Providers of Veterinary Nursing Education in New Zealand

Training in Veterinary Nursing is provided throughout New Zealand. There are ten providers. Six of them provide the National Certificate and National Diploma in Veterinary Nursing. These providers offer their own local courses – UCOL, UNITEC, WINTEC and VetNurse Plus.

Frequently asked questions regarding training and working as a veterinary nurse in New Zealand. NZQA qualification badges for the National Certificate and National Diploma in Veterinary Nursing are available from the NZVNA. Click here for the Badge Order form.

New Zealand Veterinary Association Accredited Training Courses

National Certificate in Animal Care
National Certificate in Veterinary Nursing

AgChallenge Wanganui	wg [at] wgvets [dot] co [dot] nz (Nicola King)
Bay of Plenty Polytechnic	Karen O'Connor
Christchurch Polytech Institute of Technology	richardsonf [at] chchpoly [dot] ac [dot] nz (Fiona Richardson)
Eastern Institute of Technology	rdinwood [at] eit [dot] ac [dot] nz (Rebecca Dinwoodie )
Southern Institute of Technology	erik [dot] oostendorp [at] sit [dot] ac [dot] nz (Erik Oostendorp)
Weltec	Selina [dot] Perrie [at] Weltec [dot] ac [dot] nz (Selina Perrie)
Otago Polytechnic National Certificate in Animal Care National Certificate in Veterinary Nursing National Diploma in Veterinary Nursing Certificate in Rural Animal Technology	jofee [at] tekotago [dot] ac [dot] nz (Jeanette O'Fee)

Other NZVA Accredited Courses

Certificate in Veterinary Nursing Vet Nurse Plus	raed [at] learningcurvenz [dot] co [dot] nz (Rae Davies)
Diploma in Veterinary Nursing langevine [at] unitec [dot] ac [dot] nz (Unitec)	langevine [at] unitec [dot] ac [dot] nz">Lara Angevine
Diploma in Veterinary Nursing UCOL	h [dot] grady [at] ucol [dot] ac [dot] nz (Heather Grady)
Diploma in Veterinary Nursing WINTEC	scjdc [at] twp [dot] ac [dot] nz (Judy Chapman)