Great Place to Work and the Australian Veterinary Association (AVA) have joined forces to elevate workplace culture across the veterinary profession. Through this partnership, AVA members receive discounted access to the Great Place to Work survey – now enhanced with additional questions aligned to the AVA’s Great Veterinary Workplaces (GVW) policy for added veterinary specific value!
This collaboration brings together our trusted authority on workplace culture with the AVA’s evidence-based guidelines to give workplaces a clear, meaningful path to understanding and improving the experience of their teams.
Don’t delay, join the leading Australian veterinary workplaces using the surveys and Certification to reduce staff turnover, strengthen wellbeing and attract top talent.
Great Place to Work and the Australian Veterinary Association (AVA) have joined forces to elevate workplace culture across the veterinary profession. Through this partnership, AVA members receive discounted access to the Great Place to Work survey – now enhanced with additional questions aligned to the AVA’s Great Veterinary Workplaces (GVW) guidelines for added veterinary specific value!
This collaboration brings together our trusted authority on workplace culture with the AVA’s evidence-based guidelines to give workplaces a clear, meaningful path to understanding and improving the experience of their teams.
Don’t delay, join the leading Australian veterinary workplaces using the surveys and Certification to reduce staff turnover, strengthen wellbeing and attract top talent.
Great Place to Work and the Australian Veterinary Association (AVA) have joined forces to elevate workplace culture across the veterinary profession. Through this partnership, AVA members receive discounted access to the Great Place to Work survey – now enhanced with additional questions aligned to the AVA’s Great Veterinary Workplaces (GVW) policy for added veterinary specific value!
This collaboration brings together our trusted authority on workplace culture with the AVA’s evidence-based guidelines to give workplaces a clear, meaningful path to understanding and improving the experience of their teams.
Don’t delay, join the leading Australian veterinary workplaces using the surveys and Certification to reduce staff turnover, strengthen wellbeing and attract top talent.
We bring the expertise you don’t have in-house. As a leader, you don’t have time to become a culture scientist — that’s what we do. We’ve surveyed more than 100 million employees across 10,000+ organisations, giving us deep insight into what drives retention, trust, and engagement, and how to find and fix what isn’t working. Through the AVA partnership, your results are aligned with the Great Veterinary Workplaces (GVW) guidelines, providing additional direction for trusted education, tools and resources that can translate your feedback into measurable improvement.
Small shifts, lead to big change. Your Trust Index survey provides a clear picture of your culture, highlighting strengths, uncovering opportunities, and showing how your results stack up against relevant benchmarks. With insights presented in an easy-to-navigate dashboard, expert guidance from a consultant, and access to AVA resources, you’ll have everything you need to deepen connections, build trust, and create a workplace where you are continuously improving and where people feel valued and supported.
Retention improves when people feel heard, respected and supported. By identifying what matters most to your team, the survey helps you address the issues that contribute to burnout, frustration, or disengagement. Results from workplaces that embrace the Great Place To Work measurement process show that employees are 38% more likely to say they plan to stay at their workplace for a long time.
When your team thrives, so does your business. High-trust cultures lead to higher performance, stronger client experiences, better teamwork, and more efficient workflows. Results from workplaces that embrace the Great Place To Work measurement process show that employees are 87% more likely to feel they deliver excellent customer service.
Certified workplaces stand out, especially in a competitive veterinary job market. Demonstrating that your workplace prioritises wellbeing and culture helps you attract skilled veterinary professionals. Certification and GVW alignment signal that your workplace is committed to continuous improvement, making recruitment and retention easier and more effective. Once Certified, you’ll be considered for our globally recognised Best Workplaces™ Awards, such as:
We bring the expertise you don’t have in-house. As a leader, you don’t have time to become a culture scientist — that’s what we do. We’ve surveyed more than 100 million employees across 10,000+ organisations, giving us deep insight into what drives retention, trust, and engagement, and how to find and fix what isn’t working. Through the AVA partnership, your results are aligned with the Great Veterinary Workplaces (GVW) guidelines, providing additional direction for trusted education, tools and resources that can translate your feedback into measurable improvement.
Small shifts, lead to big change. Your Trust Index survey provides a clear picture of your culture, highlighting strengths, uncovering opportunities, and showing how your results stack up against relevant benchmarks. With insights presented in an easy-to-navigate dashboard, expert guidance from a consultant, and access to AVA resources, you’ll have everything you need to deepen connections, build trust, and create a workplace where you are continuously improving and where people feel valued and supported.
