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Whether you’re just starting out or are a qualified veterinary nurse, expand your knowledge and skill set with one of our accredited veterinary nursing qualifications.

All our courses are delivered online by distance education, so you can fit them around your busy schedule. (And we’re always available if you get stuck!)

The staff are all so knowledgeable and really bring out the best in their students. The response rate for assessment is also fantastic!

Kelly Powell / Arana Hills, Queensland

The staff are all so knowledgeable and really bring out the best in their students. The response rate for assessment is also fantastic!

Kelly Powell / Arana Hills, Queensland

ACM20121 CERTIFICATE II IN ANIMAL CARE

If you are still at school, fresh out, wanting to see if veterinary nursing is right for you, or quite time-restricted with current commitments – then the ACM20121 Certificate II in Animal Care is the ideal starting point for you.

This course is all about learning the ins and outs of a vet clinic and how to support vets and nurses in providing care to patients.

As part of this course, you are required to complete a minimum of 15 days of work experience (5 at an animal care workplace, and 10 at a vet clinic). It’s our most flexible course yet.

ACM30122 CERTIFICATE III IN ANIMAL CARE SERVICES

If you’re not currently employed in a clinic, this is your starting place. This course covers almost the first 12 months of the Certificate IV program, so you’ll be working towards your dream of becoming a veterinary nurse.

As this program runs alongside our Certificate IV program, you’ll study the same subjects as the first-year Certificate IV students. That means, when you graduate, you’ll have already completed around 45% of the Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing! It means your Certificate IV will be cheaper and quicker.

You are required to undertake 20 days of placement in a veterinary clinic throughout the course, but we are flexible on when this can occur.

ACM40418 CERTIFICATE IV IN VETERINARY NURSING

This nationally recognised qualification is available to any student already employed as a vet nurse (for at least 7.5 hours per week), with a Cert II or III in Animal Studies (or equivalent level of skill and knowledge).

You’ll learn at the highest level, covering all the major aspects of veterinary nursing over a two-year program, graduating as a qualified veterinary nurse and eligible to become a registered veterinary nurse under the AVNAT scheme.

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If you’re an experienced veterinary nurse seeking qualification or you want to update your skill set, we offer a Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) Cert IV FastTrack program.

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Our qualifications are delivered by us (ACVN) on behalf of the University of Queensland, trading as UQ Skills, RTO ID: 1511.

UQ Skills is the Principal RTO and the following qualifications are on the UQ Skills scope of registration, as documented through a written third party agreement:

  • ACM20121 Certificate II in Animal Care
  • ACM30122 Certificate III in Animal Care Services (Animal Care)
  • ACM40418 Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing

That means you graduate with a qualification accepted anywhere in Australia and, for Certificate IV graduates, often overseas!

After ten years of unfulfilling retail jobs, I finally took the plunge and enrolled to study vet nursing and haven’t looked back since! The ACVN support network is fantastic! The educators and students are always there to give advice and support, so it never really feels like I am on my own. Studying online especially, pushes me to be more proactive about my education and I think my clinic recognises this and appreciates my dedication to learn.

Ann Garcia / Sydney

After ten years of unfulfilling retail jobs, I finally took the plunge and enrolled to study vet nursing and haven’t looked back since! The ACVN support network is fantastic! The educators and students are always there to give advice and support, so it never really feels like I am on my own. Studying online especially, pushes me to be more proactive about my education and I think my clinic recognises this and appreciates my dedication to learn.

Ann Garcia / Sydney

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I’ve always wanted to work with animals but I thought that there was no way I was going to do anything Veterinary related online! But then I found ACVN and I began to follow my dream career path. The course and support are amazing. Everything about ACVN is amazing, and more! Being a vet nurse and helping animals is what I want to do for the rest of my life.

Jess Steyn / Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

I’ve always wanted to work with animals but I thought that there was no way I was going to do anything Veterinary related online! But then I found ACVN and I began to follow my dream career path. The course and support are amazing. Everything about ACVN is amazing, and more! Being a vet nurse and helping animals is what I want to do for the rest of my life.

Jess Steyn / Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

Want your Vet Nursing Qualification
but you’re currently outside of Australia?

Great news: you don’t need to be living in Australia to study with us. We welcome students from all over the world! You have the same benefits as a local student, and we don’t charge you huge fees for being overseas. We’ve even integrated the bank and postage fees into the total course cost.

There are, however, some considerations you need to factor in before enrolling with us. Please read the Overseas Student Information by clicking the button below.

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