Next Generation Rural Animal Technician (Large Animal) New Zealand Certificate in Animal Technology (Level 5) Rural Animal Technician Strand NZ2490

Level 5

If you’re already working with animals and want to make large animals like horses,, deer, pigs, cows, goats and sheep your specialty, then this course takes you to that next level.

This programme covers large animal anatomy and physiology, breeding and feeding, health and wellbeing along with many other tasks that will allow the graduate to work as a Technician in conjunction with a veterinarian.

  

Graduates will be able to

  • Supervise work in client business interface of animal related facility
  • Maintain the health and husbandry of animals in a rural environment
  • Perform technical tasks for the maintenance of animal health and welfare in the rural setting
  • Apply knowledge of pharmacology and current law, to dispense and administer animal remedies
  • Collect and/or test diagnostic samples and/or prepare samples for dispatch

Start Date(s)

18th February 2019 with enrolments any time throughout the year

Duration

40 weeks

Times

Fulltime 5 days per week

Price

$6341.34 incl GST for NZ residents

Leads to a Job As

On-farm technician, veterinary nurse assistant

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