Animal Care

To help you find the right answers for you and your animal care business, we first need to understand your needs.

We research your issues and work with you to see the bigger picture. We know what training and skills the animal care industry needs and are always checking, so they are never out-of-date.

You told us you need:

• Animal welfare training
• Customer care training
• Management skills
• Marketing and fundraising skills
• Professional training delivery and assessment
• Business skills
• Access to training
• Clear guidance on funding

Read more on animal care’s skills needs.

We work hard to create opportunities so you can make the most of training. After all, businesses who train their staff are two and a half times more likely to succeed than those who don’t.

By working together, we can help:

• Give you the skills to meet the future challenges of animal care
• Make sure your people have the right skills to help business grow
• Help you achieve Investors in People in England
• You find funding that’s available for you
• You find the training and development you need
• Make your voice heard to the powers that be
• You keep your workplace safe.

View the different ways we can help you.

There are so many ways you can get involved, anything from taking a short survey to discussing animal care issues with others in the industry. Any time you can give will really help to make sure the animal care industry can be the best it can be.

How to get involved.

Don’t just take our word for it – hear what people working in animal jobs have to say about skills and training.

View Case Studies

• The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) - www.rspca.org.uk
• The Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Scottish SPCA) - www.scottishspca.org
• People's Dispensary for Sick Animals (PDSA) - www.pdsa.org.uk
• Blue Cross - www.bluecross.org.uk
• The National Dog Warden Association - www.ndwa.co.uk
• Cats Protection - www.cats.org.uk
• The Animal Behaviour and Training Council - www.abtcouncil.org.uk
• Performing Animals Welfare Standards International (PAWSI) - www.pawsi.org
• The British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums (BIAZA) – www.biaza.org.uk
• Animal Jobs Direct - www.animal-job.co.uk
• The Pet Care Trust – www.petcare.org.uk