Throughout this eight-month certificate program, you will gain the essential skills needed to effectively assist veterinary professionals in the practice of veterinary science. To prepare you for a career as a veterinary assistant, you will be provided with a variety of basic laboratory skills and techniques to diagnose and treat domestic animals.

 

You will gain a comprehensive understanding of:

• Animal health and disease

• Sanitation and disinfection

• Animal husbandry 

• Medical terminology

• Veterinary software applications

• Client communication

• Ethical conduct  

• Laboratory procedures

 

Skills

Throughout this program you will develop the following skills:

• Knowledge and practice for laboratory techniques

• Clerical and administrative skills

• Behaviour and restraint techniques 

• Basic surgical and radiology skills

• Animal grooming