新西兰国立南方理工学院/Southern Institute of Technology

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Summary

The purpose of this qualification is to prepare individuals as a veterinary nursing care professional by providing them with the skills, knowledge and attributes needed to help animals attain, maintain or recover optimal health and quality of life. Graduates will also be able to practice sustainably and to engage in on-going learning in the field.

Course Content

DVN611 Diagnostic Sampling
DVN612 Veterinary First Aid and Triage
DVN614 Surgical Instruments and Medical Imaging
DVN615 Manage Veterinary Nursing Services
DVN621 Surgical Veterinary Nursing
DVN622 Medical Veterinary Nursing

Career Opportunities

Graduates of this qualification will be able to:

Provide surgical veterinary nursing
Provide medical veterinary nursing
Manage veterinary nursing services
Perform diagnostic sampling and medical imaging

Satisfactory Completion

To satisfactorily complete the New Zealand Diploma in Veterinary Nursing (Level 6), and be awarded this qualification the student must successfully achieve a minimum of 120 credits in accordance with the Programme schedule for the New Zealand Diploma in Veterinary nursing (Level 6).

Entry criteria

Applicants should be a minimum of 16 years of age, and have attained the New Zealand Certificate in Animal Technology (Level 5), (Veterinary Assistance strand).

Applicants over the age of 20 years at time of enrolment will be considered where they can demonstrate the ability to succeed in a programme.

English Language Requirements

NCEA Level 3 with University Entrance, or
Certificate of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (CELTA), or
IELTS test - Academic score of 6 with no band score lower than 5.5
TOEFL Paper-based test (pBT) – Score of 550 (with an essay score 5 TWE)
TOEFL Internet-based test (iBT) – Score of 60 (with a writing score of 18)
Cambridge English Examinations – FCE or FCE for schools with a score of 169 No less than 162 in each skill. OET at Grade C in all sub-tests
NZCEL3 – Level 4 with the Academic endorsement
Pearson Test of English (Academic) – PToE (Academic) score of 50
City and Guilds IESOL – B2 Communicator with a score of 66
Language Cert – C1 Expert IESOL (LRWS) with PASS