AACI expects that on average, students will have a study load of 18-20 hours per week to complete this ACM40418 Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing course that requires approximately 1900 study hours over the course duration of 2 years
For students spending less than 16 hours per week the weekly time commitment will be adjusted accordingly. This weekly commitment reflects a recommendation for a student new to the industry with only little prior work experience. Consequently, this weekly time commitment may change depending on previous learning, experience or an individual’s work schedule.
For students with fewer than 8 hours per week of work placement the weekly time commitment will be adjusted accordingly. This weekly commitment reflects a recommendation for a student new to the industry with only little prior work experience. Consequently, this weekly time commitment may change depending on previous learning, experience or an individual’s work or life commitment schedule.
AACI expects that on average, students will have a study load of 18-20 hours per week to complete this ACM40418 Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing course that requires approximately 1900 study hours over the course duration of 2 years.
For students spending less than 18 hours per week the weekly time commitment will be adjusted accordingly. This weekly commitment reflects a recommendation for a student new to the industry with only little prior work experience. Consequently, this weekly time commitment may change depending on previous learning, experience or an individual’s work schedule.
For students with fewer than 8 hours per week of work placement the weekly time commitment will be adjusted accordingly. This weekly commitment reflects a recommendation for a student new to the industry with only little prior work experience. Consequently, this weekly time commitment may change depending on previous learning, experience or an individual’s work or life commitment schedule.
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ACM40418 Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing has been developed to give you absolute flexibility. Study on your couch, on public transport, on your break at work, out in the park – wherever and whenever you like. AACI provides support from our trainers and mentors at every step along the way.
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AACI shall never turn down a candidate that is currently suffering from an unforeseen financial hardship.
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The future’s looking bright as the Australian Animal Care industry is booming across a range of sectors.
This qualification covers work activities undertaken by a cross-section of animal care, retail and management enterprises such as Pet Services, assistant animal care worker, assistant animal shelter attendant, assistant kennel hand and assistant cattery attendant.
The rapidly growing Australian Animal Care industry provides a wide range of exciting career opportunities. Australia has one of the highest rates of pet ownership in the world, with over 60% of Australian households owning a pet. The 9 million pets are in nearly 6 million households in Australia. Pet owners spend more than 3.4 billion on an ever increasing range of Animal Care
From pet grooming, to pet sitting, doggy day care and boarding kennels the career and business opportunities are booming for those that are qualified
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To achieve this qualification, ACM40418 Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing, competency must be demonstrated in 21 units of competency, namely 17 core units plus 4 elective units.
This qualification has the following 17 core units of competency:
This qualification has the following 4 set elective units of competency:
The Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing course does have formal prerequisites or entry requirements. However, to ensure you get the most out of training with AACI, the following enrolment process applies:
To be eligible to enroll in our ACM40418 Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing, you must
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If you intend to apply for direct entry please complete the AACI Direct Entry Application forms along with supporting evidence.
AACI does not charge a fee for this Direct Entry Application.
Once we receive your enrolment, our friendly course consultants will touch base to undertake a pre-training review to ensure the training is right for you.
For students without an equal or higher level qualification, there is a short language, literacy and numeracy (LLN) quiz you complete online.
To complete the course you will need access to a working computer with Microsoft Office, access to the internet, smart phone, video camera or web camera as required.
Am I eligible for recognition of prior learning (RPL) or credit transfer (CT)?
We may be able to take into account relevant knowledge and skills you’ve gained through previous formal or informal training, education and employment. To find out if you are eligible for recognition of prior learning, email your resume and academic transcripts to [email protected] and one of our Course Consultants will be in touch.
AACI Trainers and Assessors are industry professionals from a work experience, formal qualification academic and teaching perspective. They all currently work in the animal care industry and have vast vocational education and training experience. That is to say, our staff apart from being highly qualified with formal qualification perspective they also have hands on practical industry experience.
Your Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing is a great pathway to becoming a Register Veterinary Nurse with Australian Veterinary Council of Australia (AVNAT).
To successfully achieve competency in this Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing qualification, students will be required to satisfactorily complete the Assessment Tasks contained in both of the Assessment Booklets for each unit in the course. These Tasks are referenced in the Learner Resources and detailed in our Theory Assessment Booklet and Practical Assessment Booklet that include questioning, demonstrations including Observation Checklists and Workplace practice tasks.
To achieve this qualification, the student must have completed at least 240 hours of work placement (either unpaid vocational placements (volunteer) or paid employment in a Veterinary clinic or VET hospital under the supervision of a Registered Veterinarian or VET Nurse. This supervisor must be registered and be an approved Mentor with AACI.
The Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing practical assessment tasks requires students to perform these in a Veterinary Clinic or Veterinary Hospital that is registered and approved by AACI.
AACI highly recommends and supports students wishing to undertake volunteer work placements in the Animal Care facilities. AACI pays for Volunteer Work Insurance for all students undertaking a work placement Students shall need to complete a minimum of 240 hours (eg.1 50 days @ 5 hours per day, eg2 30 days @ 8 hours per day) of workplace experience over the course duration to successfully complete the course
This work placement arrangement is not required to be in place prior to or at the start of the course enrolment. However, students need to confirm that they understand the workplace obligation and commit to undertaking this placement to successfully complete the course.
Please note that work placements can be undertaken
AACI provides written assessment instructions for all theory and practical assessments.
The distance course delivery mode allows students to continue to completing theory assessments in the course in the event of further COVID19 restrictions. Our flexibility also assists in students completing practical assessment tasks in the event of COVID workplace restrictions.
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AACI is a specialist Animal Care and Veterinary Nursing training provider accredited with Australian Standards Quality Authority (ASQA).
Australian Animal Care Institute (ABN 88 652 496 109) is a Registered Training Organisation (RTO No: 45823) registered by the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA). We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where Australians live, learn and work. Copyright All Rights Reserved.
