Course Summary
Course Category: PLC (Further Education - FET) - Apply directly to College
The Animal Care course with Grooming is tailored to give a real taste of how it feels to work as a groomer in the industry. While learning all the tricks of the grooming trade this full time one year animal care course not only covers grooming but also lets you sample all aspects within the animal care industry.
Course Details
This course prepares you for working in the following Career Sectors:
What will you study?
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Animal Welfare (5N0753)
Animal Anatomy & Physiology (5N0750)
Communications (5N0690)
Work Experience (5N1356)
Animal Behaviour (5N0751)
Animal Grooming (5N0752)
Small Animal Husbandry & Housing (5N1898)
Biology (5N2746)
Important
- Colleges may add/remove modules to keep the course updated and to meet demands.
- Almost all PLC courses have a Work Experience module, which requires students to find their own placement in an area directly related to their course.
Progression to CAO Courses
Higher Education Links Scheme (HELS)
This course leads to a QQI Major Award, and provides progression opportunities to a number of Higher Education courses, including those in the CAO.
To view CAO courses to which this award provides a possible progression route, click below:
| QQI Code |
| 5M2768 |
To calculate Points based on your QQI award results, use the PLC Points Calculator.
The Student - Career Interests
This course is typically suited for people with the following Career Interests:
Naturalist
Not surprisingly, some aspect of the natural sciences will run through the Naturalist's interests - from ecological awareness to nutrition and health. People with an interest in horticulture, land usage and farming (including fish) are Naturalists.
Some Naturalists focus on animals rather than plants, and may enjoy working with, training, caring for, or simply herding them. Other Naturalists will prefer working with the end result of nature's produce - the food produced from plants and animals. Naturalists like solving problems with solutions that show some sensitivity to the environmental impact of what they do. They like to see practical results and prefer action to talking and discussing.
Further Research
National Statistics for this Award (All Ireland)
The following data provides general information about this Award from colleges across Ireland.
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Career Progression
Direct entry to the Grooming industry, opening a salon / progression on to specialised grooming. Working with animals in a variety of settings including veterinary clinics, boarding kennels, animal welfare organisations, canine training and pet shops.
Opportunities to progress to further and higher education in various fields including applied biology, general science, wildlife biology and veterinary nursing.