Australia’s Best
Veterinary Nursing Courses

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Australia’s Best
Veterinary Nursing Courses

NATIONALLY RECOGNISED QUALIFICATIONS, SHORT COURSES, AND ONLINE, FLEXIBLE TRAINING
for great people wanting to care for animals (and their people) as a career

FIND THE RIGHT COURSE FOR YOU

NATIONALLY RECOGNISED QUALIFICATIONS, SHORT COURSES, AND ONLINE, FLEXIBLE TRAINING
for great people wanting to care for animals (and their people) as a career

Australia’s best veterinary nurse courses are at your fingertips!

The Australian College of Veterinary Nursing is your supportive, flexible, online study option.

ACVN graduates are not only highly skilled veterinary nurses able to provide excellent veterinary care for your patients (both animal and human) but we also make it pawsitively easy to become qualified. Our training, short courses, and professional development opportunities are delivered online in a flexible and fully resourced format, with both study and wellbeing support available to help you succeed.

It’s the purrfect pathway to landing your dream job!

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ACVN allows me to have a work/study/life balance as I can complete my course to the pace of my chaotic life.

Sam Petzer / Whale beach, Sydney

ACVN allows me to have a work/study/life balance as I can complete my course to the pace of my chaotic life.

Sam Petzer / Whale beach, Sydney

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I am a full time employed veterinary nurse thanks to my ACVN studies. (Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing)

Rebecca Grasso / Bundaberg, Queensland

I am a full time employed veterinary nurse thanks to my ACVN studies. (Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing)

Rebecca Grasso / Bundaberg, Queensland

Because of my studies I started as a placement student in a clinic and as a result of this I was offered employment.

Emily Shearman / Brisbane

Because of my studies I started as a placement student in a clinic and as a result of this I was offered employment.

Emily Shearman / Brisbane
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I am currently employed as a veterinary nurse in a large purpose build veterinary hospital. Without my studies with ACVN I’d be lost as to where I want to be in my career.

Brooke McKenzie / North Brisbane
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I am currently employed as a veterinary nurse in a large purpose build veterinary hospital. Without my studies with ACVN I’d be lost as to where I want to be in my career.

Brooke McKenzie / North Brisbane

I enrolled with ACVN to upgrade my Certificate IV and study for my Surgical Diploma. I have really enjoyed the in depth learning. The learners’ guides are easy to read and the educators are always available to help with any questions I have. I often find the educators go the extra mile to help and many of them work afterhours on the student Facebook group too.

Naomi Bosveld / Singapore

I enrolled with ACVN to upgrade my Certificate IV and study for my Surgical Diploma. I have really enjoyed the in depth learning. The learners’ guides are easy to read and the educators are always available to help with any questions I have. I often find the educators go the extra mile to help and many of them work afterhours on the student Facebook group too.

Naomi Bosveld / Singapore

Feeling all cooked-goose by our study options?

It’s not you – we have such a great range of training and short courses it can be a bit overwhelming to figure out where you should start. If you’re looking for guidance around which course is right for you to start, restart, or kickstart your veterinary nursing career, we’ve created a super simple quiz to point you in the right direction.

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Why ACVN is the best choice for
veterinary nursing training and qualifications

Because we focus on veterinary nursing, we provide comprehensive training that’s backed up by qualified instructors and a whole lot of benefits. Here’s what you get with ACVN:

Veterinary nursing
is all we do.

So why would you study anywhere else?

Veterinary nursing is all we do.

So why would you study anywhere else?

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Always dreamed of being a vet nurse but totally green when it comes to what it would actually be like?

Enrol in our Introduction to Veterinary Nursing Short Course and find out why an ACVN course is endorsed as the best vet nursing course available.

It’s a short course offering fantastic knowledge on how to provide care to injured animals. You’ll also find out exactly what’s involved in a career in vet nursing, and receive an internal credit to any ACVN accredited courses you may decide to study in the future.

Payment plans are available and you can start today!

Find out if vet nursing is your calling!

We’re based in Australia, but we are trusted by students around the world

Veterinary Nursing

I love the fact that I can do these studies via distance learning and still work. That makes the studying easier because you can relate to real life scenarios.

Yvonne Funk / Plettenberg Bay, South Africa
Veterinary Nursing

I love the fact that I can do these studies via distance learning and still work. That makes the studying easier because you can relate to real life scenarios.

Yvonne Funk / Plettenberg Bay, South Africa

You’ll love studying with ACVN!

Here’s why:

Our students are raving about our courses!

I liked that I didn’t have to move away from the country to study and the ACVN Nurse Educators are so helpful and encouraging.

Jill Van Bommel / Finley, New South Wales

The ACVN Nurse Educators are second to none. Where else could you ask a question on Facebook at 10pm at night and have a real Nurse Educator answer?

Jane Bracken / Mornington Peninsula, Victoria

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

People at the ACVN were so helpful from the beginning. Even when you’re having a bad day and want to throw your learner’s guide at the wall they are there to talk you though everything and make it all better!!! So understanding and compassionate and would do anything to help any of their students. Three years later, with three certificates under my belt I am now a fully qualified veterinary nurse. I have landed my dream job and I have never been happier!!

Tash Berkley / Mornington Peninsula, Victoria

I love the support offered by the nurse educators and fellow students. It’s very different to university where the information is thrown at you and lecturers are often too busy for one on one help. The flexible study schedule makes study and full time work easy to manage. I started placement in February 2016, the staff are amazed by how broad my knowledge is and how in depth the studies go. I’ve already been told that when I finish my studies, they want to create a position for me.

Emma Nichols / Central Coast, New South Wales

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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