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Certificate III in Wildlife and Exhibited Animal Care

Are you working as a keeper within the exhibited animal industry and looking to upskill or gain a qualification?

Whether you’re working as a volunteer or in paid employment in zoos, wildlife parks, public aquariums or other facilities that house exhibited animals, our exhibited animals course will set you up for your career in the industry.

You’ll study and complete assessments online, and complete practicals at your work place.

Campus Information

Box Hill

Box Hill Institute offers courses that are delivered through blended learning as a combination of on-campus (face-to-face) and online study. Courses delivered through blended learning involve attending remote classes run through a range of specific industry platforms and require you to work unsupervised on your coursework.

Intakes

Feb
April
July

Application Processing Time in Days: 14

Minimum English Language Requirements

English Level Description	IELTS (1.0 -9.0)	TOEFL IBT (0-120)	TOEFL CBT (0-300)	PTE (10-90)
Expert	9	120	297-300	86-90
Very Good	8.5	115-119	280-293	83-86
Very Good	8	110-114	270-280	79-83
Good	7.5	102-109	253-267	73-79
Good	7	94-101	240-253	65-73
Competent	6.5	79-93	213-233	58-65
Competent	6	60-78	170-210	50-58
Modest	5.5	46-59	133-210	43-50
Modest	5	35-45	107-133	36-43
Limited	4	32-34	97-103	30-36
Extremely Limited	< 4	< 31	< 93	< 30

Job Opportunity Potential

Zookeeper / Animal Carer
Native Wildlife Carer
Wildlife Rehabilitator
Animal Technical Officer
Aquarist

PSW Opportunity

PSW for bachelors and masters is 2yrs

Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria

You must have:

completed a minimum of Year 11 at secondary school
a minimum of 3 to 6 months of work experience in an approved exhibited animal facility
a minimum of 8 hours work placement per week, in paid or volunteer work in an approved exhibited animal facility for the duration of the course (pet shops are not a suitable placement facility)
completed a workplace suitability form
access to a computer with WIFI capabilities, a microphone and camera to attend remote classes

PRE-TRAINING REVIEW - to assist prospective students to determine whether a course is suitable and appropriate for the individual needs, Box Hill Institute will assess all students’ language, literacy and numeracy and digital literacy by asking you to undertake a self-assessment review prior to the enrolment. A course advisor will discuss the outcomes of the review and make recommendations about whether the course is suitable for you, and identify additional support where required.

Box Hill Institute

Melbourne , Victoria ,Australia