Start Date: Rolling enrolments (enrol anytime)

Duration: Full time - 1 year; Part time - 2 years

Campus: Broadmeadows

Entrants into ACM50219 Diploma of Veterinary Nursing are required to hold the 19 Core Units from the ACM40418 Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing, or equivalent qualification.

Candidates undertaking study for this Qualification require extensive vocational expertise and should expect that access through paid employment within a veterinary practice will be essential for meeting assessment requirements of some Units.

The Diploma of Veterinary Nursing requires access and regular exposure to patients, clients, consults, medical and surgical cases, veterinary staff, nursing, reception and administrative duties, practice policies, procedures, retail and customer service experiences

Australian Core Skills Framework Level 4

Are you a qualified Certificate IV Veterinary Nurse and looking to further your career in the veterinary field? The Diploma of Veterinary Nursing qualification reflects the role of a senior veterinary nurse who works under the supervision of a registered veterinarian. In this role, you can provide leadership to staff and advanced nursing care for animals. You will also be skilled to be able to apply specialist and in-depth knowledge to patient assessment, care and management within a veterinary workplace.

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.

You will be assessed to show that you have achieved the skills and knowledge required by the course. Assessment may include written, oral or practical assessment methods. You will know in advance about the type of assessment and how it will operate. There is the opportunity for reassessment and appeal and you will be given this information.

As part of the scholarship program fees will be covered, however the amount/s may vary depending on the criteria set out in the terms and conditions. If you were enrolling in this course outside of the scholarship program the fees are indicative below and will vary depending on the units you select and your eligibility.

Your total course fee will typically include your tuition fee (table 1), any applicable consumables and/or material fees (table 2) and non-tuition fees such as student support fees (table 3).

This course may lead to employment in veterinary practices as:

You will gain employability skills including Communication, Teamwork, Problem-solving, Initiative and enterprise, Planning and organising, Self-management and Technology

On successful completion of the course you will be awarded the Diploma of Veterinary Nursing (ACM50219). As part of the Australian Qualifications Framework this program is nationally recognised.

This course will lead to higher level studies at university level.