Australia’s animal care and management industry will soon have access to updated qualifications and skills standards for caring for some of our most rare and endangered animals, as well as the animals in our homes and communities.
The draft qualifications and skills standards for the Exhibited Animal Care and Marine Wildlife Project and Pet Care and Animal Training Project have provisionally endorsed by the Australian Industry and Skills Committee (AISC). They have now been forwarded to the State and Territory Ministers for endorsement. Once approved they will be published on training.gov.au and be available for use.
Exhibited Animal Care and Marine Wildlife Project
Thanks to input from stakeholders, the expertise to care for animals in exhibited environments has been captured in draft qualifications, skills sets and units.
The updated documents better reflect current industry practices, terminology and skills, capturing the unique job tasks involved in caring for animals of different sizes and types. Skills standards have also been developed to reflect the specialist skills required for responding to marine wildlife events.
For more information, visit the project page.
Pet Care & Animal Training Skills Standards Being Finalised
Consultation has taken place throughout this project to review and restructure skills standards and qualifications across a range of job roles in pet care and animal training industry.
The updated qualifications, skill sets and units will support a range of job roles, across areas such as pet grooming, animal health care, animal training, assistance animals, companion and therapy animals, and regulation. This will support industry as it adapts to demand for services and products to care for Australian pets.
For more information, visit the project page.