ANIMAL CARE

If your ambition is to work with animals, our Animal Care courses are a great option .

They give you the opportunity to gain valuable, hands-on experience interacting with a wide range of species in our modern facilities and provide you with the confidence and ability to be able to work with others in the industry and provide the highest standards of care and welfare for the animals that you may be responsible for

The ability to care for animals is a skill required in a wide range of organisations and nationally-recognised qualifications are now required by the majority of employers All of our courses have a clear progression route, enabling you to gain further qualifications after completing your course to help improve your career prospects The Introduction and NC courses will help you increase your basic knowledge of animal handling while the HN programmes will cover a range and depth of knowledge of the specialist care and welfare requirements of a wide variety of species and equip you with the skills to start your own business

SRUC offers Animal Care courses at a number of levels, and some require work experience as part of the entry requirements

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Find out more about our courses direct from our students and staff: www.sruc.ac.uk/experience

Find out more about courses related to Animal Care on our website: www.sruc.ac.uk/animalcare

You might also be interested in learning more about SRUC’s courses in Wildlife and Conservation or Animal Science.