Whether you foster, volunteer or simply love cats, this builds the knowledge behind good care. You cover cat biology, behaviour, nutrition, health and welfare ethics. It runs online, with no exams and no set timetable.
Enrichment, handling and welfare ethics run through every topic.
Read the health signs and the behaviour behind them.
Shelters and rescues want people who understand cats.
Most cat work starts in shelters, rescues and rehoming centres, often as a volunteer. Days look like feeding, cleaning, settling frightened cats and matching them to homes.
Feed, clean and settle cats in care.
Give hands and time where they are short.
Help match cats with the right homes.
Support the move from centre to home.
Keep daily care and records in order.
Move cats safely between centres and homes.
Roles where these skills are useful, not promised outcomes. Every job is different, and some ask for more study, hands on time or a background in animal work.
The cat, then its health, then its care.
Three things that set it apart.
Ten topics, and every one of them is about cats.
Conditions, treatment, nutrition and dietary management.
Part of every course fee funds rehabilitation and adoption.
Plus CPD credits and career support
Yours when the last topic is done.
Credits that count toward your professional growth.
CV templates, job tips and interview help.
Rescue work, rehoming or your own cats.
An advisor will talk you through the topics.
Upfront, or weekly, fortnightly or monthly.
Enrol and open the first cat topic.
None at all. It starts from the beginning.
No. Shelter, rescue and welfare settings run through it.
None, ever. You work through the topics at your speed.
That is up to you. There are no fixed class times, so most people fit it around work.
It gives you the knowledge shelters look for. Many roles there start as volunteer work, and this helps you walk in knowing what you are doing.
Yes. Unlimited support by phone and email.
It is accredited by ICOES and the CPD Standards Office, and it earns CPD credits. It is not a QQI course and not a national award. In cat welfare, the people doing the work care most about handling and judgement, and both are covered here.
There is a money back guarantee for the first fourteen days, less the admin fee.
This course is delivered by The Career Academy.
It is an ICOES accredited centre and holds accreditation with the CPD Standards Office. A share of every course fee goes to the ISPCA, the largest animal welfare charity in the country.
Picture the shy one at the back of the pen finally walking over to you.