Animal Care certificate
UKDLP
Summary
- Certificate of completion - Free
- Tutor is available to students
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Overview
This online course is perfect for animal lovers who want to discover the best and most effective ways to care for animals. Whether you are a pet owner who wants to learn more about the different ways you can help to protect your animals from harm, or someone who would eventually like to work with animals professionally, this course is for you. You'll learn about a range of a different diseases and conditions which affect animals, and about the various treatments and preventative steps which can be used. You'll also learn about animal welfare legislation, and about the different bodies which oversee animal care in the UK.
Certificates
Certificate of completion
Digital certificate - Included
Description
This course has been broken down into 17 units, as listed below.
- Unit 1 – History and Background
This unit covers the biological and cultural development of domesticated animals throughout history, including the creation of species classifications, and the practice of selective breeding.
- Unit 2 – Safety, Health and Hygiene
This unit covers the important health, safety and hygiene practices that are necessary for the proper care of animals. It also introduces learners to a variety of common diseases, infections and other afflictions that can result from poor animal health, safety and hygiene.
- Unit 3 – Anatomy and Physiology
This unit provides an in-depth exploration of the key features, and differences, in animal physiology, going all the way down to a cellular level.
- Unit 4 – Animal First Aid
In this unit, students will learn about the basic skill required to administer emergency first aid to animals across a number of scenarios. This includes breathing problems, burns, shock, broken bones, cuts and lacerations, and much more besides.
- Unit 5 – Dogs
This unit focuses on domestic dogs, and their particular needs. This includes common canine diseases and their treatments, as well as more general care needs, such as grooming, feeding and cleaning.
- Unit 6 – Cats
This unit focuses on domestic cats, and their particular needs. This includes common feline diseases and their treatments, as well as more general care needs, such as grooming, feeding and cleaning.
- Unit 7 – Horses and Ponies
This unit focuses on domestic horse species, and their particular needs. This includes common equine diseases and their treatments, as well as more general care needs, such as grooming, feeding and cleaning.
- Unit 8 – Birds
This unit focuses on domestic fish, and their particular needs. This includes common aviary diseases and their treatments, as well as more general care needs, such as grooming, feeding and cleaning.
- Unit 9 – Fish
This unit focuses on domestic cats, and their particular needs. This includes common aquatic diseases and their treatments, as well as more general care needs, such as grooming, feeding and cleaning.
- Unit 10 – Snakes and Lizards
This unit focuses on domestic snakes and lizards, and their particular needs. This includes common reptile diseases and their treatments, as well as more general care needs, such as grooming, feeding and cleaning.
- Unit 11 – Tortoises, Turtles and Terrapins
This unit focuses on domestic tortoise, turtle and terrapins, and their particular needs. This includes common reptile diseases and their treatments, as well as more general care needs, such as grooming, feeding and cleaning.
- Unit 12 – Insects and Amphibians
This unit focuses on domestic insects (such as tarantulas) and amphibians (such as frogs), and their particular needs. This includes common diseases and their treatments, as well as more general care needs, such as grooming, feeding and cleaning.
- Unit 13 – Hamsters, Gerbils, Rats and Mice
This unit focuses on domestic small rodent species, and their particular needs. This includes common rodent diseases and their treatments, as well as more general care needs, such as grooming, feeding and cleaning.
- Unit 14 – Ferrets and Pole Cats
This unit focuses on domestic ferrets and polecats, and their particular needs. This includes common diseases and their treatments, as well as more general care needs, such as grooming, feeding and cleaning.
- Unit 15 – Rabbits and Guinea Pigs
This unit focuses on domestic rabbits and guinea pigs, and their particular needs. This includes common diseases and their treatments, as well as more general care needs, such as grooming, feeding and cleaning.
- Unit 16 – Wildlife
This unit looks not at domesticated animals, but at wildlife. Learners will discover the vast differences between caring for domesticated animals and dealing with wild animals in their natural environments.
- Unit 17 – Animal Welfare
This unit covers the various animal welfare groups and organisations in the UK and worldwide, and walks learners through the various pieces of law and legislation on animal welfare that have an effect of those who care for animals.
Who is this course for?
This course is for anyone who loves animals and wants to care for them effectively. This course would suit pet owners as well as those who work (or would like to work) with animals (dog walkers, veterinary assistants, kennel workers etc.)
Requirements
There are no formal requirements for this course.
Questions and answers
Where are the exams held?
Answer:There are no exams. The course is assessed through a series of written assignments which can be emailed to a tutor for marking.
This was helpful.Would this course help gain a job
Answer:The course provide certification through a recognised awarding body and so you would be entitled to include the certificate on your CV towards the requirements of animal care related jobs.
This was helpful.Do u get a hard copy certificate
Answer:The certificate is issued by ABC Awards under their Quality Licence Scheme and this is supplied electronically. It can however be printed if required.
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