Education and Training International - Certificate IV in Companion Animal Services - Western Australia

This qualification will provide you with the practical skills and knowledge you need to work at an assistant level in an animal care workplace.

You will develop the skills required for tasks such as animal handling, animal selection, behavioural enrichment for animals, simple breeding procedures and basic animal first aid.

To gain admission to this qualification you need to meet the minimum entry requirement equivalent to Australian Year 10.

• Animal first aid
• Workplace communications
• Maintain & monitor animal health
• Companion animal selection
• Breeding
• Diet & feeding
• Managing & maintaining aviaries & bird rooms
• Provide advice on selection & care of aquatic animals
• Animal care

• Lectures
• Work experience in local pet shops or other animal care organisations
• Practical work with animals

• Pet Shop Owner/Operator
• Kennel Operator
• Cattery Operator
• Animal Welfare Worker
• Operator in companion animal organisation

Tuition: $10,500 per year
Resource Fees: $300 per semester

Additional costs:
Uniforms, textbooks and equipment may be up to $150 per semester

N.B. Information on any additional costs will be provided at orientation.