Animal Care & Management T-level

At least five GCSEs at Grade 4 or above all from the basket subjects. Science is essential. A strong Animal Care qualification at Level 2 will also be considered.

The Industry Placement

Your industry placement gives you a great opportunity to put your learning into practice and develop your technical skills and knowledge for the industry your placement is in. It will help you to progress once you have finished your T-level, whether that is directly into employment, an apprenticeship, or more education.

This is a compulsory part of your T-level, and you must complete it to get your T-level certificate. You will spend a minimum of 315 hours on your placement, or 750 hours for Childcare and Education T-level students.

There is a range of Animals that learners will get the opportunity to work within our bespoke environments including Hot rooms, Cold rooms and outside environments. We have a growing collection of animals on site, including birds, mammals, reptiles, invertebrates and fish. Learners will learn how to handle the animals, care for them and daily routines as well as feeding them and monitoring behaviour patterns.

A lot of the delivery will be practical along with theoretical classroom based sessions. The teaching of the qualification will involve working on case studies, practical discovery, research, group work and independent study. Learners will also develop wider skills to prepare for the industry. This will include interview practice, working as a team, managing time and workload.

All assessments for the qualification are at the end of the two years to allow learners to develop knowledge and understanding over the duration of the course.

Assessments include:

2 x Core Exams

1 Employer Set Project - This includes a number of times tasks that would relate to employment including planning, presentations and reviewing performance.

1 Occupational Specialism Project. - This is similar to the Employer set projects but the content will be specific to the Occupational Specialism on the course.

All learners must also complete 315 hours of industry placement prior to completion of the qualification. Learners will need to source these placements themselves but we will support and guide our learners.

There are some exciting trips throughout this qualification including West Midlands Safari Park, RSPCA, Slimbride and many more.

Learners will be exposed to a range of guest speakers and webinars in addition to the learning that the students will experience at the college and on the trips.

The college has many strong industry links which increases the knowledge and understanding of such a wide industry to all of our learners.

You should expect some small costs throughout the qualification for some PPE (personal protective equipment), course books and trips.

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