commencement Days | Wed 17 Dec 2025 (at AVT in Ascot) |
| On-site Induction Day | TBC (at RSPCA WA in Malaga) |
| Online learning | Fri 19 Dec 2025 – Fri 9 Jan 2026 |
| Term Dates | Mon 12 Jan – Thu 2 Apr 2026 |
| Term break | Fri 3 Apr – Sun 12 Apr 2026 |
| Term 2 | Mon 13 Apr – Fri 26 Jun 2026 |
| Start Date | Tue 25 Feb 2025 |
| Proof of First Aid Certificate Completion* | Fri 25 Apr 2025 |
| Term 1 | Tue 25 Feb – Tue 13 May 2025 |
| Workshop 1 | Mon 28 Apr – Thu 1 May 2025 |
| Term break | Tue 13 May – Mon 2 Jun 2025 |
| Term 2 | Tue 3 June – Fri 5 Dec 2025 |
| Workshop 2 | Mon 27 Oct – Thu 30 Oct 2025 |
| Start Date | Tue 29 Jul 2025 |
| Proof of First Aid Certificate Completion* | Fri 10 Oct 2025 |
| Block 1 | Tue 29 Jul – Mon 27 Oct 2025 |
| Workshop 1 | Mon 13 Oct – Thu 16 Oct 2025 |
| Break | Tue 28 Oct – Mon 17 Nov 2025 |
| Block 2 | Tue 18 Nov – Tue 30 Jun 2026 |
| Workshop 2 | Mon 18 May – Thu 21 May 2026 |
*Students will need to show proof of completion of HLTAID011 First Aid Certificate before the first practical workshop and as noted above. You will need to study this certificate with an approved provider. Please see training.gov.au for a full list of providers.
| Start Date | Tue 7 Oct 2025 |
| Term 1 | Tue 7 Oct 2025 – Tue 16 Dec 2025 |
| Break | Wed 17 Dec 2025 – Mon 5 Jan 2026 |
| Term 2 | Tue 6 Jan 2026 – Tue 17 Feb 2026 |
The leader in delivery of Australian Nationally Recognised Qualifications including ACM20121 Certificate II in Animal Care (formerly Animal Studies), ACM30122 Certificate III in Animal Care Services, ACM40818 Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing and ACM40322 Certificate IV in Animal Behaviour and Training.
Applied Vocational Training (AVT) delivers a range of qualifications and short courses for students wishing to pursue a career working with animals.
AVT is a Registered Training Organisation based in Perth, Western Australia, providing on-campus and online courses to students studying throughout Australia. More about us →
We acknowledge the traditional owners of the land where our campus is based, the Whadjuk people of the Noongar Nation. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging and we commit to walking alongside our indigenous brothers and sisters. We extend that respect to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in our community.
Applied Vocational Training (AVT) is proudly a Registered Training Organisation (RTO 5273).
