New Zealand Certificate in Animal Technology
Te Pukenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology trading as Unitec
Subject area
Veterinary Assisting
Qualification
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Entry requirements
N/A
About the course
What can I expect out of this qualification?
The purpose of this qualification is to prepare individuals as either a veterinary nursing assistant or rural animal technician by providing them with the skills, knowledge and attributes needed to help assist veterinarians and veterinary nurses in a companion animal practice and 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 either companion or 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.
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.
Graduates of the veterinary nursing assistant strand will be able to provide assistance to veterinarians and veterinary nurses in a veterinary clinic and perform some tasks independently.
What graduates earn
Graduates who studied Veterinary Studies at this level can earn:
$40,000
Median earnings one year after study
$46,000
Median earnings two years after study
$51,000
Median earnings five years after study
Status one year after study
Employment rate two years after study
83%
Employment rate two years after study
Data as at November 2022
Scholarship information
Examples of related scholarships
Unitec Study Grants
Provided by:
Unitec Institute of Technology
Website:
http://www.unitec.ac.nz/application-and-funding/scholarships-and-awards
Value:
Up to $500
Bashford-Nicholls Trust Vocational Study Scholarships
Provided by:
Royce Nicholls Trust/Margaret Bashford Trust
Website:
https://bashford-nicholls.org.nz/
Value:
$1,000
This information comes from Generosity New Zealand. For more scholarships, search their givME database (formerly called BreakOut) via your college, university or local library website.
Contact details
Main Campus Office
Free phone: 0800 10 95 10
Phone: (09) 815 2945
Fax: (09) 815 2905
Email: study@unitec.ac.nz
Web: http://www.unitec.ac.nz
Sources
NZQA supplies course information based on material from the provider.
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