Start or progress a career working with animals through an animal care apprenticeship. KEITS offers Level 2 Animal Care & Welfare Assistant and Level 3 Animal Care & Welfare Manager apprenticeships, combining workplace experience with structured training. Explore the apprenticeship options below and view current animal care vacancies.
Animal Care & Welfare Assistant
Level 2 Apprenticeship Standard
This role is an important and integral part in the life of the animal, providing essential day-to-day health and welfare. You’ll be involved with feeding, cleaning, providing basic treatments, handling, movement, preparing animals for exercise, enrichment and carrying out other routine duties.
Animal Care & Welfare Manager
Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard
Building on what has already been previously learned, in this role the Animal Care & Welfare Manager will be overseeing the day to day running of the business ensuring that all routine duties that are essential to the day-to-day welfare of the animals are carried out to the required standard.
FAQs
Animal Care Apprenticeships & Courses FAQs
KEITS offer two animal care apprenticeships, which are:
–Animal Care & Welfare Assistant Level 2 Apprenticeship Standard, which covers feeding, cleaning, basic treatments, handling, preparation and other routine duties.
–Animal Care & Welfare Manager Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard which builds on what has previously been learnt in Level 2, and includes overseeing the day to day welfare of the animals.
An Animal Care & Welfare Assistant (Level 2) can work in a variety of different environments, including:
-Kennels and catteries
-Day care creches
-Re-homing centres
-Wildlife and Rehabilitation centres
-Zoos
-Veterinary Assistant
An Animal Care & Welfare Manager (Level 3) can work in a variety of environments including:
-Kennels and catteries
-Day care creches
-Re-homing centres
-Wildlife and Rehabilitation centres
-Zoos
-Veterinary Practices
A KEITS Training Services animal care apprenticeship takes an expected duration of 12-18 months. with a legal minimum duration of 12 months.
You can find all our current vacancies and register your interest here: keits.co.uk/current-vacancies