SEG Awards
Level 3
QN: 501/0170/5
Curriculum Active
SEG Awards Level 3 Certificate in Practical Animal Care Skills
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by SEG Awards. Classified as a Vocationally-Related Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 1439 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 3
Awarding Body
SEG Awards
Syllabus Units
49 Units
Guided Hours
1439 hrs
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Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
Assess the suitability of new environments for the placement of animals
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to assess the suitability of new environments to meet the five freedoms
- Understand how to assess the suitability of new environments for the placement of animals
2
Canine Behaviour Practice
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand individual learning needs of canines
- Be able to identify the body language and behaviour of canines
- Be able to train canines using force and fear free methods
- Be able to teach resilience in rescue canines
- Be able to implement a tailored training plan for canines
- Be able to review and reflect upon own canine training skills and those of others
3
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
4
Contribute to managing aggressive and abusive behaviour of people
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to contribute to the management of episodes of aggressive and abusive behaviour of people
- Understand how to contribute to the management of episodes of aggressive and abusive behaviour of people
5
Contribute to the prevention of aggressive and abusive behaviour of people
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to take action to discourage aggressive and abusive behaviour of people
- Understand the actions to take to discourage aggressive and abusive behaviour of people
6
Deliver and evaluate interpretive entertainment and educational activities
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to deliver interpretive and educational activities
- Be able to evaluate the activities
- Understand how to deliver interpretive entertainment and educational activities
- Understand how to evaluate the activities
7
Design individual training programmes for animals
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to design individual training programmes for animals
- Be able to promote health and safety and environmental good practice
- Understand how to design individual training programmes for animals
- Understand relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice
8
Design integrated training programmes for people and animals to realise their combined potential
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to design integrated training programmes for people and animals to realise their combined potential
- Be able to promote health and safety
- Understand how to design integrated training programmes for people and animals to realise their combined potential
- Understand relevant health and safety legislation
9
Determine and agree policies for the management of animals
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to determine and agree policies for the management of animals
- Understand how to determine and agree policies for the management of animals
10
Encourage and motivate volunteers
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to motivate volunteers by promoting the special ethos and values of volunteering
- Recognise voluntary effort by valuing volunteer contributions
- Understand how to motivate volunteers by promoting the special ethos and values of volunteering
- Understand how to recognise voluntary effort by valuing volunteer contributions
11
Establish animals in a new environment
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to establish animals in a new environment
- Be able to promote health and safety
- Be able to maintain accurate records
- Understand how to establish animals in a new environment
- Understand relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice
12
Evaluate and improve training programmes which enable animals to achieve specific objectives
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to evaluate and improve training programmes which enable animals to achieve specific objectives
- Understand how to evaluate and improve training programmes which enable animals to achieve specific objectives
13
Evaluate integrated training programmes for people and animals against agreed outcomes
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to evaluate integrated training programmes for people and animals against agreed outcomes
- Be able to promote health and safety
- Understand how to evaluate integrated training programmes for people and animals against agreed outcomes
- Understand relevant health and safety legislation
14
Evaluate the match between individuals and animals
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to evaluate the match between individuals and animals
- Be able to promote health and safety
- Know how to evaluate the match between individuals and animals
- Understand relevant health and safety legislation
15
Handle animals
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to handle animals
- Be able to work safely
- Know how to handle animals
- Know relevant health and safety legislation
16
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
17
Implement individual training programmes for animals
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to implement training programmes for animals
- Be able to promote health and safety
- Understand how to implement training programmes for animals
- Understand relevant health and safety legislation
18
Implement integrated training programmes for individuals and animals to realise their agreed outcomes
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to implement integrated training programmes for individuals and animals to realise their agreed outcomes
- Be able to promote health and safety
- Understand how to implement integrated training programmes for individuals and animals to realise their agreed outcomes
- Understand relevant health and safety legislation
19
Implement, monitor and evaluate plans for the health and welfare of animals
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to implement plans to maintain animal health and welfare
- Be able to review plans for the maintenance of animal health and welfare
- Be able to promote health and safety and environmental good practice
- Understand how to implement plans to maintain animal health and welfare
- Understand how to review plans for the maintenance of animal health and welfare
20
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
21
Maintain the health and welfare of animals during transportation
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to monitor and maintain animals during transportation
- Be able to carry out post transportation activities
- Be able to work safely and minimise environmental damage
- Know how to monitor and maintain animals during transportation
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice
- Know how to carry out post transportation activities
22
Manage the care of young animals
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to care for young animals
- Be able to promote health and safety and environmental good practice
- Understand how to care for young animals
- Understand relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice
23
Manage the work of volunteers
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to plan the work of volunteers
- Be able to prepare resources for volunteers
- Be able to lead the work of volunteers
- Be able to assess the work of volunteers and provide feedback
- Be able to promote health and safety and environmental good practice
- Be able to maintain accurate records
- Understand how to plan the work of volunteers
- Understand how to prepare resources for volunteers
- Understand how to lead the work of volunteers
- Understand how to assess the work of volunteers and provide feedback
- Understand relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice
- Understand the importance of accurate record keeping
24
Monitor and evaluate the accommodation of animals
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to monitor the accommodation of animals
- Be able to evaluate the accommodation
- Understand how to monitor and evaluate the accommodation of animals
