The role of accredited higher education programs in the credentialing of veterinary nurses

In Australia Veterinary Technology is an emerging profession, the current nationally accepted qualification for veterinary support staff is the Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing. This vocational level of education is below the international standards (for veterinary paraprofessionals) of the United States of America (USA), Canada and the United Kingdom (UK). In these countries veterinary paraprofessionals are required to obtain degree qualifications through externally accredited courses, and become registered once their degree is obtained.

This Higher Education and Skills Group International Fellowship enabled [the author] to gain an appreciation of international best practice in terms of veterinary nursing training and in particular higher education models, as well as gaining an understanding of the true nature of the role of veterinary technologists/nurses in the USA and UK to better understand how the profession may evolve in Australia with the introduction of veterinary nursing degree qualifications.

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