We spend a large part of our lives at work, so making the most of this time to develop our skills and abilities is important, enjoyable and worthwhile.
Improving your skills will:
Help you to do your job better
Keep your skills up to date
Help you to progress in your career.
Employers in the animal care industry have identified the following areas which will help their businesses and help you to progress:
Improved literacy, numeric and computing skills
These skills will stay with you for life and make you more valuable to employers
Increased knowledge of animals, diseases, nutrition, and animal performance on film sets
These skills could help you perform day-to-day tasks to a high standard, and will make your employer’s business more productive
Better customer relations, stock control, marketing, sales, finance, health and safety, and communication skills
Developing these higher level skills could help you to fill the gaps left by retiring business owners in the sector, start your own business or work abroad.
Whatever your age, experience or ambitions, there are qualifications and routes into learning to suit you.
