Animal Care Courses

 

There are an enormous number of opportunities to learn animal care, partly through structured animal care courses such as colleges provide, but also through one off taster weekends or days
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Courses in Traditional Rural Trades & Crafts
Weald & Downland Open Air Museum, Sussex
Poultry husbandry, willow workshops, introduction to coppice management, Sussex rug making, keeping sheep, food for free, birds of prey experience, animal tracking, heavy horse experience days, ploughing heavy horses, care & management of heavy horses, horse loggin, driving heavy horses, cottage herb garden.  Day, weekend & week long courses available.  Tree walks, wildflower walks, bat walks, fungi walks & more.

Animal Care College

Courses cover subjects such as Psychology, Kennel and Cattery Management, Pet Sitting, Dog Training Class Instruction, Judging, Fish Behaviour, Bach Flower Remedies in Canine Care, Pet Bereavement and more

Compass Education & Training

A range of courses covering Animal Behaviour, Animal Studies, Canine Studies, Equine Behaviour, Parrot Behaviour, Wildlife and more

Agricultural Colleges

Many agricultural colleges offer courses in Animal Care and Management, covering small animals to the equines. 

Science and Plants for Schools
Lots of resources for teachers of primary and secondary school students. There's CPD for teachers, too.

Myerscough College

As well as a wide range of animal related courses, Myerscough offers a Professional Certificate in Animal Assisted Therapy

Beekeeping Courses
Contact the British Beekeepers Association for details of courses near you.  The Natural Beekeeping Trust also runs courses - click here for info

Online Learning
Open Colleges, Australia's leading online educator, has courses in Companion Animal Studies, Veterinary Nursing, Companion Animal Services, Pet Grooming, Pet Obedience Training and Animal Studies.  Click here for more information. 


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