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Your Online Veterinary Assistant Education Partner
Enhance your team’s ability to provide safe, compassionate, and capable care for animals with trained Veterinary Assistants.
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- DEAC accredited
- Aligned, targeted skills training
- Flexible, scalable, and customizable
- Dashboard and detailed reporting
- Intuitive LMS
- One-on-one instructor support
- Engaging, step-by-step curriculum
Program details
| Training Programs | Average Time to Completion | Course Format and Materials |
|---|---|---|
| Veterinary Assistant Certificate | 4 to 7 months |
Self-paced, online learning, accessible on a mobile phone, tablet, or computer. Customize your team’s learning path to meet your needs and set and monitor student progress. Virtual study materials* Printed materials available upon request. |
Veterinary Assistant Certificate
Average Time to Completion: 4 to 7 months
Course Format and Materials:
Self-paced, online learning, accessible on a mobile phone, tablet, or computer.
Customize your team’s learning path to meet your needs and set and monitor student progress.
Virtual study materials*
Printed materials available upon request.Program Overview
This certificate program provides clear insight into safe and effective animal care, which students will apply in their role as a Veterinary Assistant, Animal Care Specialist, or Animal Health Aide.
The Veterinary Assistant certificate program is designed by subject matter experts who actively work in the field and our in-house curriculum team.
What Students Will Learn
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Veterinary Assistant Certificate
- Introduction to the role and responsibilities of a veterinary assistant
- Proper handling and restraint of animals
- Emergency procedures
- Physical examinations
- Bandaging and wound care
- Animal grooming
- Medical and animal terminology
- Sanitation procedures
- Animal anatomy, including circulatory, digestive, genitourinary, endocrine and nervous systems
- Chemistry and measurement basics
- Medication handling and administration
- Exotic animals
- Disease-causing organisms
- Common diseases affecting animals
- Laws and regulations governing animal care
- Surgical procedures and x-ray techniques
- Surgery prep and recovery
- Parasitic infestation management
- Laboratory examinations
- Quarantine and control
- Dental care in animals
- Animal feeding and diets
- Poisonous animals and plants
- Large animal care
