Certificate III in Captive Animals

If working with animals has been a dream for you or if you love being surrounded by animals so much you want to pursue it as a career, then a captive animals course could be suitable for you. The most common type of captive animal course is a Certificate III in Captive Animals, however, some short courses include areas such as:

• Maintaining and monitoring animal health and wellbeing
• Nutritional requirements for animals
• Preparing and presenting information to the public

By learning the practical and theoretical skills that are needed to work with wild and exotic animals, this qualification is a great way to start your career in animal welfare. This certificate is a great way to gain experience for a job working with animals in places such as a zoo, aquarium or wildlife sanctuary. A certificate 3 in a captive animals course will provide practical experience and help you develop your knowledge in the field.

No matter your educational background in animal welfare, jobs working with animals can derive from all types of qualifications.  There are so many fields other than the popular courses of veterinary medicine, that there are many other careers with animals that may be of interest to you. Careers in animal care can include the fields of veterinary and vet tech, animal health, wildlife and careers with multiple types of animals including cattle, horses dogs and cats, marine animals and reptiles. Achieving a range of certificates and diplomas can fulfil many job positions criteria.

Consider these jobs working with animals such as:

• Zoologist
• Animal Behaviourist/Animal Trainer
• Animal Control Officer
• Veterinary Technicians
• Animal Groomer

To become a Veterinary Nurse, also known as an animal nurse or veterinary assistant, it takes around 1.5 – 3 years of training with a strong employment prospect to come out in the end.

Veterinary nursing looks at the care for animals through treatment or temporary residence at facilities that perform certain procedures. A nurse does not perform the actual operation but helps in physical ways such as maintaining records, holding animals, cleaning and sterilising equipment and providing medications to the animals. If you feel veterinary nursing is the job for you in the field of animal studies and welfare, consider studying a diploma of veterinary nursing.