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The following organisations and businesses provide services or information about the veterinary industry as well as support veterinary industry professionals.
The Vet Nurses Council of Australia (the nurses association) Lots of interesting information for Vet Nurses. Post Graduate courses for nurses.
General veterinary information and links to “find a vet”. Lots of links to pet information
Visit here for a listing of Vet Nursing jobs locally and overseas
The following organisations provide the legislative and regulatory requirements that affect the delivery of training and assessment for RTO’s, Vet Nursing/Animal Care related training and our services. To stay informed about the latest changes in these requirements please visit the following links:-
Government agency listing all registered courses and training providers in Australia
The Australian Human Rights Commission is a national human rights institution, established in 1986 as the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission and renamed in 2008. It is a statutory body funded by, but operating independently of, the Australian Government.
The Australian Consumer Law sets out consumer rights that are called consumer guarantees. These include your rights to a repair, replacement or refund as well as compensation for damages and loss and being able to cancel a faulty service.
The Veterinary Practice Board is an independent statutory authority responsible for administering the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1960 in Western Australia. Please note, there is an equivalent Veterinary Practice Board in each state/territory. The WA board is the only state where Vet Nurses and trainees must be approved by a Vet Surgeons Board to conduct duties in a veterinary hospital.
The Federal Register of Legislation (the Legislation Register) is the authorised whole-of-government website for Commonwealth legislation and related documents. It contains the full text and details of the lifecycle of individual laws and the relationships between them. See the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011 for relevant changes for the training industry.
Workplace Health and Safety, Occupational Health and Safety acts, regulations and codes of practice guides our policies.
The leader in delivery of Australian Nationally Recognised Qualifications including ACM20121 Certificate II in Animal Care (formerly Animal Studies), ACM30122 Certificate III in Animal Care Services, ACM40818 Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing and ACM40322 Certificate IV in Animal Behaviour and Training.
Applied Vocational Training (AVT) delivers a range of qualifications and short courses for students wishing to pursue a career working with animals.
AVT is a Registered Training Organisation based in Perth, Western Australia, providing on-campus and online courses to students studying throughout Australia. More about us →
We acknowledge the traditional owners of the land where our campus is based, the Whadjuk people of the Noongar Nation. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging and we commit to walking alongside our indigenous brothers and sisters. We extend that respect to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in our community.
Applied Vocational Training (AVT) is proudly a Registered Training Organisation (RTO 5273).