"dierenartsassistent paraveterinair"

June Derlachter (asker) Oct 27, 2012:

Thanks so much for the links and information. Now I feel better about using the term "veterinary technician", which seems to be the local term.

Barend van Zadelhoff Oct 27, 2012:

in the Netherlands In the Netherlands, 'dierenartsassistent paraveterinair' is a 4-year MBO-training

http://www.roc.nl/default.php?fr=details&id=8661&inst=77

for MBO see:

http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middelbaar_beroepsonderwijs

all the same, if you look at the descriptions of veterinary nurses/technicians and 'dierenartsassistent veterinair' at the links I offered below then you will see that their roles are VERY similar

you will also find the education level at the links I offered below (UK)

There are three main routes to becoming a qualified vet nurse - either by vocational training through employment, full time diploma level training or through higher education.

so this may vary from mbo-level to hbo-level (higher education)

see for further details (the links from below):

http://www.caw.ac.uk/courses/vn/veterinary-nursing-courses.a...

http://www.rcvs.org.uk/education/i-want-to-be-a-veterinary-n...

Josephine Isaacs (X) Oct 27, 2012:

veterinary nurses and veterinary technicians Wikipedia has a good description of paraveterinary workers:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraveterinary_workers

In Australia, we have both veterinary nurses and veterinary technicians. Veterinary technicians are university trained (full time course), whereas veterinary nurses must work in a veterinary practice and go to night time classes for 3 or 4 years. They are perhaps not as knowledgeable as the technicians, but they finish up doing very similar things (assisting with operations, anaesthetics, but also cleaning and basic animal care.

In the US they have veterinary technicians, trained to different levels. In the US, these paraveterinary workers can not be called 'nurses'.

http://vetmedicine.about.com/od/veterinarycareers/f/FAQ_cvt....

In the UK these paraveterinary workers are called veterinary nurses.

Barend van Zadelhoff Oct 27, 2012:

you find 'paraveterinair', 'paraveterinair dierenartsassistent', 'dierenartsassistent paraveterinair' and 'paraveterinair/dierenartsassistent'
these terms refer to one and the same role

Paraveterinair, meer dan alleen een assistent

Verschil met een dierenartsassistente?

De opleiding tot dierenartsassistente is korter en van lager niveau. Een dierenarts assistente heeft ook minder bevoegdheden dan een paraveterinair. De paraveterinair mag bijvoorbeeld bloed afnemen en inenten. De dierenarts assistente werkt voornamelijk als receptioniste, mag dieren vasthouden en veel schoonmaakwerk. Het schoonmaakwerk word overigens ook gedaan door de paraveterinair.

http://mens-en-samenleving.infonu.nl/carriere/50155-paravete...

main institute for this training:

Je bent als paraveterinair dierenartsassistent bekwaam om binnen de kaders van de regeling paraveterinair handelingen aan het dier uit te voeren en te assisteren bij operaties, en alle voorkomende werkzaamheden in de dierenartsenpraktijk uit te voeren.

http://www.groenhorstbarneveld.nl/opleidingen/overzicht-ople...

Barend van Zadelhoff Oct 27, 2012:

yes, I think you could go for 'veterinary nurse' or 'veterinary technician'

it does seem that the role of a 'veterinary nurse' and 'Dierenarts assistent paraveterinair' are very similar (see links below)
And I agree that the 'paraveterinair' part indicates that they perform specific veterinary activities up to a certain point and are not just 'office dogsbodies' :-), which is also true for veterinary nurses/technicians
This would mean that the 'paraveterinair' part doesn't need to be translated when you use 'veterinary nurse/technician'
Veterinary nurses/'Dierenartsassistenten/s paraveterinair' may well be compared with 'dokstersassistenten/s' with respect to their roles, who are named 'medical nurses' in English, aren't they?

A veterinary nurse ("vet nurse", "veterinary technician" or "VN") is a valuable member of the veterinary team.

http://www.caw.ac.uk/courses/vn/veterinary-nursing-courses.a...

http://www.rcvs.org.uk/education/i-want-to-be-a-veterinary-n...

http://www.assistentensite.nl/?nav=dierenarts

June Derlachter (asker) Oct 27, 2012:

Thanks for your input! Very helpful indeed.

philgoddard Oct 26, 2012:

Actually, it looks like I was wrong.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraveterinary_workers

It says that in most countries, paraveterinary workers are known as veterinary nurses, but in North America they're called veterinary technicians or technologists.

"Dierenartsassistent paraveterinair" sounds like a tautology - or the "paraveterinair" may signify that they have proper qualifications and aren't just office dogsbodies. So if the text is for America, whoever is disagreeing with you is probably right.

June Derlachter (asker) Oct 26, 2012:

Thanks for your reply! Yes, you are right- my translation is being challenged. (however, it seems that the accuracy of the translation is not disputed)

philgoddard Oct 26, 2012:

Technician means something different in English - it means someone who works with technology. Is someone disagreeing with your translation? I think it's fine, though you could say "paraveterinary" or "veterinary assistant" to avoid the repetition of "veterinary".