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On campus / International · Full time — 2 days per week on campus (Behaviour or Veterinary Nursing stream); Gold Coast: 2 days on campus and 2 x 1.5 hour Zoom sessions per week
13 Jul 2026 | 08 Oct 2026 | 06 Oct 2026 | 27 Jan 2027
Course Overview
Where You Can Study
Loganlea Campus, TAFE Queensland, Greater Brisbane
66 Ernest St, South Brisbane, QLD 4101
Eligibility
Career & Study Pathways
Quality & Recognition
Academic Regulator
ASQA
Accreditation Status
AccreditedCourse Content
Identify behaviours and interact safely with animals
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to identify and interpret behaviour and safely handle, interact and respond to animals in a range of animal care facilities and environments. It can be applied to a range of animal species.
Assess the welfare status of an animal
This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to assess the welfare status of an animal using an industry recognised animal welfare assessment framework or model and tool.
Promote positive wellbeing in self and others in animal care workplaces
This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to manage personal wellbeing and psychological health and safety in workplaces involving animals. It includes identifying the hazards and challenges of the work, developing a proactive self-care action plan and contributing to positive support strategies.
Provide basic animal first aid
This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to provide essential first aid for animals. The first aider is not expected to deal with complex cases or incidents, but to provide an initial response where first aid is required.
Communicate effectively with clients and team members
This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to communicate effectively with clients, a supervisor, team members and industry representatives.
Comply with infection control policies and procedures in animal care work
This unit of competency covers the process required to comply with infection control policies and procedures in animal care workplaces and relevant field locations.
Contribute to workplace health and safety processes
This unit of competency covers the process required by an employee to contribute to workplace health and safety processes where there is responsibility for own work outputs and possibly limited responsibility for the work output of others.
Common Questions
The course is offered at multiple campuses: Loganlea, Grovely, Mt Gravatt, and Redcliffe in the Greater Brisbane region, as well as Ashmore on the Gold Coast. International students can study at the Ashmore campus.
The course fees vary depending on your eligibility: Concession fee is $3,455, Subsidised fee is $4,305, Full fee is $8,215, and International student fee is $11,800. Fee concessions may apply to the subsidised course for eligible students, and a range of government funded courses are available for eligible students.
This course offers specialised skills in either behavioural sciences or veterinary nursing. The Loganlea campus (July 2026 intake) offers the Behaviour stream, while Grovely, Loganlea, Mt Gravatt, and Redcliffe (January 2027 intakes) offer the Veterinary Nursing stream.
Yes. As part of your course, you get valuable experience in real workplaces. TAFE Queensland's strong industry partnerships mean you will use the skills you are learning to care for animals in different settings within your community, while also getting to know potential future employers.
Successful completion of this course will qualify you to work as an animal trainer or health officer, or trainee veterinary nurse. Specific roles include Kennel or Shelter Attendant, Animal Trainer, Animal Technician, Animal Health Officer, and Animal Control and Regulation Assistant. According to the Australian Government's Job Outlook service, there are likely to be around 12,000 job openings in this growing occupation over the next five years.
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