Sickles High School – Veternarian Assisting 1

Mar 2026 · 2nd Semester

This is an Honors course. The purpose of this program is to prepare students for employment or advanced training in the veterinary assisting industry. The program focuses on broad, transferable skills and stresses understanding and demonstration of the following elements of the veterinary assisting industry: planning, management, finance, technical and production skills, underlying principles of technology, labor issues, community issues and health, safety and environmental issues. The program also provides supplemental training for persons previously or currently employed as veterinary assistants. Agriculture land laboratory activities and on-site training by practicing veterinary technicians are a component of the veterinary assisting program. In combination with the program, the FFA is a student organization that is an integral part of the course and offers students the opportunity to participate in numerous events and competitions at a local and national level that supplement the l