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Animal Care: Animal Care Job Opportunities and Self Employment
This guide supports Certificate ll in Animal Care, Certificate lll in Animal Care Services (General, Animal Care, Pet Grooming)
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Animal Care Job Opportunities and Self Employment
Animal Care Standard Operating Procedures (SOPS)
Animal Welfare
Basic Care and Nutrition For Animal Health and Wellbeing
Basic Care and Nutrition of Dogs and Cats
Basic Care and Nutrition of Exotics, Rabbits and Rodents
Breeding Procedures
Care for Young Animals
Daily Clinic Routines and Reception Services
Effective Teamwork and Communication
Environmental Enrichment
Environmentally Sustainable Work Practices
Grooming Dogs and Cats
Grooming Rabbits, Rodents and Exotics
Horses and Domestic Livestock
Infection Control Policies and Procedures
Native Animals
Prepare and Conduct a Tour or Presentation
Surgery Assist and Basic First Aid
Work Health and Safety
Zoonosis and Diseases
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Suggested eBooks and Books
Be your own boss (2017) - Book
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Careers in focus, veterinary medicine and animal care (2022) - eBook
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How to write a business plan (2022) - Book
Running your own boarding kennels (2008) - eBook and Book
Shortcut your job search (2013) - eBook
Social media for small business (2021) - eBook
Featured eVideos
Meet Carla : a life as a dog groomer
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Suggested Web Resources
Resume Templates
Job Advertisements
Starting a Pet Business
Commercial Boarding, Kennels and Catteries - Design and Startup
Career FAQS - Resume template
Career One - cover letter templates
Job Access - Writing a job application and cover letter
Youth Central - how to write a resume
Good Universities Guide - Animal careers
Indeed - Animal care jobs NSW
Kookaburra Veterinary Employment
NSW Government - NSW Volunteering
TAFE NSW - Counselling and career development services
TAFE NSW Libraries - Preparing for a Career
Taronga - So you want to be a zoo keeper?
Vet and Pet Jobs marketplace - Australasia
Vetlink Employment Service
VetPartners
Dogslife - How to start a pet business
DVM360 - Boarding exotic animals for better business
LegalVision - How to open a pet store
Pet industry news eMagazine
Pet Professional - How to get your dog walking business up and running
Pet Professional - Starting a pet grooming business, what you need to know
Pet project goes down a treat
Pets Australia - Pet industries
Pets Australia - So you want to start a pet business?
Small Business Trends - Profitable pet business ideas for pet lovers and entrepreneurs
WikiHow - How to start a pet sitting business
Businesses for Sale - Buying and running a boarding kennel
Coops and Cages - Starting your own cattery
DVM360 - Air exchanges and proper ventilation in kennel design
NSW Animal Welfare Code of Practice No 5 - Dogs and cats in animal boarding establishments
NSW DPI - NSW Animal Welfare Code of Practice - Animals in pet grooming establishments
Pet Industry Association - Companies targeting dog vitamins and funerals as pet industry proves it’s COVID-19 proof
Therian - Pet resorts and daycare
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