Animal Care
Grimsby Institutes Animal Care course is a particularly hands-on experience
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Grimsby Institutes Animal Care course is a particularly hands-on experience. During your time on this course, you’ll be able to interact with an assortment of animals, including farm livestock, birds & poultry, meerkats, dog & cats, exotic animals and of course our infamous cheeky monkey!
With such a variety of animals, you’ll learn a wide range of care techniques such as handling, restraining, weighing, feeding and most importantly cleaning and disinfecting the accommodation to ensure all of the animals are happy campers!
- Animal welfare, health and nutrition
- Handling
- Weighing
- Feeding
- Biology / Anatomy / Physiology
- Using maths to solve ecology & conservation problems
- Identifying signs of poor health in animals
- Preventative treatments to maintain animals already in good health
- Management of animal care related businesses
- Health and safety
- Animal life cycles
- Animal behaviour
- Animal breed development
- Advancements in the animal care industry
You’ll get to take part in work experience within each unit of the Animal Care programme, giving you a hands-on, real-world experience of what it’s like to have a career working with animals.
Work Experience Opportunities include:
- Local veterinary centres
- Wildlife parks
- Rescue centres
- Urban & Rural farms
- Pet shops
- Zoos
Throughout the academic year, you’ll hear from a variety of guest speakers and industry professionals as well as having the opportunity to participate in fun and educational trips & visits.
Previous trips include Whirlow Hall Farm in Sheffield, Crufts, Flamingo Land and the Yorkshire Wildlife Park.
Want to take Animal Care even further? Why not consider a speciality University course?
- Wildlife conservation
- Animal behaviour
- Animal management
- Animal nutrition
Career Areas
- Animal manager
- Animal behaviourist
- Animal nutritionist
- Zookeeper
- Veterinary nurse
- Research scientist
- Animal rescue worker/manager
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