You might be after work that puts you near animals. This course covers behaviour, genetics, breeding, diseases and animal health. Thirty hours, so you could finish it in a month.
Biology, behaviour and disease sit under every animal care role.
Volunteering and support work open up when you know the science.
Thirty hours of study. You can be through it in a month.
Zoos, shelters and wildlife centres run on support staff. The day is feeding, cleaning and watching for signs of illness.
Daily feeding, cleaning and welfare checks.
Help keepers with routines and enclosures.
Hands on work at a rescue or centre.
Keep the collection fed and clean.
Support intake, care and release work.
Care for species with special needs.
Roles where these skills are useful, not promised outcomes. Every role is different. Most start with volunteering or need more study first.
The science first, then a bonus mentor series on welfare.
Three things worth knowing.
One to one mentoring from Vet Nurse Erin, by phone and email.
Bondi Vet Dr Kate Adams covers welfare, handling and first aid.
Part of every course fee funds rehabilitation and adoption programs.
Plus a CPD endorsed digital credential
Issued once you finish the modules.
CPD endorsed, and easy to share online.
Questions answered by a working vet nurse.
Shelter work, a zoo, or your own interest.
An advisor talks you through the modules.
Upfront, or weekly, fortnightly or monthly.
Enrol and meet your mentor.
None needed, and that is the point. It starts from the beginning.
About thirty study hours, and access stays open after that.
None, ever. You work through the modules at your pace.
It is delivered through OCA, an education partner. A vet nurse mentors you.
Ten bonus sessions with Dr Kate Adams. Welfare, handling and first aid.
Yes. A portion goes to the ISPCA, toward rehabilitation and adoption programs.
It carries a CPD endorsed credential and industry endorsement. It is not a QQI course and not a national award. For shelter and support work, what counts is knowing animals.
There is a fourteen day money back guarantee.
This course is sold by The Career Academy. It is delivered through OCA, one of its education partners.
The college donates a portion of all course proceeds to the ISPCA.
Picture your first morning round, checking on animals that count on you.