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Animal Care Level 2
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Certificating as an animal care specialist is a great way to get started in any career that involves animals. This course will teach you how to look after animals, both in terms of healthcare and grooming. Moreover, it will help you better understand the animal care industry as a whole.
Animal Care Level 2
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About This Course
Are you interested in the welfare and health of pets, farm animals and exotic species?
This course equips you with a foundation in knowledge and skills to help you start a rewarding career in animal care, covering topics from nutrition to animal behaviour. You’ll also gain insights into the legal frameworks and ethical considerations of working with animals.
Explore topics such as how to maintain animal health and welfare, understand nutritional needs and feeding behaviours, and mastering animal handling techniques.
You can learn about accommodation requirements, grooming practices for different breeds and the biology behind typical animal behaviours.
After successfully completing this course you’ll receive a Level 2 certificate, kick-starting your career towards various animal-related industries.
Course Units
Unit 1: Maintain Animal Health and Welfare
- Legislation
- The Role of the Vet
- Intensive Farming
- Free Range Farming
- Illness and Disease in Animals
Unit 2: Animal Nutrition and Feeding
- Feeding Types
- Key Parts of the Animal Diet
- Feeding Behaviours
Unit 3: Principles of Animal Biology
- Grouping and Classifying Animals
- The Biology of the Animal Body
Unit 4: Animal Behaviour and Handling
- Why do humans want to learn about animal behaviour?
- What Influences Animal Behaviour
- Common Typical Animal Behaviours
- Safety Guidance for Handling Animals
Unit 5: Animal Breeds and Grooming
- The purpose of grooming
- Tips & Equipment for Grooming
- Grooming for Cats, Dogs, Rabbits, Horses & Livestock
Unit 6: Animal Accommodation
- Aims of Animal Accommodation
- Considerations when providing boarding accommodation
- Disposing of Animal Waste
- Designing and Managing Home Environments
- Housing and Managing Exotic Pets
- Housing and Managing Farm Livestock
Assessment
You’ll submit a series of written assignments that are designed to test your knowledge of the course materials. This course is assessed using our latest AI-assisted marking system, giving you feedback up to three times faster than traditional tutor marking, with clear and structured guidance to help you improve, and full access to our human support team whenever you need extra help.
Just submit your work to get your detailed feedback. No external examinations are required.
Required Knowledge
No prior knowledge or skills in animal care is needed in order to enrol onto this course, making it ideal for those just starting out in this career field.
Awarding Body
Upon successful completion of this course, you will receive certification from National Institution of Qualifications (NIOQ).
This course has been designed to meet the requirements of specific learners or employers. It is endorsed by National Institution of Qualifications, meaning the course has undergone external quality checks to ensure that they are maintained and delivered to an excellent standard.
National Institution of Qualifications are a national certificating organisation. Endorsement of our courses ensures learners have access to high quality materials that cover all learning outcomes, helping them to achieve their potential.
Support
From the guidance of our expert student support team, on hand whenever you have a question, to our comprehensive study guide and course materials; from day one we will go above and beyond to help you succeed in your studies.
Students are provided with support and marking for a period of 12 months from the start of their course.
Our team are readily available to lend you their advice and guidance for the duration of your course.
Only one click away, you can trust that help will be there when you need it…
Frequently Asked Questions
This is a question that our team are often asked, there are many reasons but here are the main reasons to choose Association of Learning:
- No hidden charges, the price you see includes everything, from marking, to certification.
- Our average marking time is 3 working days (most providers are 10+).
- Our customers have rated us ‘Excellent’ on Trustpilot.
- Our courses are up to date. Many providers create course content and fail to keep it up to date.
- We are open later than any other home learning provider.
- As many submissions as you need to complete, many providers cap how many times you can submit work.
- All courses are fully endorsed by external awarding organisations.
- 14 day money back guarantee or course switch.
If you need any more reasons to choose Association of Learning, contact our team!
You have 12 months to complete your course, however you can complete at a faster pace without any additional costs. Some of our students have managed to complete in as little as 3 months!
There are two payment options, pay in full for your course or monthly. Our monthly payment option allows you to spread the cost of your course over a number of months.
If you choose to pay using a payment plan, to apply you must be able to answer yes to the following:
- Your billing address is based in the UK
- You have a UK based bank account
- Bill payer must be 18 or above.
No, this course is assignment based, which means you will not have to complete any exams. If your assignment doesn’t pass first time, you can retry as many times as you need within your 12 months support period.
No, this is a distance learning course, which means your assessments will be submitted and marked using our online LMS (Learner Management System).
Unlike other providers, Association of Learning uses a fast-track system. Your digital certificate is issued by the Awarding Organisation and then forwarded directly to your inbox by our team.
While the official timeframe is six weeks, our students typically receive their digital credentials within two weeks.
This course is an endorsed certification, not a regulated qualification.
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Animal Care Level 2
Really happy with my experience and really helpful
Really happy with my experience and really helpful
Great experience Will definitely recommend
Great experience Will definitely recommend
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I decided to sign up to this course because I love animals. The course is really easy to follow and the support is great.
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