Qualification Overview
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Qualification Title | New Zealand Diploma in Rural Animal Veterinary Technology (Level 6) | |||
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Qualification Type | Diploma | |||
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Level | 6 | |||
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Credits | 240 | |||
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Strategic Purpose Statement |
This qualification is intended for people who are aware of the importance of rural animals in society, and who have the technical knowledge and skills to work in clinical veterinary/animal healthcare settings such as rural animal or mixed-animal veterinary clinics, or alongside veterinarians providing rural animal healthcare services in a variety of settings.
Graduates will have a high level of responsibility and discretion within their scope of practice, in a wide range of dynamic and often unpredictable situations while following protocols in all aspects of clinical veterinary practice or animal healthcare settings. Graduates will be eligible to apply for registration on the New Zealand Register of Rural Animal Veterinary Technicians. |
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Graduate profile |
Graduates of this qualification will be able to:
- Demonstrate professional practice in a rural animal healthcare setting. - Apply knowledge of animal functional anatomy and physiology to the management of rural animals. - Apply knowledge of husbandry and behaviour to the provision of rural animal healthcare. - Apply knowledge of preventative healthcare to the management of rural animals. - Apply knowledge of veterinary diagnostic procedures to support the health of rural animals. - Apply knowledge of animal conditions and diseases to support health and production in rural animals. |
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Education pathways |
This qualification may build on the New Zealand Certificate in Animal Healthcare Assisting (Level 4) with strands in Companion Animal Healthcare, Equine Healthcare, and Rural Animal Healthcare [Ref: 4388]; or the New Zealand Certificate in Animal Management (Level 4) with strands in Canine Behaviour and Training; Companion Animals; Fish, Amphibians and Reptiles; and Zookeeping [Ref: 2489].
This qualification may lead to higher-level rural animal veterinary technology qualifications. |
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Entry Requirements | Not available | |||
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Education Organisation | 2 Organisations can assist in gaining this qualification | |||
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Developed By | Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council | |||
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Quality Assured By | New Zealand Qualifications Authority | |||
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Number | 4391 | |||
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Status | Current | |||
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Created | May 2021 | |||
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Next Review | February 2030 | |||
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Content | View full qualification details | |||
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