Animal Care Diploma Level 2

You will learn through a com­bi­na­tion of the­o­ry and prac­ti­cal-based learn­ing includ­ing writ­ten ass­es­ments, group dis­cus­sions, pre­sen­ta­tions and prac­ti­cal handling.

4 GCSEs at grades 3/D or above, includ­ing Eng­lish, maths and prefer­ably a science.

Need to re-sit? No prob­lem. If you don’t achieve a Grade 4/C in GCSE maths or Eng­lish, you’ll resit the exams with us and we’ll help you prepare.

Wor­ried about your grades?

What­ev­er your results, we want to assure you that exten­u­at­ing cir­cum­stances will be con­sid­ered should you not have the grades indi­cat­ed above. 

We will review each appli­ca­tion on a case-by-case basis to ensure you get a place on the course most suit­able for you.

One of the ways we do this is through a very effec­tive ​‘6 weeks to suc­cess pro­gramme’ that oper­ates from the first day you start your course. This includes sup­port such as (but not lim­it­ed to):

• Allow­ing you to change cours­es if you change your mind in the first 6 weeks
• Mov­ing you between course lev­els if you are find­ing your cur­rent lev­el too easy / too hard
• Incor­po­rat­ing Eng­lish and maths GCSE resits in to your timetable if you don’t meet the grades you need
• One-to-one reviews with your aca­d­e­m­ic tutor to ensure you are pro­gress­ing and achiev­ing well

Our course enquiries and admis­sions team are avail­able remote­ly through­out this unprece­dent­ed peri­od. They can be con­tact­ed at enquiries@​stamford.​ac.​uk should you have any fur­ther questions.

The major­i­ty of the assess­ment is com­plet­ed through ongo­ing assess­ment and prac­ti­cal han­dling of a vari­ety of species.

The course con­tains very prac­ti­cal ele­ments and sen­si­ble, weath­er­proof cloth­ing is required, although tunics are pro­vid­ed. Steel toe capped boots are essen­tial, and will need to be pur­chased before you start the course. Both of these are arranged via the Col­lege and more infor­ma­tion will be pro­vid­ed at inter­view and enrol­ment. All jew­ellery must be tak­en off dur­ing prac­ti­cals and hair tied back.

On suc­cess­ful com­ple­tion of this course, you can progress to the Ani­mal Care Extend­ed Diplo­ma Lev­el 3 or employ­ment as an:

• Ani­mal Technician
• Ani­mal Care Shel­ter Worker
• Pet Shop Assistant
• Ken­nel or Cat­tery Worker

You will study the fol­low­ing units:

• Work-relat­ed expe­ri­ence in the land-based industries
• Main­tain­ing ani­mal accommodation
• Prac­ti­cal ani­mal feeding
• Ani­mal health and welfare
• Intro­duc­tion to the prin­ci­ples and prac­tices of ani­mal behav­iour and handling
• Basic prin­ci­ples of ani­mal biology
• Con­tribute to the care of exot­ic animals