City & Guilds
Level 2
QN: 500/7470/2
Curriculum Active
City & Guilds Level 2 Award in Work-based Animal Care
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by City & Guilds. Classified as a Occupational Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 541 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 2
Awarding Body
City & Guilds
Syllabus Units
20 Units
Guided Hours
541 hrs
Instant access to interactive lessons, quizzes, and spaced revision.
Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
Bathe and clean dogs
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Bathe and clean dogs’ coat and skin
- Be able to select
- use and maintain relevant equipment
- Be able to work safely and minimise environmental damage
- Know how to remove excess hair, knots and tangles prior to bathing and grooming.
- Know the types of equipment required and how to maintain them
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice
2
Care for animals after they have worked
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to care for animals after they have worked
- Be able to work safely
- Know how to care for animals after they have worked
- Know relevant health and safety legislation
3
Contribute to the evaluation and implementation of basic animal training programmes
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to contribute to the evaluation and improvement of basic animal training programmes
- Be able to work safely
- Know how to contribute to the evaluation and improvement of basic animal training programmes
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice
4
Control and restrain animals
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to restrain animals
- Be able to select
- use and maintain relevant equipment
- Be able to work safely
- Know how to restrain animals
- Know relevant health and safety legislation
- Know the types of equipment required and how to maintain them
5
Deliver basic treatments to animals
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to deliver basic treatments to animals
- Be able to provide prescribed medication
- Be able to work safely and minimise environmental damage
- Know how to deliver basic treatments to animals
- Know how to provide prescribed medication to animals
- Know relevant health and safety and animal welfare legislation
6
Dry dogs and prepare their coat for styling
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Dry dogs and prepare their coats for styling
- Be able to clip nails
- Be able to return dogs to the waiting area
- Be able to communicate with clients and colleagues
- Be able to maintain and use relevant equipment
- Be able to promote health and safety and environmental good practice
- Understand how to dry dogs and prepare their coats for styling
- Understand the reasons for maintaining equipment
- Understand relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice
7
Handle animals to enable them to work effectively
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to handle animals to enable them to work effectively
- Be able to work safely and minimise environmental damage
- Know how to handle animals to enable them to work effectively
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice
8
Load and unload animals for transportation
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to prepare animals and transport
- Be able to load and unload animals for transportation
- Be able to work safely
- Know how to prepare animals and transport
- Know how to load and unload animals for transport
- Know the relevant legislation and codes of practice
9
Maintain animal accommodation
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to maintain animal accommodation
- Be able to work safely and minimise environmental damage
- Know why it is important to maintain animal accommodation
- Know how to maintain animal accommodation
- Know how to maintain materials and fittings
- Know relevant health and safety and animal welfare legislation and environmental good practice
10
Maintain the cleanliness and bio security of the animal care working environment
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to clean and maintain the work environment
- Be able to work safely and minimise environmental damage
- Know how to clean the work environment
- Know how to clean and maintain equipment in the work environment
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice.
11
Moving animals between locations
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to move animals between locations
- Be able to work safely and minimise environmental damage
- Know how to move animals between locations
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice
- Know how to maintain accurate records
12
Prepare and groom animals
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to assess the animal prior to grooming
- Be able to prepare and groom animals
- Be able to work safely and minimise environmental damage
- Know how to prepare and groom animals
- Know how to assess the animal prior to grooming
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice.
- Know the types of equipment required and how to maintain them
13
Prepare and groom dogs prior to bathing
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to assess the dog prior to bathing
- Be able to remove excess hair, knots and tangles prior to bathing
- Be able to work safely and minimise environmental damage
- Know how to remove excess hair, knots and tangles prior to bathing
- Know how to assess the dog prior to bathing
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice.
14
Prepare feed for animals
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to prepare feed for animals
- Be able to work safely and minimise environmental damage
- Be able to select
- use and maintain relevant equipment
- Know how to prepare feed for animals
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice
15
Promote and maintain the health and well-being of animals
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to promote and maintain the health and welfare of animals
- Be able to work safely
- Be able to maintain accurate records
- Know how to promote and maintain the health and welfare of animals
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice
- Know how to maintain accurate records
16
Provide controlled exercise opportunities for animals
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to assess opportunities for controlled exercise
- Be able to use equipment properly and safely
- Be able to provide controlled exercise opportunities for animals
- Be able to work safely and minimise environmental damage
- Be able to communicate with colleagues and others
- Know how to provide controlled exercise opportunities to animals
- Know what equipment should be used to provide controlled exercise opportunities to animals
- Know the relevant health and safety legislation and codes of practice
- Know about the potential risks to animals and handlers regarding bio security and infection control
17
Provide feed and water to animals
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to provide feed and water to animals
- Be able to select
- use and maintain relevant equipment
- Be able to work safely
- Know how to provide feed and water to animals
- Know relevant health and safety legislation
- Know the types of equipment required and how to maintain them
18
Provide opportunities for animals to have freedom to exercise
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to assess opportunities for animals to exercise by themselves
- Know the relevant health and safety legislation and environment good practice
- Know the potential risks to animals and handlers regarding bio security and infection control
- Be able to use equipment properly and safely
- Be able to move animal safely
- Be able to provide natural exercise opportunities for animals
- Be able to work safely and minimise environmental damage
- Be able to communicate with colleagues and others
- Be able to review exercise opportunity
- Know how to provide exercise opportunities to animals
- Know what equipment should be used to provide controlled exercise opportunities to animals
19
Select and prepare accommodation for animals
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to select and prepare accommodation for animals
- Be able to monitor the suitability of accommodation
- Be able to work safely and maintain animal health and welfare
- Know the animals accommodation needs
- Know how to select and prepare accommodation for animals
- Know how to introduce animals to their accommodation promoting health and welfare
- Know relevant health and safety legislation
20
Train animals through basic training programmes
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to train animals through basic training programmes
- Be able to work safely
- Know how to train animals through basic training programmes
- Know relevant health and safety legislation
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 500/7470/2
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- City & Guilds
- Qualification Type
- Occupational Qualification
- Operational Start
- Oct 2009