Animal Care Level 2

Course code: C002879

Course overview

Think you would like a career working with animals? Then our animal care course is perfect for you. You’ll learn how to care for a range of animals including their dietary requirements, maintaining accommodation, health checking and how to enrich their lives. All while gaining practical experience to support your future career opportunities.

What will I learn?

During the Level 2 Animal Care course you will cover a range of subjects which will develop both your theory and practical knowledge and skills. Some of the topics you can cover are feeding animals, animal health and welfare and animal behaviour.

Modules

Learners will undertake theory and practical units which can include:

• Undertaking work related experience
• Maintaining animal accommodation
• Undertaking practical animal feeding
• Maintaining animal health and welfare
• Introduction to the principles and practices of animal behaviour and handling

Assessment

You will be assessed through a combination of coursework assignments and practical observations.

Work experience

You will have the chance to do at least two weeks of relevant work experience to support your studies, gain experience and potentially develop contacts with future employers. Our team will help you secure a work placement and will provide you with everything required for you to attend your placement.

Enrichment opportunities

There are a variety of enrichment opportunities on offer throughout the year, including trips and external visits.

Career and progression

Successful completion of the course can either lead to assistant type roles within the industry or you can progress to a Level 3 course.

What makes our Get Set! courses different?

Each Get Set! course at Nacro Sheffield Education Centre is designed to accelerate your learning and enable you to identify and make progress towards your aspirations. We combine vocational learning with essential English and mathematics qualifications, enriching experiences and workplace encounters to equip you for career success.

Our Animal Care Level 2 course at Sheffield has been crafted to enable you to:

Develop industry-specific skills through hands on vocational training.
Improve your English, maths, and digital literacy to strengthen your foundations for work and life*.
Participate in a range of work experience and employment opportunities to gain insight and additional knowledge.
Gain vital skills for the workplace including communication, problem solving, teamworking, interview practice and CV writing.
Participate in a range of activities, opportunities, team collaboration challenges and educational site visits that enable personal development through real experiences.

*GCSE/Functional Skills English and maths are only required if you haven’t already gained a level 4 or above.