Certificate IV in Companion Animal Services - ACM40317
TAFE Gippsland
Type of institution: TAFE Institute
Level: Pre-degree
CRICOS:
This qualification is the industry qualification for persons operating within a companion animal organisation. Job roles covered by this Qualification may include:\tPet shop/aquarium manager\tCompanion animal trainer/behaviourist\tCompanion animal breeder\tCompanion animal groomer\tBoarding kennel or cattery manager\tAnimal shelter supervisor/manager\tPet minding and exercise operator\tMobile hydro-bathing operator.No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this qualification at the time of publication. However, an individual unit of competency may specify relevant licensing, legislative and/or regulatory requirements. Specific determination should be sought through the relevant State or Territory.
Subjects
- Purchase companion animal livestock
- Lead team effectiveness
- Manage a small team
- Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practices
- Manage and maintain aviaries and bird rooms
- Maintain workplace health and safety processes
- Market the small business
- Provide training advice to companion animal owners
- Provide basic care of domestic dogs
- Provide professional companion animal grooming services
- Provide basic care of mammals
- Plan, organise and facilitate learning in the workplace
- Provide basic care of amphibians
- Design, construct and maintain aquascapes
- Provide basic care of marine fish
- Provide basic care of marine invertebrates
- Maintain and monitor animal health and wellbeing
- Provide basic care of birds
- Provide basic care of rodents and rabbits
- Monitor and manage small business operations
- Manage the operation of a mobile hydro-bathing facility
- Provide basic care of non-venomous reptiles
- Provide basic care of common native mammals
- Development enrichment strategies for companion animals
- Receive and handle retail stock
- Manage compliance in the companion animal industry
- Provide basic care of domestic cats
- Provide basic care of terrestrial and freshwater invertebrates
- Care for young animals
- Manage companion animal breeding
- Provide basic care of freshwater fish
- Assist with conditioning animals
- Conduct companion animal training classes