Safe & Responsible Use of Veterinary Medicines

1 Day training for anyone administering veterinary medicines (oral, topical, and subcutaneous treatments) to animals safely. Farm assurance schemes may require and predominantly qualification solely carried out on client’s own site.

Training includes storing and transporting medicines, disposing of unwanted supplies, recognise signs of ill health and the relevant records that are kept.

Your training is followed by a subsequent City & Guilds NPTC assessment with your certificate will reflect the species of animal that you work with which includes farm and domestic.

Course content

The responsible use of veterinary medicines

Signs of health and ill health

Zoonosis

Storage

Health and safety

Animal welfare

Operator safety

Keeping equipment clean and safe

Transport

Veterinary medicine authorization and legal categories

Label Interpretation

Administration of veterinary medicines

Record keeping

Disposal and the environment