You might be the person friends leave their dog with. You cover canine biology, health, diet, breeds and behaviour. Built for anyone starting with no formal background.
Biology, nutrition, disorders, breeds, breeding, behaviour and grooming. Kennels and daycares want people who know all of it, not one slice.
Two topics go to health, one on nutrition and one on disorders. Knowing when a dog is off is the skill that gets you trusted with other people's pets.
Shelters and rescue centres run on volunteers and assistants who can read a dog. This gives you the language for that work.
Boarding kennels, doggy daycares, pet shops and rescue centres all hire assistants and hands. The work is physical, early starting and steady.
Feeding, cleaning, exercise and watching for changes.
Supervising play groups and keeping the mix safe.
General care work under a more senior handler.
Daily care for dogs waiting to be rehomed.
Looking after dogs while their owners are away.
Hands-on support across intake, care and rehoming.
Roles where these skills are useful, not promised outcomes. The course carries no national recognition. Employers hire on handling, reliability and attitude.
Nine topics, from canine biology to the services people pay for.
This is the base course the college builds its grooming and training pathways on top of, taken on its own.
A topic on responsible dog breeding, which matters if you end up anywhere near a kennel or a rescue.
One topic covers grooming, enough to know whether you want to take that further later.
The college publishes its tutors for this subject, including Rachel H and Kris D.
Awarded by the college on completion
Issued by the college once you finish. It carries no national recognition.
The college is accredited by ICOES and the CPD Standards Office and belongs to the International Approval and Recognition Council.
Shared through a link in the learning platform rather than through SEEK.
Send the form. It takes a minute and asks for nothing up front.
A course advisor walks you through the modules and the weekly cost.
Pick your payment plan, sign up, and open the first module.
Work through the nine topics at whatever pace fits your week.
No. The course starts at introduction level and builds from there.
You study at your own pace. The college publishes more than one access figure for this course, so ask an advisor to confirm yours before you enrol.
From $29 a week on a payment plan. You can pay weekly, fortnightly or monthly, or pay the lot upfront.
No exams, ever. You work through the modules online and submit tasks as you go.
One topic introduces grooming dogs. If you want the trade itself, the college runs a fuller grooming course.
You finish with a Certificate of Achievement from the college. The college is accredited by ICOES and the CPD Standards Office and belongs to the International Approval and Recognition Council. It is not a registered training organisation, so the training is not nationally recognised. You also get a SEEK Pass credential, shared through a link in the learning platform rather than through SEEK itself.
It gives you the health, behaviour and handling language shelters work in. Most rescues still run their own induction on top.
There is a ten day money back guarantee from the college. Ask a course advisor to walk you through how it works before you sign up.
The Career Academy is an online college that has taught for over fifteen years and works with more than twenty five thousand students a year. Its named animal care tutors are Rachel H and Kris D.
Picture a morning that starts with twenty dogs waiting for you.