ABOUT THE COURSE
DO YOU HAVE A PASSION FOR HELPING ANIMALS IN NEED?
Back up your love of animals with a qualification and take that first step towards a career in the care and welfare of animals.
Having a knowledge of animal welfare will better equip you to convert your care and concern into a career.
This is a solid introductory course which covers a wide range of Animal Welfare topics.
Learn about the following areas of Animal Welfare:
Animal Psychology and Sentience
Managing Animal Welfare
Animal Welfare Services -shelters and rescue centres
Animal Welfare for Pets, Work Animals and Animals in Sport
Animal Welfare for Farm Animals
Animal Welfare for Wildlife: Free and Captive
STUDY DURATION:
In this course, you can learn at your own pace, without any fixed due dates or deadlines. You study whenever you have the time and feel motivated to do so. The course typically takes around 100 hours to complete from beginning to end, and most students graduate within 12 months.
STUDY METHOD:
100% Online
START DATE:
Intake is open now.
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
This certificate opens up the gateway for you to seek employment in various businesses, some career outcomes may require further training and /or qualifications.
- Rescue Officers
- Pet Resort Attendant
- Pet Trainer
- Office Staff
- Emergency Phone Call Operator
- Ambulance Driver
- Animal Rehabilitator
- Pet Sitter
- Dog Walker
- Animal Groomer
- Animal Technician Assistant
- Animal Carer
- Veterinary Assistant
- Community educator
- Community Support Program Worker
- Retail e.g. Pet Store Attendant
- Volunteer
CORE MODULES
1. Animal Welfare
- Scope and Nature of Animal Welfare
- Psychology and Sentience
- Managing Animal Welfare
- Animal Protection Services
- Animal Rescue Services
- Animal Health Services
- Animal Welfare for Pets, Work Animals and Animals in Sport
- Animal Welfare for Farm Animals
- Animal Welfare for Wildlife: Free and Captive
ABOUT US
Courses4me
Courses4me is the leader in online education with decades of experience in both public and private education.
Our founders have a combined 30 years of expertise in education and training and have joined forces to deliver high-quality, low-cost education to anyone wishing to advance their career.
IS COURSES4ME ACCREDITED?
Yes. All of our courses are endorsed by the IARC (www.iarcedu.com) and accredited by ICOES (www.icoes.org). ICOES has an independent board of management that ensures that the Foundation operates in accordance with its purpose. It has an Advisory Board consisting of independent professors who developed and implemented the Accreditation Standards, a quality charter that is used for the annual review of prospective and existing accredited course providers.