Course Overview

If you are working in a kennel and/or cattery environment it is more important than ever to make sure you have suitable training or experience in accordance with the new ‘The Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018’. This level two Ofqual accredited City & Guilds qualification complies with the requirement of this new legislation.

The knowledge you will gain from undertaking this qualification, alongside the practical experience you will be accumulating through employment or work experience, will enable you to do your job more effectively and boost your CV.

Key Facts

  • Location: No college attendance is required. Your materials will be provided online via our Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) and you will be supported by a personal tutor. You will be visited in your place of work by a college assessor for one day for assessment purposes.
  • Duration: 12 weeks
  • Start date: Start at any time.
Course Content

This flexible qualification allows you to choose units (to the value of 10 credits) based on your job role and interests.

Units are available in the following areas:

  • Providing food to animals
  • Maintaining and selecting appropriate accommodation
  • Controlling, restraining and movement of animals
  • Training and providing exercise
  • Promoting health and delivering treatments

Assessment

Assessment varies based on the units you choose but may include case studies, observations, and written and oral questions.

Entry Requirements

There are no formal academic requirements. You should, however, be working or volunteering in a suitable animal care environment such as a boarding kennel or cattery for a minimum of one day a week (or 12 days across the programme) and have a mentor in your workplace who is willing to support you through your qualification.

This course is only available to those living in the UK.

Please note: As our courses include online learning components, students are required to have access to a PC or laptop with a reliable internet connection.

Course Fees

Course fees

£550 + £124.80* awarding body Fees.

* Awarding body fees are payable by all students or employers. They are recharged at cost and may be subject to change.

CAW Loans2Learn Scheme
The CAW Loans2Learn scheme is a personal loan that can help you to spread the cost of your course into manageable payments. The loan can be used to fully or partially cover your course fees (but does not cover any awarding body fees, such as enrolment and examination fees). More information can be found here.

Please note that the course fees must be settled before the beginning of the course. 

Sources of financial help can be found on our student finance page. Before making any financial decision it is recommended that you seek advice from an independent source, for example the Money Advice Service.

These are current figures and may be subject to change. The differences in course fees reflect the level of funding that is available as a result of government policies and priorities. These may be as a result of age, employment status, previous education achievements, or location for example, and are outside the control of The College of Animal Welfare.

What Next?

If undertaking the level 2 award has ignited your passion for learning, you may wish to continue studying with us by undertaking further units, building up your credits until you achieve the Level 2 Diploma in Work-based Animal Care course.