Pet Care
Whether you just want to know what makes your animal tick or want to enter the Pet Care industry as a career, you’ll find that any one of our courses will provide you with the necessary knowledge and foundation to get started. The Pet Care Industry is expected to achieve employment growth and career opportunities; this has been driven largely by an increased awareness of animal health and welfare issues. Also, changes in consumer lifestyles have also impacted on pet ownership and how pets are looked after; this has been greatly influenced by the media through animal documentaries.
As an industry The Pet Care comprises many different types of businesses with numerous job opportunities, the majority being small and micro enterprises, and includes pet shops, boarding kennels, catteries, dog training and grooming, zoos and working for veterinary clinics to name but a few. The Pet Care industry is on the rise and is definitely a growth industry.
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What makes animals tick? Do they think and learn like humans? How do they adapt to their environment? Which animals have the best social life?! Learn all this and more when you study the psychology behind animal behaviour. Excellent knowledge, useful for working with animals in many situations (farms, zoos, veterinary practices, pet shops or even in the wild!) The course covers implications for handling and training animals. |
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Want to identify, treat and prevent illness in animals? This course is ideal for those working with domestic or farm animals, or before starting a career in the veterinary industry. Learn about health problems and symptoms in animals, first aid, veterinary facilities and preventative, routine and facilitative care. You will gain a solid grounding in animal health care, with wide application. |
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Opportunities abound in the Pet Industry? Learn the animal husbandry, business, and management skills needed to launch your career working with pets or providing support services within the pet industry. This course provides a valuable foundation in handling and caring for all types of domestic animals; and offers options to specialize and direct your studies into one of a number of different areas depending upon your individual needs and ambitions. |
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Learn all about caring for your pets. A course for pet owners or anyone working with pets. Develop an understanding of how to care for a wide variety of different pets including dogs, cats, fish, birds, rabbits, rodents, reptiles and amphibians |
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Learn to successfully manage your poultry. This course will teach you to manage poultry on a small or large scale, and for production of eggs, meat or young birds. You will become skilled in all aspects of poultry care and management, including: terminology, breeds, nutrition, disease, layers, broilers, incubation, brooding, record-keeping, economics and marketing. This course is relevant to free range or other forms of production. |
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