CURRICULAR TRAINEESHIP

The main objective of the traineeship is to improve professionalism by developing skills resulting from a combination of knowledge, skills and competence :

• Knowledge: principles, concepts, information, acquired through education, learning or experience
• Skills: ability to do something well; objective, observable behaviour
• Competence: “knowledge in action”, i.e. the ability to perfom a particular activity to prescribed standards

The training process is mainly based on team -work , collaborative activities whereby students will learn to cooperate, share materials and experiences, participate in the learning process and the professional activities.

The course includes 800 hours of curricular traineeship ( 50% in the 1^st year; 50% in the 2^nd year) .Students will choose the veterinary Practice where they will attend the traineeship. The Veterinary Structure will provide the adequate equipment for the training of a veterinarian technician and Abivet will verify that the structure fulfills the necessary requirements.

Access to 1^st year traineeship is only allowed to students who have successfully passed Anatomy and Physiology exams

Activities of the 1st year traineeship:

• Managing hospitalization
• General care of hospitalized animals
• Secretarial procedures (administration, management of appointments and phone calls, etc.)
• Admission and discharge of patients

Activities of the 2nd year traineeship:

• Assistance to diagnostic and laboratory procedures
• Assistance to diagnostic imaging (radiology, ultrasonography, endoscopy)
• Nursing in surgery and anesthesiology

Requirements of a Veterinary Practice

Below are listed the equipment and instruments which the veterinary facility must provide for an adequate provide for training programme of the veterinary technician education. To host trainees a Veterinary Practice must possess the following facilities: