Animal Care (Schools)

Course overview

This is a varied and interesting course designed to provide you with a broad
education in the main aspects of animal care.
You will work with a variety
of animals including mammals, exotics, reptiles, fish, birds and amphibians as a
basis for further education courses at college and for moving into relevant
employment.

This course will help you develop you practical skills to a professional and
competent level as well as increasing your knowledge and understanding of the
natural world.

Completion of the Level 1 Animal Care Diploma will allow you to progress on
to other courses or gain employment in the animal care industry.

What is it like to be a student on this course?

Luc progressed from the 14 – 16 level 1 course to take the level 2 and then 3 in Animal Care, achieving ‘Top Student’ on the 14-16 course.

Luc Green – 14 – 16 alumni

I chose this course as I am able to practise my literacy and numeracy skills whilst learning about caring for animals and about different environments.  I enjoy practical tasks and this course gives me lots of hands-on learning. The best part of this course is caring for the animals and the practical handling sessions especially the guinea pigs.  In the future I would like to enrol on the Rural Pathways course at Plumpton College with a view to working in agriculture.

Kane Ross – Level 1 Land-based studies: animal care