Work-Based Animal Care - Level 2

Start Date: 1st September 2025

Length 1 Year
Study Full-Time
Location Kidderminster College

Qualification Gained

Level 2 Work-Based Animal Care Diploma

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More about the course

This practical, work-based course reflects the skills and knowledge needed to become an Animal Care professional.

The practical part of this course will be carried out at Wolverley Animal Centre where you will get the chance to work closely with goats, meerkats, rabbits, sugar gliders, poultry, whites tree frogs, a range of reptiles including snakes, tortoises and lizards, and invertebrates such as a scorpion and a tarantula.

Entry requirements:

4 GCSEs at grade 3 or above, including English and maths

What will I achieve?

Upon successful completion of this course, you will receive a Level 2 Work-Based Animal Care Diploma.

What will I learn?

Promote and maintain the health and well-being of animals
Deliver basic treatments to animals
Maintain animal accommodation
Control and restrain animals
Prepare and provide feed to animals
Exercise animals such as goats and sheep

How is the course taught?

You will be taught the theoretical elements of this course at Kidderminster College, while the practicals will be delivered at Wolverley Animal Centre.

How am I assessed?

Assignment books
Practical work

Work experience opportunities:

You will be attending weekly offsite practicals with additional trips.

English and Maths:

Maths will be included in working to industry timings and the weighing of animals and food.

English will be included in learning new terminology to use at Wolverley Animal Centre.

Tutorial

Tutorial is a program of essential topics affecting you as a potential employee and member of a community. You will cover topics to improve employability skills, mental fitness (both for you and those around you) and much more. It is an essential part of your personal development.

As part of you weekly timetable, you will be expected to take part in Tutorial. This consists of a 1-1 meeting (at least 3 a year) and Personal Development activities that develop you both personally and professionally. Part of the focus is to raise digital Standards and take part in Employer Engagement Activities such as guest speakers, logging Work Experience and in person and online networking.

We work with Student Experience, Careers and your Curriculum team to ensure your Tutorial elements link to your industry area and to create opportunities to develop key skills for profile raising as well as enabling you to create competitive applications and CVs.

Tutorial is also an opportunity to check in with you as part of a group and individually. You can discuss any issues you might be having that affect your learning and essentially identify strategies and support available to you.

Where can I progress?

Upon successful completion of this course, you could progress onto our Level 3 Work-Based Animal Care course.

Call us: 01562 820811

Email us: enquiries@kidderminster.ac.uk

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Claire Macartney

Tutor - Work-Based Animal Care

I'm the course coordinator for Level 2 Work-Based Animal Care and Personal Development Tutor for all KC Animal Care and Equine courses. I love to see my students' confidence and skills develop from the start to the end of each year, with the care and welfare of the animals we have the fantastic opportunity to work with at our many offsite provisions. It is extremely rewarding to support and see them progress onto their following destinations, whether that be another course at Kidderminster, employment or Higher Education at University. I am lucky to be part of a very supportive and hardworking team with our Kidderminster and Safari Academy courses, and we offer our students valuable knowledge and care from our own industry experience to ensure they have a positive learning journey with us.

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