New Zealand Certificate in Animal Management (Companion Animals) (Level 4)

Topics you'll cover

• Professional Skills and Ethical Code of Conduct

• Animal Behaviour and Enrichment

• Animal Biology and First Aid Practices

• Animal Handling and Restraint

• Animal Health and Husbandry

• Introduction to Veterinary Nursing

You must have:

• completed 36 NCEA credits at Level 2, AND
• a minimum of 12 NCEA credits in English at Level 2 and 12 credits of a relevant science at Level 1, OR
• successfully completed the New Zealand Certificate in Animal Care (Level 3)
• provide a Declaration Record of Criminal History when enrolling and read and sign an off-campus student learning contract.

If you are aged 20 years or above, and do not meet the academic requirements, you may be given special admission if Toi Ohomai staff are satisfied you are capable of successfully completing the requirements.

English language requirements

Level 4 certificate IELTS General or Academic score of 5.5 with no band score lower than 5 or completed New Zealand Certificate in English Language Level 3 with an endorsement of either General, Workplace or Academic, or meets a relevant English Proficiency Outcome as outlined by NZQA.

Indicative Fees *    
$19,950 for international students

Graduates of this qualification are likely to be in a role as a supervisor or manager of the day-to-day care, welfare and/or training of animals, for example:

• dog trainer
• animal shelter worker
• owner/manager of kennels/cattery
• animal laboratory technician