If you already care for animals at home, this makes it work. You learn feeding, hygiene, first aid, and care for dogs and cats. Placement hours in a shelter or clinic put it into practice.
Shelters, clinics and kennels need hands that know the routine.
Weekend hours at the shelter turn into skills a boss can use.
No set timetable. Log in at night or on days off.
Shelters, vet clinics and grooming rooms all run on care staff. The day is feeding, cleaning, handling and watching for signs of illness.
Feeding, cleaning and daily welfare checks.
Bathing, brushing and grooming room support.
Handling and holding animals for the clinic team.
Roles where these skills are useful, not promised outcomes. Every role is different, and some need more study or experience.
Three things that set this one apart.
Arranged with SkilTrak, at a host site close to home.
Block one comes after the early modules, block two later.
Whole units on general care for domestic dogs and cats.
ACM20121 · Nationally recognised training
ACM20121 Certificate II in Animal Care is nationally recognised training.
Open Colleges Pty Ltd holds RTO 90796, registered through to 2033.
120 placement hours in an approved host organisation back the paper up.
Shelter, clinic, grooming or your own pets.
An advisor walks you through placement and pace.
Upfront, weekly plan, or pay in four.
Enrol and work through the first modules.
None. It starts with the basics of the job.
From $65.38 a week on a zero interest plan. A credit check applies.
Twelve months or eighteen months, depending on the pace you pick.
Yes. A minimum of 120 hours, split into two blocks.
At an approved host site, arranged with SkilTrak. Block one needs at least two species.
Yes, with permission from a parent or guardian first.
Yes. It is ACM20121 Certificate II in Animal Care, nationally recognised training. Open Colleges Pty Ltd is RTO 90796, current on the national register until 2033.
There are no set dates or semesters. Pick the pace that fits.
Open Colleges is an Australian training provider that teaches online. Trainers come from the industry they teach.
Work placement is arranged with its partner SkilTrak, close to home.
Picture your first shift: kennels clean, bowls filled, tails going.