Animal Care Level 3 Course - Including Accredited Certificate* - Special Offer £24

The Animal Care course is ideal for those interested in caring for animals. Whether you want to care for companion pets or other household pets, the animal care course will provide a solid foundation to your learning.

Upon successful completion of your final assessment, you'll receive your accredited certificate. *Our team will send this to you via email shortly after completion of your online assessment.

Course Syllabus

As part of the Animal Care course students will learn a range of topics including the following:

• Leaning about Puppies and Dogs

– History
– Breeds
– How to look after

• Leaning about Kittens and Cats

– History
– Breeds
– How to look after one

• Leaning about Horses

– History
– Breeds
– How to look after one

• Basic Animal Health

– Animal health status
– Factors affecting health
– Treatments
– Microchipping

• Hygiene

– Disinfectant
– Antiseptic
– Importance of hygiene

• First Aid

– First aid
– Poisons
– Insect stings
– Heat stroke
– Wounds
– Bone fractures
– Shock

• Basic Anatomy

– Digestive system
– Thoracic cavity
– Abdominal cavity
– Pelvic region

• Nutrition

– Nutrition information
– Dog diet
– Cat diet
– Horse diet

• Zoonotic diseases

– Dogs
– Cats
– Prevention

• Final Assessment

Accreditation

The Animal Care course is certified by National Open College.

On completion of the course learners will be awarded with:

Level 3 Award in Animal Care

Learners will receive the following:

• CPD Certificate of Completion

After completing the Animal Care course learners will be awarded with the National Open College CPD certificate. The certificate will provide proof that you have studied the course and will contain your grad classification level. You can use the certificate to showcase your skills during job or academic interviews or part of your portfolio of evidence.

The certificate will be produced in PDF format, hard copies of the certificate will be available for an additional fee of £9.99

Assessments

The Animal Care course is assessed by a series of multiple choice tests and online assessments. These test are marked instantaneously. No external examination is required.

At the end of each module on the course, learners will take a multiple choice question assessment. This series of regular assessments will test your knowledge and skills on the main learning points from each module to ensure you have retained strong knowledge and understanding on each topic.

Once all of the end of module tests have been completed on the Animal Care course, you will take a final assessment. This final assessment will contain questions from the entire course and assess your ability to fully understand the concepts contained within the course. A mock test will be available for the Animal Care course final assessment, so learners can familiarise themselves with the question styles.

Study Method

The course is designed for online studying through our Student Study Portal. Students of the Animal Care course will receive all course materials online which offers 24/7 access to the course, plus tutor support via email.

This provides learners with the flexibility to choose their own study hours around their work or life scheduled. Study the Animal Care course any time, day or night.

Course Duration

The Animal Care course requires approximately 80 hours to complete.

Students will have access to the course for up to 12 months from the date of enrolment.

There is no time limits or deadlines to complete the course, during the 12 month access.