新西兰动物技术证书（兽医护理助理）

Academic requirements

Part of your first-year practical experience is a minimum of 200 hours in an external clinic placement. It is recommended that you find this placement before the beginning of the programme.

For this programme, you will need the following:

60 credits at NCEA Level 2 including 12 credits in English;
12 credits at NCEA Level 1 in one science subject;
12 credits at NCEA Level 1 in Mathematics;

Provide a brief overview (less than 1 page) detailing the following. This requirement replaces the standard work experience requirement in 2021: What you consider the role of a veterinary nursing assistant to be; Why you wish to study this programme; Any animal-related experience you have had.

Sign a consent form allowing a Ministry of Justice convictions database search by Unitec Institute of Technology;

Complete a medical declaration form.

English Language Requirements: IELTS test: Academic score of 5.5 with no band score lower than 5. TOEFL Internet-based test (iBT): Score of 46 (with a writing score of 14); PTE (Academic) score of 42 with no band score lower than 36; Cambridge English Qualifications: B2 First or B2 First for schools with a score of 162. No less than 154 in each skill. OET: Minimum of Grade C or 200 in all sub-tests. NZCEL - Level 4 (General) or (Employment). Language Cert - B2 Communicator International ESOL Written (LRW) HIGH PASS with no less than 25/50 in each skill and Spoken (S) PASS.