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At Learning Online, we deliver comprehensive animal care certificates, developed by industry professionals, to help people get a head-start and build exciting careers.
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Certificate II in Animal Care
If you love animals and are passionate about promoting their welfare, then a job in animal care could be perfect for you. This course will provide an excellent foundation for your career in animal care. Throughout the course you will gain first-hand ex...
Animal Welfare Advanced Certificate
Do you love animals? Are you passionate about caring for and working with them? Do you want to learn more about how to look after your own pet at home? Would you like to better understand animal healthcare? Then this course is for you. Designed for any...
Wildlife Veterinary Assistant Advanced Certificate
Do you love animals? Are you passionate about caring for and working with wildlife? Are you interested to learn more about how to conserve wildlife and their habitats? Then this course is for you. This introductory course is designed for anyone who wor...
Wildlife Conservation and Management Advanced Certificate
Become a wildlife warrior and be part of a highly rewarding industry with our Certificate in Wildlife Conservation and Management. This highly practical and up to date course will teach you the practical and theoretical skills you need to be successful...
Zoology Certificate
Our Certificate in Zoology is designed to give you all the skills you need to work effectively and safely with animals. It focuses on both the practical and theoretical skills and knowledge you’ll need to increase your value to employers and your impac...
Certificate II in Animal Care
This nationally recognised certificate will give you practical skills and ensure you are job-ready to work in animal shelters, kennels, catteries, sanctuaries or veterinary clinics. Gain administrative skills related to the animal care industry, how to...
Dog Training Business Pathway
Start your very own doggy daycare business. If you love canines and want to work for yourself, you won’t find a better or more helpful way to go about it. This course teaches you how to care for pet dogs, the theories behind training them, and the basi...
Animal Health & Veterinary Care Foundations
Get ready to turn your love for animals into a rewarding career! Go behind the scenes with animal and veterinary care experts at RSPCA Queensland and other leading organisations. Find your passion as you learn about every aspect of animal health and ca...
Certificate in Equine Studies
The Advanced Certificate in Equine Studies delivers an advanced introduction to the equine industry, covering a broad range of topics, including caring for and breeding horses, understanding the health of horses, and the complex nature of horse behavio...
Vet Advanced Assistant Certificate
Working as a vet assistant can be rewarding and yet it’s also a highly skilled field that demands the highest quality skills and knowledge. You can gain these skills and get a competitive edge that will set you apart to employers with this certificate...
Advanced Certificate in Dog Grooming
Whether you’ve already got some experience in grooming and want to increase your knowledge base, or you want to get your foot in the door as a grooming apprentice, this Advanced Certificate will be for you. To begin with, you will learn about the care...
Dog and Pet Grooming and Entrepreneurship Advanced Certificate
Are you passionate about caring for dogs? Have you always dreamed of starting your own pet grooming business, but not sure how? Do you love the idea of working with dogs (and other pets) and want to learn more about how best to care for them? Then this...
Dog Grooming Business Pathway
Get your dog grooming business off to a flying start. If you’re looking to work for yourself, what could be better than a pathway that shows you the right way to go about it. With this course you’ll learn about the care requirements of dogs, and all ab...
Animal Care Advanced Certificate
Do you love animals and dream of working with them? Want to learn how to manage animal health for pets, wildlife or farm animals? Do you aspire to work in the pet care industry or with wildlife? Or are you a pet-owner who simply wants to learn how you...
Dog Care Training and Entrepreneurship Advanced Certificate
Do you love dogs and have a passion for caring for them or working with them? Do you want to better understand why dogs behave the way they do, so you can change the way you handle dogs or train them? Then this course is for you. Designed to give you a...
Dog Care
Learn how to care for the practical daily needs of a dog. Have an interest in learning more about your pet dogs? Or want to get started in the dog care industry? Learn how to provide effective care for those needs either as a dog owner or a professiona...
Animal Health Care Certificate
Gain foundation knowledge to work with animals. The Certificate in Animal Health Care introduces you to several facets of the animal health sector, including horse psychology, holiday care and some terminology and practices used by Veterinarians. Disco...
Certificate in Wildlife Management
Parks, pests & reserves The Certificate in Wildlife Management is designed to teach you the foundations of working with wildlife. This program will give you a working knowledge of running parks and reserves, pest control, rehabilitating wildlife, a...
Sheep And Cattle Farming Certificate
Farming and Agriculture are huge industries across Australia with lucrative job opportunities for those people not afraid to roll up their sleeves! Sheep and Cattle farming makes up a large part of this industry with Australia boasting some of the fine...
Certificate in Horse Care
Take a ride to the top of the class with better equine empathy. This horse care certificate provides you with essential knowledge about horse care basics, what factors should be considered when looking for the right equine companion, and the basic elem...
Do you love working with animals, and are passionate about animal welfare? If you know you want to work with animals but you’re not sure where to get started, a course in animal care could be the perfect place to start.
What is animal care?
Animal care refers to any kind of work that involves providing support to and for animals. That includes:
- Working with companion animal services, including looking after a companion animal
- Animal health jobs, including being a veterinary nurse or animal attendant, or other veterinary services
- Working for the RSPCA or in the welfare of animals
- Pet grooming
- Pet care and pet sitting
- Working with captive animals in zoos or pet shops
- Animal science
- Becoming an animal trainer
Why study animal care?
Animal care courses can help you specialise in an area that will allow you to have a lifelong career in a hands-on capacity working with animals. The animal care industry, however, is a large one, and trying to figure out which area you’re interested in is important. Doing a short course is the perfect way to figure out which area you’re interested in working in.
Possible courses include:
- Certificate IV in veterinary nursing
- Certificate II in animal studies
- Certificate III in animal studies
- Vet assistant certificate
- Equine Care Certificate
- Animal welfare certificate
Many courses can be completed either full time or part time, and some are available as an online course, too.It means you can study to be a pet groomer, animal-science specialist or in pet insurance however suits you best.
Courses are also available all over Australia including in Sydney, NSW and Victoria, as well as at rural TAFE schools.
Which course should I do?
Australian laws and regulations in regards to animal care are regularly changing and updating. For example, Victoria has recently outlawed puppy mills, and the RSPCA now hands out free pet first aid guides to help pet owners. If there’s an area that you’re particularly passionate about or inspires you to want to work in animal health care, then that’s the first place to start.
What we do is help give you a list of available courses to get you started – browse the list above to begin your future today!