Animal Technology

Are you an animal lover? Do you enjoy learning about animals and want to earn money doing what you love?
Do you want to kick-start your career working with and caring for animals? 

Our nationally accredited and recognised Certificate and Diploma courses in Animal Technology provide graduates with a broad range of skills across various areas of animal technology including containment and exclusion
procedures, monitoring anaesthesia in animals, providing nutritional requirements, conducting non-surgical procedures and providing basic care of animals.

Our course gives students hands on industry experience integrating both work placement and theoretical knowledge during their studies. The broad depth of the course also allows entry level students to explore the animal technology industry and broaden their knowledge of animal science studies. 

This qualification is aimed at new entrants to the Animal Technology industry. This qualification is the industry qualification for persons operatin​g at a junior or assistant level and undertaking animal technology functions within a biomedical research or production environment. Work may include day-to-day support and assistance within a veterinary practice or animal technicians in animal science centres or providing care at animal centres.

• International Students: IELTS score of 5.5 with no band less than 5.0 (or equivalent) 
• High school certificate

• animal technician
• laboratory animal technician
• field technician
• animal carer

Core Units

• Follow containment and exclusion procedures in animal Facilities
• Work within an animal technology facility
• Participate in workplace communications
• Feed and water animals
• Maintain and monitor animal health and wellbeing
• Provide enrichment for animals
• Carry out simple breeding procedures
• Provide basic care of rodents and rabbits
• Contribute to workplace health and safety processes

Elective Units

Group A

• Record and present data
• Perform aseptic techniques

Group B

• Provide basic care of domestic dogs
• Provide basic care of domestic cats