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Veterinary technician

Other names

veterinary assistant, veterinary auxiliary, veterinary practice technician, vet technician, vet's technician, vet practice technician, veterinary technicians

Animal health

They help the veterinarian by caring for sick animals, giving medicines, doing lab tests, and holding animals during checks.

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The work

The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

  1. 1

    Administer anaesthesia to animals, under the direction of a veterinarian, and monitor animals' responses to anaesthetics so that dosages can be adjusted.

  2. 2

    Care for and monitor the condition of animals recovering from surgery.

  3. 3

    Maintain controlled drug inventory and related log books.

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Sources

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Uganda programmes: NCHE accredited programmes and the health, vocational and teacher training bodies

Official record

National Council for Higher Education, UHPAB, UVTAB, the TVET Council, UNMC, AHPC, UNITE and others. Gathered by The Collar360.

Public registers

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

CC BY 4.0

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In other languages

français
technicien vétérinaire/technicienne vétérinaire
español
técnico veterinario/técnica veterinaria
العربية
فني بيطري
português
Técnico de veterinária/Técnica de veterinária
Deutsch
tiermedizinischer Fachangestellter/tiermedizinische Fachangestellte
italiano
tecnico veterinario

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