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Introduction to Animal Care

The course aims to provide you with a general understanding of animal care and the industry, it will develop the skills required to kick-start your career or provide access to a higher level course.

Course ref no: 21001

Duration

A full-time 1 year course running over 3 days per week or a part-time 1 year course running over 1 day per week every Friday.
Start date: September

Entry Requirements

5 GCSEs at grade D or above, including English and Science.

Modules

Full time modules:

Work experience
Maintain animal accomodation
Undertake animal feeding
Maintain animal health and welfare
Understand the basics of animal biology
Looking after the British habitat
Animal breeds and grooming
Introduction to animal behaviour and handling

Part time modules:

Work experiene
Introduction to animal breeds and grooming
Maintain animal health and welfare
Basic principles of animal biology
Practical animal feeding
Maintain animal acommodation
Principles and practices of animal establishments

Career Progression

You can progress on to the Further Animal Care course or the Advanced Animal Care.

Campus

Located at Brooksby Campus

Full Course Title

EDEXCEL BTEC Level 2 Diploma in Animal Care

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