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Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing at Yallah

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Class details

Schedule Pace and number of hours.

Variable

Delivery Method of course delivery.

Combination

Duration

Course duration Total time required to complete a course.

1 year 6 months

Start date First day of attendance online or on campus.

Any time

End date Final day of attendance online or on campus.

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Time Commitment

Class time Dedicated hours required each week in either online or on campus classes.

10 hours

Additional study time The minimum recommended hours you will need to commit to your studies outside of class hours. This may include private study, work placements and research.

30 hours

Fee details

Full fee This is the non-subsidised fee for the course. Payment plans may be available.

$12,600

This course may be fee free, or available at a reduced cost.

Proposed timetable What time classes run

This course is currently scheduled on Monday with Morning classes and Wednesday with day classes. This timetable may change and will be confirmed by your teacher.

Additional information Other things to know

Assessments

Assessments give you the opportunity to demonstrate what you have learnt and to identify the knowledge or skills that may need further development.

  • Knowledge assessments: short answer, multiple-choice questions, matching, true or false questions

  • Skills assessments: demonstrations under observation

  • Project assessments: research tasks

  • Case study assessments: scenarios, assignments

  • Submission of a training logbook for work placement

Work placement

Work placement provides you with opportunities to respond to situations and circumstances that cannot be replicated in a learning or simulated environment. Work placement strengthens your training and supports continued learning and assessment in the workplace.

  • To be enrolled in this course offering, you need to be able to meet the following work placement requirements:

    Students are required to complete 480 hours of work placement for duration of the course. To be confirmed prior to enrolment.

    Students are required to provide a signed Letter of Acceptance of confirmation of work placement prior to application for this course. This must be on official clinic letter head signed by Head Nurse or Veterinarian. Work placement must be secured in a Veterinary Clinic or Hospital only. Students are required to undertake at least 8-9 hours of work placement per week for the duration of the course.

    Before applying: - download the Student Work Placement Guide: https://rebrand.ly/acm4s (please copy this link into a new tab) - find a suitable workplace and provide the supervisor with the Host workplace and supervisor guide: https://rebrand.ly/acm4h (please copy this link into a new tab)

    Students whose work placements are made unavailable during the course must find other suitable work placement to meet the qualification and unit requirements.

Materials needed

To complete this course, the following materials are required:

  • There are no materials needed for this qualification.

Additional entry requirements

To make sure this delivery option is the right fit for you, we will need you to demonstrate that you can meet the additional requirements below.

  • To be enrolled in this course offering, you need to be able to provide evidence that you have:

    • hold a Certificate II in Animal Studies OR
    • hold a relevant Certificate III or higher level qualification in an animal science discipline OR
    • can demonstrate equivalent skills and knowledge in a relevant animal science discipline to any of the above qualifications.

Units Units taught in this course

Courses are made up of a combination of both core and specialty units. In the Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing qualification, you’ll need to successfully complete 21 units of competency, including 17 core and 4 speciality units.

Core units are central to the job outcomes of a particular industry or occupation. These are the units industry has agreed are essential to be capable and qualified at a particular study level.

  • Identify animal anatomy and physiology for animal care work ACMGAS307

  • Communicate effectively with clients and team members ACMGAS308

  • Comply with infection control policies and procedures in animal care work ACMINF301

  • Carry out daily practice routines ACMVET202

  • ... 5

Course delivery Combination study

Learn through a combination of classroom based, online and/or workplace activity. For example, you may participate in scheduled classroom activity, have an element of self-directed learning with online content, and/or receive supervised training while on the job, doing work experience, or on placement.

Classroom activity will be scheduled, but online learning can provide more flexibility. Teacher support will be provided for all study. Access to a computer with an internet connection is required.

Yallah

TAFE NSW Yallah is located in a peaceful rural setting five kilometres from Dapto. This location is ideally located to offer a comprehensive range of agricultural and animal industry related courses.

Campus address

138 Marshall Mount Road Yallah 2530

Parking on campus grounds is available.

Refer to your local bus timetables, visit transportnsw.info

Facilities

TAFE NSW campuses work closely with the community and industry to ensure you have access to the industry standard technologies, equipment and facilities.

  • Fully equipped library, complete with books, magazines, DVDs, subject specific library course guides and more.

Student support

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  • Mon 9 AM - 5 PM
  • Tue 9 AM - 5 PM
  • Wed 9 AM - 5 PM
  • Thu 9 AM - 5 PM
  • Fri 9 AM - 5 PM
  • Sat Closed
  • Sun Closed