Units, Skills Sets & Qualifications - Skills Impact

Units, Skills Sets & Qualifications

Bushfire Support

Our thoughts are with our stakeholders who are impacted by the bushfires, drought and floods in Australia. Information about available assistance can be found at the FarmHub website. The Australian Government also has an information hub to support people directly affected by bushfires in disaster declared areas. Our team are talking with industry representatives to understand the impact and availability of industry engagement, so we can manage the projects accordingly.

Units, Skills Sets & Qualifications

Nationally endorsed units of competency, skill sets and qualifications for the animal care industry have been grouped under the ACM10 Animal Care and Management Training Package and the ACM Animal Care and Management Training Package.

View the ACM Animal Care and Management Training Package.

Download the ACM Companion Volume

The ACM training package outlines the required knowledge and performance for job roles and tasks within industry, and how these can be assessed.

Qualifications to support job roles in the animal care industry are listed below. Visit training.gov.au for a full list of qualifications, units of competency, skill sets, accredited courses, and registered training organisations (RTOs) for the animal care industry.

Certificate I

ACM10117 – Certificate I in Animal Studies

Certificate II

ACM20117 – Certificate II in Animal Studies

ACM20217 – Certificate II in Horse Care

Certificate III

ACM30617 – Certificate III in Pet Grooming

ACM30619 – Certificate III in Horse Breeding

ACM30417 – Certificate III in Companion Animal Services

ACM30817 – Certificate III in Performance Horse

ACM30117 – Certificate III in Animal Studies

ACM30317 – Certificate III in Captive Animals

ACM30918 – Certificate III in Equine Hoof Care

ACM30219 – Certificate III in Animal Technology

Certificate IV

ACM40517 – Certificate IV in Equine Dentistry

ACM40617 – Certificate IV in Pet Styling

ACM40217 – Certificate IV in Captive Animals

ACM40117 – Certificate IV in Animal Control and Regulation

ACM40619 – Certificate IV in Horse Breeding

ACM40317 – Certificate IV in Companion Animal Services

ACM40818 – Certificate IV in Farriery

ACM40418 – Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing

Diploma

ACM50319 – Diploma of Horse Stud Management

ACM50417 – Diploma of Performance Horse Management

ACM50119 – Diploma of Animal Technology

ACM50219 – Diploma of Veterinary Nursing

Skills Impact Ltd is a not-for-profit organisation and acknowledges the financial support received by the Commonwealth to operate as a Skills Service Organisation. Skills Impact does not represent industry, the Department or the Commonwealth.

Skills Impact acknowledges that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples have been living in and caring for Australia for tens of thousands of years, and this is respected in line with Skills Impact values. We recognise the challenges involved for people who are not related to Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islanders to understand the importance of their connection to Country. Skills Impact seeks and relies on guidance from Indigenous people in our work.