Qualification Overview
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Qualification Title | National Certificate in Veterinary Nursing | |||
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Qualification Type | National Certificate | |||
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Level | 5 | |||
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Credits | 160 | |||
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Strategic Purpose Statement |
This certificate recognises competence in a wide range of skills that enables people to become a functioning part of a veterinary team, clinic, or hospital.
Specified standards reflect the core animal care and handling, and more specialist industry knowledge and skills required of a veterinary nurse whose primary role is to be an informed and skilled assistant to a veterinarian. Electives provide some flexibility for people to select business, generic, and industry standards relevant to their needs in a particular veterinary setting. This qualification builds on the National Certificate in Animal Care [Ref: 0241], and can lead to and is a prerequisite for the National Diploma in Veterinary Nursing [Ref: 0222]. It provides an alternative career path to the proposed National Certificate in Animal Care (Rural Animal Technician) with strands in Production Animals, and Equine, with which there is a degree of overlap. |
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Graduate profile |
Graduates will be able to work in client business interface of a companion animal veterinary clinic and maintain health and safety, care for hospitalised patients and assist with routine practices in a veterinary surgery.
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Education pathways |
Further studies in related areas
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Entry Requirements |
Students must be able to demonstrate previous experience of working with animals and an aptitude for work with the public and must provide: evidence of at least three or more days observing the role of veterinarians and veterinary nurses, provide a reflective summary of the experience, evidence an aptitude for working with animals and people, declaration of Police Convictions, Health and Tetanus status, evidence of veterinary clinic to support practicum.
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Developed By | Te Pukenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology | |||
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Quality Assured By | New Zealand Qualifications Authority | |||
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Number | 0221 | |||
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Status | Discontinued | |||
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Created | 1996-10-22 00:00:00.0 | |||
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Last Reviewed | 2015-01-20 00:00:00.0 | |||
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Last Date For Entry | 2016-12-31 00:00:00.0 | |||
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Discontinued | 2018-12-31 00:00:00.0 | |||
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