Courses in Animal Care

Dog Grooming Taster Day

L0PT

Course Type: Adult and Community
Location: Broomfield Hall
Subject Area: Animal Care
Start Date: Flexible

This course is for individuals who would like to have an introduction to commercial grooming and an insight into what a dog grooming career can entail.

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Keeper for a Day Experience

L0PT

Course Type: Adult and Community
Location: Broomfield Hall
Subject Area: Animal Care
Start Date: Flexible

Keeper for a Day is an opportunity to come and experience the life of an animal keeper and help care for all the animals at Broomfield Hall’s Animal Unit....

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Animal Experience

L1PT

Course Type: Adult and Community
Location: Broomfield Hall
Subject Area: Animal Care
Start Date: Flexible

This experience provides you with an opportunity to meet and greet your chosen animals.

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Level 3 Keeper and Aquarist Apprenticeship

L3FT

Course Type: Apprenticeships
Location: Broomfield Hall
Subject Area: Animal Care
Start Date: Flexible

This 24-month programme is for apprentices employed within zoos, wildlife parks, aquariums, private animal collections, animal reserves, and farms with a zoo licence.

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Level 2 Dog Groomer Apprenticeship

L2FT

Course Type: Apprenticeships
Location: Broomfield Hall
Subject Area: Animal Care
Start Date: Flexible

This one-year programme is designed for dog groomers who are working in a range of environments – from departments within large retail pet stores and garden centres through to...

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Level 2 Animal Care and Welfare Assistant Apprenticeship

L2FT

Course Type: Apprenticeships
Location: Broomfield Hall
Subject Area: Animal Care
Start Date: Flexible

Animal Care and Welfare Assistants look after the routine day-to-day husbandry and care of domestic and/or wild animals under guidance in a variety of settings. This apprenticeship programme...

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Level 3 City & Guilds Diploma in Dog Grooming

L2PT

Course Type: Adult and Community
Location: Broomfield Hall
Subject Area: Animal Care
Start Date: 05/09/2025

This course is a fantastic opportunity for those learners who have already achieved their Level 2 City & Guilds Dog Grooming Assistant qualification to become fully qualified dog groomers.

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BSc Animal Management Module – Animal Training (Level 6)

L6PT

Course Type: Higher Education
Location: Broomfield Hall
Subject Area: Animal Care
Start Date: 26/01/2026

Designing and implementing training programmes is a necessary element within many areas of the animal management industry.  Through work-based learning, this module aims to give students the knowledge, transferable...

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