Course Summary
Course Category: PLC (Further Education - FET) - Apply directly to College
This course gives you the skills to care for both large and small animals in veterinary care, rescue, wildlife and pet care settings.
Level 5 Certificate in Animal Care
Course Details
This course prepares you for working in the following Career Sectors:
What will you study?
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Work Experience 5N1356
Safety & Health at Work 5N1794
Communications 5N0690
Business Administration Skills 5N1610
Biology 5N2746
Animal Behaviour 5N0751
Animal Welfare 5N0753
Animal Anatomy & Physiology 5N0750
Important
- Colleges may add/remove modules to keep the course updated and to meet demands.
- Almost all PLC courses have a Work Experience module, which requires students to find their own placement in an area directly related to their course.
Progression to CAO Courses
The Student - Career Interests
This course is typically suited for people with the following Career Interests:
Creative
Creative people are drawn to careers and activities that enable them to take responsibility for the design, layout or sensory impact of something (visual, auditory etc). They may be atrracted to the traditional artistic pursuits such as painting, sculpture, singing, the performing arts or music. Or they may show more interest in design activities, such as architecture, animation, or craft areas, such as pottery and ceramics.
Creative people use their personal understanding of people and the world they live in to guide their work. Creative people like to work in unstructured workplaces, enjoy taking risks and prefer a minimum of routine.
Naturalist
Not surprisingly, some aspect of the natural sciences will run through the Naturalist's interests - from ecological awareness to nutrition and health. People with an interest in horticulture, land usage and farming (including fish) are Naturalists.
Some Naturalists focus on animals rather than plants, and may enjoy working with, training, caring for, or simply herding them. Other Naturalists will prefer working with the end result of nature's produce - the food produced from plants and animals. Naturalists like solving problems with solutions that show some sensitivity to the environmental impact of what they do. They like to see practical results and prefer action to talking and discussing.
Further Research
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Career Progression
There are career opportunities in animal welfare organisations, agricultural settings, zoos, and wildlife parks, both in Ireland and abroad.Past students moved into roles at large and small veterinary clinics as animal care assistants. They also found work in dog grooming parlours, pet shops, and other animal retail and animal care facilities.