- Understand relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice
25
Monitor and evaluate the establishment and management of wild animal populations
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to monitor and evaluate the establishment and management of wild animal populations
- Understand how to monitor and evaluate the establishment and management of wild animal populations
26
Monitor and evaluate the feeding of animals
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to monitor and evaluate the feeding of animals
- Understand how to monitor and evaluate the feeding of animals
27
Monitor and evaluate the implementation of animal management policies
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to monitor and evaluate the implementation of animal management policies
- Understand how to monitor and evaluate the implementation of animal management policies
28
Operate work boats
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to operate work boats
- Be able to work safely and minimise environmental damage
- Know how to operate work boats
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice
29
Plan and prepare to release native animals into natural habitats
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to plan to release animals
- Be able to maintain and use relevant equipment
- Be able to release animals
- Be able to maintain records
- Be able to promote health and safety and environmental good practice
- Understand how to release animals
- Know the type of equipment used for release
- Understand how to maintain the health and welfare of animal for release
- Understand how to monitor and record release
- Understand relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice
30
Plan diets and feeding regimes for animals
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to plan animal diets and feeding regimes
- Understand how to plan animal diets and feeding regimes
31
Plan the accommodation of animals
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to plan the accommodation of animals
- Understand how to plan the accommodation of animals
- Understand relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice
32
Plan the establishment and management of wild animal populations
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to plan the establishment and management of wild animal populations
- Understand how to plan the establishment and management of wild animal populations
- Understand relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice
33
Plan the handling and restraint of animals
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to plan for handling and restraining animals
- Be able to handle and restrain animals
- Be able to promote health and safety and environmental good practice
- Understand how to plan the handling and restraint of animals
- Understand how to handle and restrain animals
- Understand relevant health and safety legislation
34
Plan, monitor and evaluate the transportation of animals
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to plan the transportation of animals
- Be able to monitor and evaluate the transportation of animals
- Understand how to plan the transportation of animals
- Understand how to monitor and evaluate the transportation of animals
35
Plan, supervise and control the movement of animals
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to plan the movement of animals
- Be able to supervise the movement of animals
- Be able to promote health and safety
- Understand how to plan, supervise and control the movement of animals
- Understand relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice
36
Prepare and construct new structures or surfaces
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Prepare to construct new structures and surfaces, Construct new structures and/or surfaces
- Be able to promote health and safety and environmental good practice
- Be able to maintain and use relevant equipment
- Understand how to construct new structures and surfaces
- Understand relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice
- Understand the reasons for maintaining equipment
37
Prepare and maintain the operational condition of work boats
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to prepare and maintain the operational condition of workboats
- Be able to work safely and minimise environmental damage
- Know how to prepare and maintain the operational condition of workboats
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice
38
Prepare for the transportation of animals
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to prepare to transport animals
- Be able to prepare animals for transport
- Be able to work safely and minimise environmental damage
- Know who has responsibilities with regard to the transport animals
- Know how to prepare to transport animals
- Know how to prepare animals for transport
39
Prepare interpretive entertainment and educational activities
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to prepare interpretive, entertainment and educational activities
- Be able to promote health and safety and environmental good practice
- Understand how to prepare interpretive entertainment and educational activities
- Understand relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice
40
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
41
Promote, monitor and maintain health, safety and security of the workplace
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to monitor and maintain the health, safety and security of the work area
- Understand how to promote good standards of health and safety
- Understand how to deal with health emergency situations
- Understand the records required and their importance
- Monitor and maintain the health, safety and security of the work area, Promote good standards of health and safety
- Respond to health emergencies within the work area
42
Provide advice and guidance on the choice and care of animals to prospective keepers
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to advise prospective keepers on the choice and care of animals
- Understand how to advise prospective keepers on the choice and care of animals
43
Provide information on how to maintain the behaviour, health and welfare of animals
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to provide information on how to maintain the behaviour, health and welfare of animals
- Know what information to provide on how to maintain the behaviour, health and welfare of animals
44
Provide information to customers seeking advice about symptoms and over-the-counter medications for the care of animals
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to provide information to customers seeking advice about symptoms and over-the-counter medications
- Understand how to provide information to customers seeking advice about symptoms and over-the-counter medications
45
Recognise and interpret the behaviour of animals
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to recognise and interpret the behaviour of animals
- Understand how to recognise and interpret the behaviour of animals
46
Select and prepare animals for breeding
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to select and prepare animals for breeding
- Be able to use and maintain relevant equipment
- Be able to promote, animal welfare and health and safety
- Understand how to prepare animals for breeding
- Understand the breeding of animals
- Understand relevant animal welfare and health and safety legislation
- Understand the reasons for maintaining equipment
47
Select animals for training
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to select animals for training
- Understand how to select animals for training
48
Sell over the counter medicines and treatments for the care of animals
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- 1Be able to sell over the counter medicines and treatments for animals
- Understand how to sell over the counter medicines and treatments for animals
49
Welcome, receive and care for visitors to sites
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to welcome and receive visitors
- Be able to care for visitors
- Know how to welcome and receive visitors
- Know how to care for visitors
- Know the relevant health and safety procedures
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 501/0170/5
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- SEG Awards
- Qualification Type
- Vocationally-Related Qualification
- Operational Start
- Jul 2010