Level 3 Advanced Technical Diploma in Animal Management

Course Code

Animal Management

Course Type

Course Duration

1 year

Location

Central Campus

Start Date

1 September, 2025
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If you’re 16 or over and passionate about working with animals, this course is the perfect next step towards a rewarding career in the animal care industry.

This advanced qualification is designed to give you a comprehensive understanding of animal care and management. You’ll gain a wide range of specialist technical skills and in-depth knowledge through a combination of theoretical study and practical, hands-on experience with a variety of animals.

Throughout the course, you’ll explore key topics such as animal health, welfare, behaviour, and handling, while developing the confidence and competence needed to work professionally in the industry. You’ll also benefit from our fantastic animal care facilities, giving you real-world experience that employers and universities value.

Upon successful completion, you’ll be well-prepared to either move directly into employment within the animal care and management sector or progress to higher education or further specialist training.

Maths, English, and Science at Grade 4 and above.

This is a one-year full-time course which is made up of assignment work and practical observations.

This qualification allows learners to study a range of specialist technical practical skills and knowledge that build upon the core skills required to include how to work safely around animals, be responsible for the planning and carrying out animal husbandry health and handling, and feeding and nutrition. You will also learn about animal behaviour, animal breeds and welfare and animal biology. You can then learn further specialist skills such as caring for exotics, birds or fish, or skills for working in a kennels and cattery or a pet store.

Modules:

  • Principles of Health and Safety
  • Undertake and Review Work Related Experience in the Land-based Industries Unit 303 Animal Health and Husbandry
  • Animal Feeding and Nutrition
  • Animal Behaviour and Communication
  • Biological Systems of Animals
  • Animal Welfare and Breeding
  • Exotic Animal Health and Husbandry
  • Pet Store Design and Management
  • Pet Allied Services
  •  Kennel and Cattery Management
  •  Undertake Estate Skills
  •  Business management in the Land-Based sector

Facilities:

We’re proud of our exciting Animal Care room – a modern, interactive learning space home to a variety of animals including bearded dragons, leopard geckos, corn snakes, royal pythons, white tree frogs, guinea pigs, gerbils, hamsters, and many more! These fantastic new facilities provide you with the opportunity to get up close and gain valuable experience in caring for different species.

 

Students on our Animal Care courses benefit from a wide range of trips, visits and experiences:

  • Minimum of half a day working in the college’s onsite animal room weekly for the duration of the course.
  • One full day of Work placement every other week at Forge Mill Farm (for the duration of the course)
  • One full day working in the college’s onsite dog grooming salons
  • Chester Zoo trip
  • Cotswold’s Wildlife Park trip
  • Crufts trip

To gain this qualification, candidates must successfully achieve the following assessments:

• One externally set, internally marked, externally moderated synoptic assignment

• Two externally set, externally marked exams, sat under examination conditions

• One externally set, internally marked and externally verified exam

• One portfolio of evidence

• Optional unit assessments, externally set, internally marked, externally verified

Employer involvement in the delivery and/or assessment of this qualification is essential and completion of a work placement.

  • Level 3 Extended Advanced Technical Diploma in Animal Management
  • Into employment such as: Animal centre assistant, Kennel and cattery worker/supervisor, Animal hospital care assistant, Pet Store, Apprentice in an animal care business
  • After successful completion of two years of study can go on to University

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