Animal Health & Veterinary Care
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Course Outline
Handling & Safety
The very first step in animal care is learning how to interact with and handle animals in ways that promote their safety, hygiene and wellbeing - as well as your own!
Reading Body Language
Animal Anatomy
Safety & Hazards in Handling Animals
Hygiene & Infection Control
Health & Nutrition
Learn how to identify, prevent and treat common conditions and keep animals happy and healthy with nutrition, exercise, and the right environment.
Maintaining a Balanced Diet
Signs of Health
Quality of Life
Preventative Animal Care
Behaviour & Enrichment
Learn how to read the behaviour of different animals and boost their quality of life with important socialisation and enrichment techniques.
Animal Needs
Understanding Animal Behaviour
Animal Socialisation
Animal Enrichment
Rescue & First Aid
Follow a day in the life of RSPCA’s passionate animal rescuers as they tend to Australia’s vulnerable and injured animals.
Signs of Ill-Health & Injury
First Aid & Critical Care
Case Studies: Bats, Wallabies, Possums, Birds, Cats
Veterinary Care
Learn how to provide the right environment and treatment for animals undergoing recovery and rehabilitation from illness and injury.
Providing First Aid & Care
Providing a Stress-Free Environment
Common Diseases
Rehabilitation
Desexing Domestic Animals
Veterinary Clinic Support
Explore life in an animal care clinic, including daily routines, ethical decision-making, documentation processes and communication techniques.
Administration & Daily Tasks
Scope of Practice
Ethics & Animal Welfare
Working in the Industry
Bereavement Support
Learn about the challenging but important process of providing animals that are suffering with a ‘good death’, including the essential techniques and resources for supporting pet owners.
Empathetic Communication
Euthanasia
Animal Welfare & Sustainability
Learn about the deep connection between animal health and environmental sustainability, including strategies for preventing biodiversity loss and protecting vulnerable species.
Habitat Protection
Combating Extinction & Biodiversity Loss
Conserving Oceans & Waterways
Conserving Land & Forests
Regeneration & Making a Difference
A Voice for Animals
The very first step in animal care is learning how to interact with and handle animals in ways that promote their safety, hygiene and wellbeing - as well as your own!
Reading Body Language
Animal Anatomy
Safety & Hazards in Handling Animals
Hygiene & Infection Control
Digital Badge & Certificate
Celebrate and share your achievement with your network and prospective employers.
Real-world stories and insights
Learn more with Ulleo Live!
During your studies, you’ll have access to fortnightly Livestream workshops, Q&As and beauty treatment demos featuring your Course Mentor, peers and a variety of industry guest speakers. These sessions are the perfect opportunity to ask questions in real time. Examples of topics include:
- Improving mental health in animals
- Finding your path in the animal care industry
- Reading body language and behaviour
- Empower pet owners through education
Each session is recorded and uploaded to the learning platform for later viewing. Enjoy over 95 hours of content during your course!
Bridging the gap between students and industry
- Get dedicated mentor support
- Learn more with Ulleo Live!
- Access pathways to further study
- Share your achievement
"Having the opportunity to work with the most endangered animals in the world... It’s really rewarding."
Ulleo's short courses are co-created with industry leaders, so you can gain skills for now and into the future.
Dr Tim Portas - Wildlife Veterinarian at RSPCA Queensland
Over $150 of course benefits
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Plant trees as you learn
For every lesson you complete, we’ll plant a tree. Together, we become part of the solution for future generations.
Personalised training consultations
Access discounted training with Ian Shivers, and make a lasting impact on your dog’s behaviour and wellbeing.
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