Animal Technology
Are you an animal lover? Do you enjoy learning about animals and want to earn money doing what you love?
Do you want to kick-start your career working with and caring for animals?
Our nationally accredited and recognised Certificate and Diploma courses in Animal Technology provide graduates with a broad range of skills across various areas of animal technology including containment and exclusion
procedures, monitoring anaesthesia in animals, providing nutritional requirements, conducting non-surgical procedures and providing basic care of animals.
Our course gives students hands on industry experience integrating both work placement and theoretical knowledge during their studies. The broad depth of the course also allows entry level students to explore the animal technology industry and broaden their knowledge of animal science studies.
This qualification is aimed at those seeking to build on their qualifications and experience in animal technology functions and gain a senior or managerial level role involving biomedical research or production environment. It is ideally suited to people who wish to gain knowledge and theory in substantial depth. It is highly recommended that while undertaking this qualification, the learner should have access to an animal technology workplace through either paid employment or substantial periods of work placement or experience.
Entry Requirements
- International Students: IELTS score of 5.5 with no band less than 5.0 (or equivalent)
- high school certificate/highest level of qualification
Career Opportunities
- animal technology manager
- facility manager
- senior animal technologist
- animal house manager
Study Subjects
Core Units
- Work within an animal technology facility
- Prepare for and monitor anaesthesia in animals
- Conduct euthanasia of research animals
- Conduct non-surgical procedures on animals
- Manage compliance in animal technology
- Manage and maintain the health of research animals
- Carry out advanced breeding procedures
- Monitor and maintain containment and exclusion procedures in animal facilities
- Carry out post-mortem examination of a research animal
- Provide enrichment for animals
- Plan for and provide nutritional requirements for animals
- Communicate effectively with clients and team members
- Provide basic care of rodents and rabbits
- Manage workplace health and safety processes
- Perform aseptic techniques
Elective Units
Group A
- Analyse and present research information
- Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable
work practices
- Develop and maintain laboratory documentation
- Manage complex projects
- Process and interpret data
- Perform microscopic examination
Group B
- Provide basic care of birds
- Provide basic care of domestic dogs
- Provide basic care of domestic cats