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Pet Care & Vet Assistant

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Study Method Online
Institution International Career Institute
Recognition IARC
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International Career Institute

Course overview

Become a qualified Pet Care / Vet Assistant. The course provides an opportunity to interact with and learn from very successful, highly qualified and experienced professionals. It also allows you to enter into a profession that continues to grow and provides great lifestyle benefits for animal lovers.

Job outcomes

  • Veterinary Assistant
  • Pet Therapist, Groomer
  • Pet Shop staff member or owner
  • Animal Trainer, Groomer or Breeder (usually self-employed)
  • Animal Welfare Officer at Animal Shelters
  • Zoo and Wildlife Park staff members

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Recognitions

International Approval and Registration Centre

Study method

  • Online Online info icon
    Online delivery - online course content with the exception of assessments and work placement
  • Blended Blended info icon
    Blended delivery - both online course content and partial face to face requirements
  • In-class In-class info icon
    In class delivery - predominately face to face course content conducted at a specific location
  • Virtual Virtual info icon
    Virtual Delivery - Live and interactive classroom-style learning conducted completely online

Duration study load

This course takes approximately 24 weeks to complete.

ICI courses allow you to study at your own pace with no assignment deadlines. This means that you determine the pace of the course and within which time period you will ultimately complete your studies in.

Completing your course with ICI is flexible as you can fast-track and graduate in a matter of months. You complete activities and submit assignments whenever you are ready.

The maximum time given to complete a program is three years.

 

Delivery

This entire course is carried out via Distance Learning (also known as correspondence learning).

Distance learning is ideal if you need to work around work, family, or other commitments. It is also extremely beneficial should you simply wish to fast-track your studies (and career) and not be locked into a timetable.

Our course content and learning experience ensure that your course is relevant and interesting. Learning, tutorial assistance and assessments take place whenever and wherever you are in the country or world. It takes place at your own pace on your own terms to fit your lifestyle.

As an ICI student, you’ll never endure a pop quiz, spend countless hours and hundreds of dollars travelling, and never be late with an assignment or for class.

Course features

  • Fast-track your career as pet care and veterinary assistant work
  • Learn the inside secrets of how to become a pet care pro in months not years!
  • Study a pet care / veterinary course that was designed in conjunction with senior members of the profession
  • Free up valuable time, don’t waste time and money travelling to classes
  • Study at your own pace whenever and wherever you are
  • Have access to a tutor
  • Easy interest-free payment plans from as low as $49 per week

Recognition of prior learning

This course and qualification is a great way of consolidating existing knowledge via Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL), updating your industry skills and contributing towards your professional development.

It is also one of the most practical steps you can take towards working towards gaining a promotion or better-paid position. Course fees can be claimed as a tax deduction as long as the course is sufficiently connected to your work activities.

Subjects

Lessons
Introduction to animal and veterinary health care
Animal health issues, illness and injuries
Illness and disease identification and treatment
Veterinary office management and administration
Risk and safety management in animal care settings
Animal first aid and injuries
Preventative healthcare
Pet / animal rehabilitation and nursing
Routine health care treatments
Anatomy and physiology

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About International Career Institute

The International Career Institute (ICI) is a private and independent provider of education and training. It is part of a network of affiliated colleges established in 1978 which together educate tens of thousands of students yearly worldwide. At present, students from 77 countries study with ICI from the comfort of their home or office. Over 80% of students are Australian residents. Using experienced industry-based faculty and the latest resources, ICI delivers over 50 exciting careers and lifestyle focused courses to a broad range of people and businesses. ICI graduates are given skills that will improve their employment prospects and increase their value to employers. The Institute listens to employers through its strong links to industry. Our tutors are professionals who are not full-time teachers but rather practitioners who actively work in their field of specialization.

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