No matter if you are a pet lover or planning on working with animals professionally, it's crucial that you learn pet first-aid skills. First and foremost for the safety of animals in your care, but also to inspire confidence in the services you offer your customers. This course will ensure that you feel confident in a pet emergency, teaching you how to administer life-saving first aid to dogs and other pets in your care.
As an animal professional or owner, there will almost always be at least one time in your life when you'll be called upon to administer first aid to an animal in need. This Pet First Aid Certificate will ensure that you're equipped with the skills and knowledge to respond confidently and calmly, alleviating an animals distress and giving them the best possible chance of a full recovery.
After learning what essential items you'll require in your first aid kit, you'll learn important steps on how to check an animals health, such as checking temperature, pulse, skin and eyes. You'll learn vital procedures such as dog CPR, cleaning and bandaging as well as scenario based learning that will prepare you in situations such as road traffic accidents, snake bites and seizures. You'll be amazed by how much there is to learn about pet first aid and how important this knowledge will be when embarking on your professional canine career.
This course is suitable for anyone who wants to work with dogs in any capacity in order to be confident in a pet emergency.
Anyone who owns a dog should do this course!
"This Pet First Aid Course has been extremely informative, I have learnt so much about pet triage and am more prepared to deal with an emergency should it arise. Anyone who owns a dog should do this course as their is so much life saving information!
This course includes 6 interactive modules, carefully designed to teach you how to confidently respond in a pet first aid emergency.
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On average, successful students take 3 months to complete this course
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In a national study of pet ownership, Animal Medicines Australia (AMA) found that dogs continue to be Australia's most popular pet, with just over 5 million dogs accross the nation. Self-reported expenditure on pet-related products and services in Australia is now estimated at more than $13 billion a year. The average dog-owning household spends an estimated $2,158 a year on their dogs, including $586 on food and $470 on veterinary services.
The ABS Labour Force Survey 2020 shows a very strong growth in animal attendant and training occupations over the past 5 years, likely to reach 21,000 by 2025. Full time workers on an adult wage earn around $986 per week, with higher earnings expected as experience grows. They report 51% of workers are part time, demonstrating the flexibility that a career in this industry can offer.
Animal attendant and training occupations encompass a variety of different tasks. From teaching animals to obey verbal and non-verbal commands to addressing behaviourial problems. Other tasks may include feeding, exercising and playing with animals, answering visitor questions in an animal shelter environment or treating minor injuries. Roles may include, dog handlers and trainers, horse trainers, zookeepers and kennel hands.
Source: Australian Government Job Outlook; Animal Medicines Australia Pet Survey Report 2019 (AMA)
