ACM50219 is the nationally recognised Diploma of Veterinary Nursing. It prepares you for work as a veterinary nurse. It has been the current version on the national register since 2019, when it replaced ACM50212 and ACM50312 and ACM50412 and ACM50512. Employers posted about 124 veterinary nurse jobs in June 2026, up 1.9% on a year earlier.
The signals behind the Diploma of Veterinary Nursing are mixed, and both sides are worth weighing. Veterinary nurses are in national shortage and employment is projected to grow through 2035. Enrolments are falling. These are official statistics, not a promise about your result.
Job ads for veterinary nurses are holding steady. About 124 veterinary nurse jobs were advertised online in June 2026, up 1.9% on a year earlier. Over the last 12 months there were about 1,700 job ads, while 95 people were training in the qualification nationally (2025). Ads show the market. Enrolments show the pipeline. Neither is a job promise.
Australia's official shortage list rates veterinary nurses as in shortage. The 2025 Occupation Shortage List rates Veterinary Nurse as in national shortage.
Veterinary nurse jobs are projected to grow. Jobs and Skills Australia projections put these occupations at 17,525 workers in May 2025, 18,564 by May 2030 (up 5.9%) and 19,576 by May 2035 (up 11.7%).
Fewer people are enrolling in the Diploma of Veterinary Nursing than a year ago. Across Australia, 105 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 95, down 9.5% in a year. National data for ACM50219 starts in 2020.
The register and the national framework set some of this. Providers set the rest.
State funding for ACM50219 is being verified against official program lists.
Eligibility and student contributions vary by program and provider. The official state listing is the source of truth. In a subsidised place the government pays most of the tuition and you pay a co-contribution set by the program and provider.
The register lists 6 core units for the Diploma of Veterinary Nursing, plus 10 elective options.
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Browse coursesGet Course maps ACM50219 to its occupations using the register’s own outcome wording, shown with ANZSCO codes (here, 3613) so the mapping can be checked. Job advertisement counts come from the Jobs and Skills Australia Internet Vacancy Index and count online ads, not vacancies filled. Enrolment counts come from NCVER Total VET Activity and count people in training, not completions. Funding rows appear only after verification against the official state program list. Source vintages: Occupation Shortage List 2025 assessment; register training.gov.au, synced 14 September 2026; Jobs and Skills Australia Internet Vacancy Index latest month June 2026; NCVER Total VET Activity 2025 collection; employment projections May 2025 to May 2035 release; register synced 19 Sept 2026. Page last updated 20 Sept 2026.