Want to get Qualifications in Animal Care?
About our Training
Just for Cats Cattery works along side our other company, A & D Training Ltd, who are a fully approved training center with City & Guilds specialising in Animal Care training & education. A & D Training Ltd only uses the facilities at Just for Cats Cattery to enhance the learning process.
Students from various schools within Peterborough and Lincolnshire now choose this as a vocational option and a viable means towards a career path. Animal Care Training is accessible for adults too. Our environment offers a relaxed approach towards learning whereby the students are encouraged to work at their own pace which is both enjoyable, fun and very rewarding.
“It’s about having fun while learning”
What does Animal Care Training Involve?
Each student will be expected to get involved with
all the practical aspects of caring for animals. It’s very much a practical hands on approach learning. You will learn how to clean animal’s accommodation, provide food and water, study animal’s behaviour and temperament, learn how to handle various types of animals, prepare food and store animals feed and how to monitor the animal’s
health and well-being. By the end of your course you will feel more confident
being around various animals.
Your practical learning will be further supported with underpinning written
knowledge by referring to our extensive library of suitable textbooks.
There are a number of units to complete for each qualification and you
are required to answer sets of questions. We encourage you to make use
of pictures, drawings, photographs, use of tables/charts as well as written
text to answer all your questions and put all this together for building
your portfolio of evidence.
Qualifications
City & Guilds endorses all these qualifications and they are well recognised throughout the animal industry. All the qualifications involves practical assessments to determine your practical competence within the work place.
The qualifications we currently run are:
Certificate in Land-based Studies Level I - Animal Care (0360)
This level 1 qualification requires the student to complete a total of 7 full units with written evidence for questions and answers. The assignments for each unit are practically based and therefore will require the student to work at our cattery to gain the necessary experience. It will provide the student with all the basics for looking after animals. The student is required to sit two on-line tests (multiple choice test) contributing to your overall grade.
National Certificate in Animal Care Level 2
Long Distance Learning - Home
Study Courses
No matter where you live in the UK you can study this course at home.
The National
Certificate in Animal Care allows for student's natural progression from the
level 1 qualification and is also ideal as an entry level for students 18 or
above. The course will allow the student to learn more about animal science,
animal housing, information technology, customer care, kennel & cattery and pet
grooming. The student is expected to provide more detailed written information
for their questions compared to a level 1. The course should take approximately
12 months to complete but this may vary depending on the student's ability and
circumstances.
Animal Care NVQ Level 2
The NVQ qualification is very similar to the National Certificate, however, you are not required to sit an on-line test. There are 11 units to complete.
Qualification Time Scale – this really depends on the students age and ability but usually these qualification can be completed within 12 months, although it is usual for the young students to complete over two academic years.
How the course works? There
are 10 units to complete with an on-line test (multiple choice) to be
arranged at our centre to suit the student.
One unit will be completed
at a time before progressing to the next unit. Your completed unit will
be marked and feedback given to the student. Each unit is made up of
a set of questions & answers and assignments.
Most of the units are written based that can be answered at home and
there are some units that require practical assessments.
This course will
require the student to find work experience within a cattery or kennels
to gain the necessary experience to cover the practical work. A date will
be arranged during the course with the student to come to our cattery for
the practical assessments to be made to ensure the student is competent in all
aspects of the practical work.
Course Prices £45 per unit (plus Registration & Certification fees)
Method of Payment We can arrange a direct debit with your bank to make equal monthly payments and to spread the costs over a 12-month period.
If your interested in getting qualified in Animal Care and would like to sign up for our training call 01733 705349
