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Do you love animals and want to turn that passion into employment?
(20 weeks)
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What You'll Learn
You’ll learn animal behaviour, wellbeing, and daily care through practical activities such as feeding, cleaning, and handling.
Real-World Connections
You’ll visit shelters, pet services, farms, and training organisations, with potential micro-credentials or animal-care experiences.
Who This Is For
Great for participants who love animals, enjoy hands-on work, and want to explore animal-care careers while building responsibility and confidence.
Designed for your future
It is not a certified course, but a hands-on pathway for young adults who want to explore future study or work in animal care.
Co-Hive Learning Journey
8 Modules Across 2 Semesters
Semester 1
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27 January - 7 July 2026
Build Core Skills
Module 1
Introduction to the Animal Care Industry
Overview of animal care sectors, welfare principles, observation skills, and career paths.
Module 2
Responsible Pet Ownership
Care, training, health of pets; explore pet services; plan Co-Hive pet day.
Module 3
Animal Welfare & Rescue
Learn welfare organizations, shelter operations, rescue process, and get work experience.
Module 4
Aquatic Animals & Marine Care
Study aquatic animal care, water quality, marine science careers, and go on excursions.
Semester 2
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20 July - 18 December 2026
Prepare for Employment · Work experience begins
Module 5
Animal Care Foundations
Review industry, Five Animal Welfare Needs, safety, hygiene; introduce wildlife and zoo sectors.
Module 6
Wildlife & Conservation
Covers native animals, wildlife rescue, zoo careers; create conservation awareness campaign.
Module 7
Reptiles & Exotic Animals
Learn about reptile species, safe handling, habitat design, and exotic pet ownership.
Module 8
Farm Animals & Agriculture
Explore farm animals, agriculture careers, sustainable farming practices, including excursion.
Work Experience begins in Semester 2.
Work experience begins in Semester 1 with an animal welfare placement and extends in Semester 2 across shelters, vet clinics, zoos and pet service businesses.
Co-Hive Employment Pathways Stages
Co-Hive Employment Pathways Stages
Co-Hive Employment Pathways Stages
Hear from our participants
Get In Touch"Exploring animal health, safety and hygiene gave me practical skills and confidence, and now I’m thinking about further training so I can work with animals more professionally."
From Animal Care Pathways
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“Seeing such a wide range of animals from birds to reptiles opened my eyes to how diverse the industry is, I’m going to volunteer for an animal shelter while looking for work in animal care.”
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“There is a lot of hands on work like grooming, obedience training and basic animal handling. It showed me what day-to-day work with pets is really like. It helped me see a possible pathway into running my own dog walking and grooming business.”
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