The qualification will prepare learners to progress directly to employment, to carry out roles such as animal care workers, wildlife conservation workers, or animal business workers/entrepreneurs. This is achieved through the provision of mandatory units that address cross-sector issues and optional units to enable you to meet local employment needs.
Within the units there are opportunities during the teaching and learning phase to give learners practice in developing employability skills. Where employability skills are referred to in this specification, we are generally referring to skills in the following three main categories:
Jobs you could do
What you could study next
A Level 3 animal management qualification opens routes into higher study. You could progress to a Level 4 or Level 5 Higher National Certificate or Diploma in Animal Management, or apply for a degree in Animal Science, Zoology, or Wildlife Conservation at university. Some learners go on to study veterinary nursing at Level 3 or above. If you want to work in wildlife conservation at a professional level, a degree in Ecology or Environmental Science is a natural next step.
