Private Training Establishment
National Trade AcademyThis course is available
On-Campus
Level of Study
Certificate
Duration
34 weeks
Next start date
Expected
The purpose of this qualification is to prepare individuals as a rural animal technician by providing them with the skills, knowledge and attributes needed to help assist veterinarians in a rural veterinary practice.
This qualification is targeted at people with previous animal handling experience who wish to work in a veterinary related field or in a veterinary clinic with rural animals.
The animal industry will benefit by having graduates qualified with skills to allow them to be ready to work in a veterinary clinic or independently as a rural animal technician, under the direction of a veterinarian.
Graduate Profile
Graduates of this qualification will be able to:
Education Pathways
This qualification may build on the New Zealand Certificate in Animal Management (Level 4) or the National Certificate in Education Achievement (Level 2) or the National Certificate in Education Achievement (Level 3).
Employment Pathway
Graduates of the rural animal technician strand will be able to assist a veterinarian in large animal or mixed practice and in the field or work independently as a rural animal technician.
Applicants must be 18 years of age or over.
Students must have studied and completed a qualification in agriculture, animal sciences, or equivalent, prior to enrolling in this course.
Students should be able to demonstrate previous experience working with animals, and an aptitude for working with the public.
International students must have studied and completed a qualification in agriculture, animal sciences, or equivalent, prior to enrolling in this course.
International students for whom English is a second language must attain an IELTS General or Academic score of 5.5 or equivalent with no band score lower than 5 or pass an internal test to assess their English proficiency level according to Rule 18 English language requirements for international students.
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