Veterinary Support Assistant Level 3

This course assesses the following units:

Unit 1: Roles in animal care

• Veterinary nurses and surgeons
• Legislation in veterinary practice
• Student nurses and volunteers
• Animal welfare

Unit 2: Animal physiology

• Animal cells
• The nervous system
• Bodily systems

Unit 3: Health and safety

• Health and safety basics
• Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR)
• Accidents
• Carcinogens, mutagens and biological agent exposure
• Legislation

Unit 4: Testing for diseases

• Laboratory practices
• Accident and emergencies
• Making samples
• Carrying out tests
• Analysing results

Unit 5: Disease prevention

• Animal infection
• Maintaining cleanliness
• Disinfectants

Unit 6: Drugs for animals

• Managing drugs
• The misuse of drugs act
• Administering drugs

This course can be taken over a 12 month period but you can complete it as fast or as slowly as you wish.

To pass this course learners must pass 6 assignments. These are completed after navigating through the corresponding lessons and writing your answers to assignment questions. Once these have been read and marked by your personal tutor, feedback and marks are provided to students which contain helpful tips to improve work in future assignments.