Yeungjin College Obtains Accreditation as an Animal Health Technician Training Institution

Yeungjin College (President Choi Jae-young) successfully obtained the certification for the Animal Health Technician Training Institution Evaluation conducted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs on the 10th.

The Animal Health Department at Yeungjin College recently passed the evaluation and certification for newly established Animal Health Technician training institutions conducted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.

Practical training scene of the Animal Health Department at Yeongjin College.

For the 2023 academic year Animal Health Technician Training Institution Evaluation and Certification, 17 universities nationwide applied, and a total of 11 universities, including Yeungjin College's Animal Health Department, received certification.

The Animal Health Technician Training Institution Evaluation assesses five areas: organization and operation, curriculum, students, faculty, and educational facilities and practical equipment, covering 12 categories and 35 items.

Students of the Animal Health Department at Yeungjin College are qualified to take the 3rd National Animal Health Technician Qualification Examination to be held in February this year.

An Animal Health Technician works under the guidance of a veterinarian at animal hospitals, performing nursing or medical assistance tasks for animals. To obtain this qualification, one must graduate (or be expected to graduate) from a training institution certified by the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.

The Animal Health Department at Yeungjin College was newly established in the 2022 academic year as the Pet Care Department with a Pet Health major and was reorganized and newly established as the Animal Health Department in the 2023 academic year, steadily strengthening its foundation to cultivate professional animal health technicians and experts in the companion animal industry.

Professor Bae Dong-hwa, head of the Animal Health Department at Yeungjin College, said, "Our college is recognized as a prestigious specialized college that produces field-tailored talents, and the Animal Health Department is committed to nurturing excellent animal health technicians through customized education tailored to animal hospitals to cultivate professional animal health technicians with global premium service capabilities." He added, "We achieved the result of obtaining the training institution evaluation certification in the first year of the department's establishment. Based on this certification, the Animal Health Department plans to actively contribute to fostering a healthy companion animal culture in Daegu and the local community and to the growth and development of the companion animal industry."