Working with Pets: Care, Welfare and Husbandry

Interested in caring for animals professionally, but not looking specifically at dog training or veterinary practice? Explore courses focused on the care, welfare and needs of companion animals.

Whether your interests lie in rescue centres, pet-care facilities or pet stores, the Animal Care, Welfare and Husbandry Diploma is a useful place to start. It covers dogs and cats alongside a choice of other species, helping you develop broader animal-care knowledge before choosing a more specialised direction.

Choose Your Focus

Animal Care, Welfare and Husbandry Diploma

Develop your knowledge of the care, welfare and husbandry of companion animals across several species including dogs, cars, birds, fish, horses, small mammals and exotics. Best if you want a broad foundation in animal care rather than focusing only on one species or a particular working environment. This is the recommended starting point for exploring general pet-care work.

View course → Animal Care, Welfare and Husbandry Diploma

Animal Behaviour Focus

Intermediate Animal Behaviour Diploma

Explore why animals behave as they do, from how they sense their surroundings and learn to how they feed, reproduce, live in groups and communicate. Study behaviour across domestic and wild species, including the influence of environment, domestication and captivity.

Best if you want a broader understanding of animal behaviour across species and enjoy observation, research and exploring the reasons behind what animals do. This is a foundation for further study rather than a practical pet-training or behaviour-consulting qualification.

View course → Intermediate Animal Behaviour

Animal Care and Veterinary Practice Focus

Pet Care & Veterinary Practice Assistant Diploma – Part One

Develop your knowledge of animal health, hygiene, first aid, handling and the support of veterinary procedures.Best if you want to strengthen your animal-care knowledge for a professional setting, particularly if you are interested in a veterinary practice assistant role.

View course → Pet Care & Veterinary Practice Assistant Diploma – Part One

Pet Care & Veterinary Practice Assistant Diploma – Part Two

Build on Part One with more detailed study of veterinary practice support, including disease control, surgical procedures, anaesthesia and veterinary law.Best if you want to take your studies further and develop a deeper theoretical understanding of the veterinary practice assistant’s role. The course does not include practical training or work experience.

View course → Pet Care & Veterinary Practice Assistant Diploma – Part Two

Veterinary Receptionist Diploma

Develop the knowledge needed to support the front-of-practice team, including client care, appointment scheduling, practice communication, vaccination information, emergency awareness and administrative systems. Best if you enjoy working with people as well as supporting animal care, and are interested in the organisational and client-service side of a veterinary practice.

View course → Veterinary Receptionist Diploma

Pet-Care Services Focus

Pet Sitter Diploma

Explore a study option focused on caring for pets through a pet-sitting service.

Best if you are interested in providing pet-care services rather than working in a veterinary environment. For related options, visit our pet-sitting and daycare-business pathway.petsensecollege.co

View course → Pet Sitter Diploma

Work towards your own business

Pet Care Business Management Diploma

Build essential business skills to help you differentiate your pet-care business through effective marketing, strong client relationships and professional service. Develop your knowledge of business planning, financial management and day-to-day operations to support a sustainable business.

Best if you want to start your own pet-care business or strengthen the way you manage and grow an existing one.

View course → Pet Care Business Management Diploma