If working in a Doggy Daycare Centre sounds like the right career for you, learn more about the different roles available, what’s involved, and how to start your career in the industry including qualifications to kick start your future.
Animal Attendants, also known as Animal Carers or Kennel Hands, perform tasks to assist in the care and well-being of various animal species. Read our top tips on how to become an Animal Attendant including what qualifications are needed.
The Animal Care Industry is booming – watch our video and find out why now is a great time to take the next step and start your career working with animals.
Online learning requires time management skills, self-discipline, and motivation. This post will help you keep focused and motivated. Read our top tips for students studying our animal care and vet nursing courses.
Discover the top careers in animal shelters and welfare organisations, from Animal Attendants to Behaviourists and Shelter Managers. This blog highlights key roles, skills needed, and pathways to making a real difference in the lives of animals. Click to explore your dream career.
Becoming a foster carer is a rewarding experience and one where you can help to make a difference in an animal welfare organisation in your local community. If pet care or foster care is new to you, learn our top steps to becoming a foster animal carer in our post.
There are a diverse range of roles and organisations you can work within the area of animal rescue.
Horses have been part of Matilda Yates’ life ever since she was able to walk. By her own admission she is ‘horse crazy’, so it’s no surprise that she wants to explore career options within the equestrian industry.
We are frequently asked the question “How can I get a job working in a Zoo?”. In this video our Qualified Trainer and Assessor, and previous Zoo Keeper at Taronga Zoo, Carina talks about how she got her first job in a zoo.
If you love animals and have been considering a career working with animals, then volunteering is a fantastic way to get started. You can work close to home with familiar animals such as dogs and cats or, in a country as large and diverse as Australia, there is also a wealth of opportunities to work with wildlife.
Virtually everyone would agree that volunteering is a rewarding way to gain experience providing care to animals. But volunteer work in the animal care field is more than just fulfilling and educational.
Working with animals is not just limited to one field, such as veterinary nursing. It involves a diverse range of rewarding roles and career pathways to cater for all interests, skill level and abilities.
You can start today and register for one of our nationally recognised qualifications across a broad range of animal related areas. Whether you want to work with dogs, cats, horses, large animals, wildlife including native mammals or smallies such as including exotics, rabbits, guinea pigs, rats and mice, you can start your career pathway with AVT. Learn about our qualifications.