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Advanced Certificate in Equine Studies

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Online
Institution
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Course overview

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 behaviour. Whether you are already working in the equine industry and want to further develop your knowledge and skills, or want to pursue a career in the field, this advanced certificate will help you get ahead and set you up for success.

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Who's It For?

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 behaviour. Whether you are already working in the equine industry and want to further develop your knowledge and skills, or want to pursue a career in the field, this advanced certificate will help you get ahead and set you up for success.

This course may be of interest to people working, or aspiring to work in or as:

  • Stablehand
  • Horse trainer or budding horse trainer
  • Veterinary assistant
  • Assistant in commercial equine centre/outlet
  • Horse groomer
  • Horse riding intructor

Study method

  • Online
    Online delivery - online course content with the exception of assessments and work placement
  • Blended
    Blended delivery - both online course content and partial face to face requirements
  • In-class
    In class delivery - predominately face to face course content conducted at a specific location
  • Virtual
    Virtual Delivery - Live and interactive classroom-style learning conducted completely online

Duration study load

  • Approximately 500 hours to complete the course
  • 3 key module
  • 35 subjects

Delivery

  • Online, flexible learning when it suits you and your lifestyle
  • 12 months to access the course content
  • Fully supported with access to an allocated student support advisor, mentor, and our experienced course consultants, available to you 5 days a week

Assessment

Assessments are an important part of your study journey as they help ensure you stay on track and meet the learning objectives of each lesson before moving on to the next.

They also help your student support advisor and mentors identify where any further support may be required so that you get the most out of your course.

You will learn via various methods; a combination of reading, undertaking research, and watching videos. Assessments might include case studies, quizzes, and written assessments.

Subjects

Module 1
Horse Care 1
Module 2
Horse Care 2
Module 3
Horse Care 3
Module 4
Breeding Horses
Module 5
Equine Behaviour
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Payment options

You can pay the course in full (and receive a discount) or, subject to meeting eligibility criteria, you can pay it off through an interest-free payment plan from one of our payment partners.

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About Careerhouse

Careerhouse offers online, industry-relevant courses. We’re not like other education providers. We aim to offer a holistic, practical, and hands-on approach, to help set you up for success in the real world.

Whether you’re looking to upskill, transition to a new industry, start your own business or take your hobby to the next level, we’ll help take you there.

We partner with industry experts and industry-leading education partners, who are renowned in their chosen fields, to deliver courses that are relevant, practical and interactive.

Our mission is to make sure that you are equipped with the necessary skills to take the next step in your life with confidence.