Learn how to care for animals.
Pets aren’t just fun – they also play important educational and therapeutic roles in our lives. The Cengage Education Animal Care course gives students essential skills in day-to-day care, health and first aid. You’ll learn to understand domestic animal behaviours, characteristics, obedience, breeding and grooming.
The course emphasises practical experience, helping position you for future career opportunities in a variety of environments – pet shops, animal shelters, kennels and veterinary clinics. It is also a great place to start on the path to a career as a vet.
On completion of your course:
Upon successful completion of the following competencies:
- RUV2105A Participate in workplace communications
- RUV2601A Carry out veterinary reception duties
- RTC2704A Provide basic first aid
students will receive a nationally recognised Statement of Attainment. This course contains selected units of competency from the (RUV04) Veterinary Nursing Training Package.
Cengage Education is a Registered Training Organisation registered by VETAB (Vocational Education and Training Accreditation Board).
First Aid certificate
Students will need to have completed and hold a current full Senior or Basic First Aid Certificate, issued by an accredited provider. Students are required to submit certified copies of their First Aid Certificates. It is a mandatory requirement that all students complete the written and workplace components for First Aid modules, to meet the required outcomes for the applicable First Aid competencies:
HLTFA1A: Apply basic first aid - correlates to St John's Senior First Aid Certificate or the Australian Red Cross Course in Basic First Aid.
HLTFA2A: Apply advanced first aid - correlates to St John's Advanced First Aid Certificate or the Australian Red Cross Course in Intermediate First Aid.
*Please note the cost of the First Aid certificates is not included in the course cost.
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| Course Number |
A0006 |
| Course Type |
Correspondence |
| Course Duration |
Max 18 months |
| Study Hours |
Approx 60 hrs |
| Qualification |
Statement of Attainment |
Prerequisites
No previous knowledge or experience is required to take this course.
Learning periods
This course is divided into 8 learning periods
Assessment details
- 10 written assessments
- 4 multiple choice assessments
- 3 workplace assessments
Extra learning materials included
- Small animal care and management textbook
- Physical examination and bandage care DVD
- Small animal nursing DVD
- Handling and restraint of the horse DVD
Key areas of learning
- Introduction to animal care
- Types of animals
- Dogs
- Cats
- Birds and fish
- Horses
- Animal anatomy
- Animal health, diseases and first aid
- Animal welfare
Selected units of competency:
- RUV2105A Participate in workplace communications
- RUV2601A Carry out veterinary reception duties
- RTC2704A Provide basic first aid
Workplace assessment
Workplace training gives students the opportunity to develop practical job skills, such as interacting with people in a professional environment, developing communication skills, as well as an insight into particular job roles and responsibilities. Overall, students have found workplace training enhanced their chances of getting a job and succeeding at it.
As a mandatory part of this course, students are required to seek workplace training. Workplace training and assessment is the gathering and evaluation of evidence during normal work activities in order to determine whether a required element within a competency has been achieved.
Workplace assessment will entail a combination of recognition, observation, questioning, discussion and third party validation.
Following this, all students are required to provide a signed Pre-Assessment Interview form, Workplace Assessment form, Record of Outcome form and also the Workplace Agreement form to verify they have successfully demonstrated the practical components of each of the required competency outcomes. A qualified manager/supervisor must sign the forms as validation.
This is a government accredited course that meets the requirements of the Australian Quality Training Framework (AQTF) therefore you will need to complete this part of your studies in an Australian workplace.
Student Insurance
Cengage Education is pleased to offer our students insurance cover, for any workplace experience they undertake as part of their course.
Workplace experience is considered a vital component for many subjects and will contribute greatly when attempting to find employment in related fields. The policy covers 'personal accidents' in the workplace, and will help put employers' minds at ease for the duration of the work placement. The policy DOES NOT offer students Professional Indemnity coverage.
A copy of the Certificate of Currency can be requested from our student services team on 1300 650 011.