Certificate
Auxiliaire spécialisé vétérinaire (ASV)
Specialised veterinary auxiliary (title, RNCP37507)
École nationale vétérinaire d'Alfort (EnvA) · École nationale vétérinaire d'Alfort · Maisons-Alfort, Île-de-France, France
- Official award
- Titre d'Auxiliaire spécialisé vétérinaire (niveau 4, RNCP37507)
- Pathway
- Veterinary assistantStated for France
- Format
- On campus24 months in alternance, 805 hours in the training centre
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
Two-year work-based (alternance) training for veterinary assistants delivered on the Alfort campus with APFORM, leading to a registered level-4 title. It is assistant training, not veterinary nursing or veterinary medicine.
- Subject
- Veterinary assistant training
- Department
- École nationale vétérinaire d'Alfort
- Awarding body
- Animal Pro Formation (APFORM) and SNVEL (certifying authorities)
Qualification and professional pathway
Pathway is classified only from a statement on an official page. An award title such as DVM, BVSc, BSc or MSc does not decide it, and no degree, accreditation or listing by itself grants permission to practise anywhere.
- Degree level
- CertificateA non-degree award. It is kept separate from academic degree counts and degree-only results.
- Official level
- RNCP (French national certification register) 4 · Level 4 (baccalauréat level)As stated in the source. A framework level does not make different national awards equivalent.
- Pathway
- Veterinary assistant trainingFormal veterinary assistant training. It is a different, entry-level role and is never a substitute for a veterinary nursing, technology or veterinarian qualification.
- Why we classify it this way
- The page describes the ASV as the veterinarian's assistant in a veterinary practice.“L’ASV est le bras droit du Docteur vétérinaire”Source
- Prior degree required
- No
| Route | Duration | Credits | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry from secondary school | 24 months, 805 hours in training centre | – | Level IV qualification (baccalauréat), 18 years minimum, 70 hours of experience in a veterinary businessSource |
Accreditation, evaluation and recognition
Recorded for this program and campus, with the authority’s role. Program accreditation, evaluation status, professional-body recognition, eligibility toward registration, institutional recognition, directory listings and memberships are different things; none of them is automatic permission to practise, and recognition in one country does not guarantee registration in another.
No accreditation, recognition or registration-pathway record for this program has been verified yet. That does not mean none exists; check the national authority and the institution.
Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Part-time
- Duration
- 24 months in alternance, 805 hours in the training centre
- Campus attendance
- About one week in four in the training centre
- Intakes
- Not published
- Campus
- Campus d'Alfort7, avenue du Général de Gaulle, 94700 Maisons-Alfort
Teaching language
- Taught in
- Not stated on the pages we checked
- English
- English teaching not verifiedAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.
Admissions
- Animal or veterinary experience
- Animal or veterinary experience requiredMinimum 70 hours (two weeks) of professional experience in a veterinary business
- Interview
- Not published
- Previous qualification
- Level IV title or diploma (baccalauréat) and 70 hours of experience in a veterinary business
Fees and costs
Original currency is authoritative. Each price keeps its basis (per year, per credit, whole program), academic year and student category, and is never converted. Annual tuition and whole-program tuition are different figures.
The institution does not publish tuition for this program on the pages we checked. Ask for current fees, what they include and whether clinical or laboratory charges, equipment and protective clothing, travel, placement expenses and insurance are extra.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: tuition, intakes, clinical placement details, accreditation or recognition record.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 19 October 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 19 October 2026)