Retention improves when people feel heard, respected and supported. By identifying what matters most to your team, the survey helps you address the issues that contribute to burnout, frustration, or disengagement. Results from workplaces that embrace the Great Place To Work measurement process show that employees are 38% more likely to say they plan to stay at their workplace for a long time.
When your team thrives, so does your business. High-trust cultures lead to higher performance, stronger client experiences, better teamwork, and more efficient workflows. Results from workplaces that embrace the Great Place To Work measurement process show that employees are 87% more likely to feel they deliver excellent customer service.
Certified workplaces stand out, especially in a competitive veterinary job market. Demonstrating that your workplace prioritises wellbeing and culture helps you attract skilled veterinary professionals. Certification and GVW alignment signal that your workplace is committed to continuous improvement, making recruitment and retention easier and more effective. Once Certified, you’ll be considered for our globally recognised Best Workplaces™ Awards, such as:
Achieving the Great Place To Work Certification is more than just an award each year — it’s proof that your workplace fosters a thriving, trust-based environment.
Powered by our proprietary Trust Index, easily survey your employees using the Great Place To Work Trust Index Survey to better understand your workplace culture.
Complete the culture brief - a short questionnaire about your company’s history and demographics.
Using data-backed insights, you will be able to make more informed decisions and get a benchmarked view of your organisation, creating a thriving culture.
Use the AVA Great Veterinary Workplaces resources to understand your priority areas further, find education, build competencies and engage in peer networks.
Great Place To Work Certification evaluates workplace culture from the perspective that matters most — the employee — providing a clear signal to the world about your culture and commitment to employee experience.
Once Great Place To Work Certified™, companies are automatically eligible for all Great Place To Work annual lists, earning recognition for the culture you built.
Great Place To Work Certification™ recognises employers who create an outstanding employee experience. Certification is a two-step process that includes surveying your employees and completing a short questionnaire about your workforce.
Participation in our Great Place To Work Certified™ benchmark study takes the form of an employee survey (called the Trust Index) accompanied by the Culture Brief short questionnaire regarding the history and demographics of your workplace.
Workplaces that have 10+ employees will be Great Place To Work Certified when their overall Trust Index score is 65% or higher.
The Certification process will provide important information about the current state of your workplace culture, enabling your leaders to measure, understand, and develop your culture further.
Certification is also the first step to becoming a Best Workplace™. Once an workplace is Certified, and provided they meet the specific Best Workplaces Trust assessment requirements for their size category, they will receive Best Workplaces recognition.
All Australia and New Zealand based and multinational workplaces with an ANZ branch which have 10+ employees are eligible to become Great Place to Work Certified.
Certification is a two-step process that includes surveying your employees and completing a short questionnaire about your workplace history and demographics. Soon after the survey has closed, and provided you have submitted your Culture Brief™ questionnaire and earned an overall survey score of 65% or higher, you will receive your official Certification™ digital badge, valid for 12 months.
Great Place To Work Certification signals to the world that you have created a workplace culture your employees love. It proves that your workplace has created a work environment that fosters trust, fairness, respect, and camaraderie among its employees.
At Great Place To Work™, we provide two comprehensive packages: Assess™, and Accelerate™, all based around our employee survey.
Each package offers different levels of data analysis and guidance, along with the opportunity to achieve Certification and earn recognition as one of the Best Workplaces. The pricing for these packages is determined by various factors, including the workplace size, whether it requires a national or international survey, and any specific requirements your workplace may have for the survey and follow-up process.
Please note that AVA members are entitled to a discounted rate on our packages.
We typically suggest a 2-week window to launch your survey – and with our survey platform, you’re able to view and analyse the results of your survey as soon as the survey closes. Shortly after the survey has closed, and provided you have submitted your Culture Brief™ questionnaire and earned an overall survey score of 65% or higher, you will receive your official Certification™ digital badge, valid for 12 months.
Being a Certified great workplace has several benefits for a workplace. It serves as a valuable external validation of your workplace commitment to its employees which, in turn, will enhance your reputation as an employer of choice. It can also attract and retain high-quality talent, improve employee engagement and satisfaction, and contribute to overall business success.
The Australian Veterinary Association (AVA) is the peak professional body representing veterinary professionals and students across Australia. For more than 100 years we have been the united voice of the veterinary profession.
Veterinarians are among Australia’s most trusted and respected professionals, dedicated to safeguarding animal health and welfare and supporting the communities they live in.
Our vision is a thriving veterinary profession, and our purpose is to build a vibrant future for veterinary professionals.
At the AVA we champion the veterinary community, advance professional excellence, foster connectivity, and deliver exceptional member experiences to achieve our vision of a thriving profession.
