About the course
If you have a passion to nurse sick pets back to health, our veterinary nursing course provides you with comprehensive training in all aspects of the profession.
You have 4 options with how you study including:
- off campus with employment (some practical workshops each term on campus, with support from our teachers)
- on campus (online & practical classes on campus and practical rotations through the our veterinary clinic Pets on Elgar)
- off campus traineeship (within a veterinary clinic)
- on campus traineeship (within a veterinary clinic)
During our veterinary nursing course you’ll learn how to:
- provide safe and effective animal care
- comply with infection control
- assist with surgical and anaesthetic procedures
- maintain equipment
- perform veterinary reception duties and general administrative tasks
- conduct clinical pathology procedures and imaging routines
You will also gain skills in:
- patient admissions and discharges
- coordination of veterinary consults and theatre routines
- how to advise clients about nutrition, animal care, grooming and parasite control products