Start date: July 2022
Traineeship and Workplace Delivery – Rolling enrolments, start any time
Full time, 2 years, 2 days per week
This industry qualification for people operating as veterinary nurses within veterinary clinics. Candidates should expect that access to a veterinary clinic whilst undertaking study for this qualification will be essential for meeting assessment requirements. Access may be through either paid employment or substantial periods of work placement or work experience blocks.
To achieve this qualification, the candidate must have completed at least 240 hours of work placement over the duration of the course and competency must be demonstrated in:
- 17 core unit plus
- 4 elective units.
At Bendigo TAFE, we provide students with the opportunity to experience a simulated workplace where your will gain industry relevant skills. Our teachers have a broad range of industry knowledge and skills that they bring to the classroom environment ensuring that students have relevant and current understanding of industry practices. View our 3D tour of our facilities here
You will gain skills in animal care management, reception duties, communication, basic animal care, infection control, animal welfare, nutrition, Occupational Health and Safety, pathology practices, medical nursing skills, radiology practices, anaesthetic monitoring skills, dental nursing
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Practical Placement is a mandatory component of this course. Bendigo TAFE's Industry Placement Coordinator will assist students with their placement needs in approved host organisations. Bendigo TAFE will make efforts to secure an appropriate placement. Due to the current environment and circumstances outside our control placements may be delayed. This may then impact the completion dates for this course and deferment of graduation.
Before you can start your practical placement, you will need to provide the following compulsory requirement:
- A valid Working with Children Check (Volunteer)
- A satisfactory National Police Check – National Police checks are conducted via fit2work, (our students have a special discount for these)
Free TAFE and JobTrainer
You may be entitled to free tuition fees for this course if you meet the eligibility criteria for the State Government's FREE TAFE for Priority Courses initiative. If you're aged 17-24 or looking for work, you may be eligible for 80% discount on the course tuition fee through JobTrainer. It's important to know you may incur fees that you will need to cover yourself, such as student service fees or materials fees. Skills First (eligible) students are usually entitled to one Free TAFE fee waiver, however under JobTrainer you may be eligible for a second Free TAFE course. You may also be able to get an exemption if you don't meet the upskilling requirement. To find out more, call 13 TAFE (13 8233).
Our course delivery features a combination of on-campus and remote (online) learning. This flexibility allows our students to continue to study in a safe, guided and supported manner.