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Working as an Animal Care Assistant

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1.5-3 hours
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Learn how to become a veterinary assistant in this free online animal care course that provides the relevant training. Veterinary assistants are to veterinarians what medical assistants are to doctors: they provide support that improves animal care. They require knowledge of specific terminologies and equipment to do their job. This animal care course provides the training you need to become a veterinary assistant and goes over the jargon, job descriptions and requirements of this crucial role. We also provide marketing strategies that can boost a vet business.

Course Details

CollegeAlison
Course ID191944
Course TypeOnline Learning
Course QualificationCPD Certificate
Course Duration1.5-3 hours
Course FeeFree
Entry RequirementsLike all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary.

At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives.

Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone.
Career PathIn This Free Course, You Will Learn How To
• List some commonly used vet terms and their definitions
• Identify the factors that affect how animals act or behave
• Evaluate the causes of the majority of injuries caused by animals
• Recall the factors to be considered when looking into a vet assistant school
• Explain the roles of various members of the veterinary service team
• Generate a good veterinary job description
• Outline the primary responsibilities of veterinary surgeons
• Discuss the duties of veterinary support assistants
• State the promise they make when registering with the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS)
• Discuss how long it takes to earn a veterinary bachelor's degree
• Summarise the duties of the veterinary technicians
• Outline ways to market and promote your veterinary clinic
Course Code371

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