Animal Care

Animal Care and Management T Level (Technical Qualification) Level 3 Full-time

In Brief

Start Date / Duration

This course will start in September and will run for two years.

Entry requirements

Five GCSEs at grade 5 or above including English, Maths and Science.

If you don’t meet these entry requirements, you may be able to study the Level 2 T Level Foundation course.

You will achieve

You will achieve a Level 3 Animal Care and Management T Level.

Course Code

FAGR

Course overview

This T Level course is perfect if you want a career in Animal Care. It gives you the technical knowledge and practical skills needed for a job or further studies in this field.

You’ll learn about important topics like sustainability, ethics, customer care and business management, along with specialised modules on:

  • Animal Biology and Welfare
  • Animal Behaviour and Training
  • Health and Disease
  • Nutrition and Feeding

Plus, you’ll get hands-on experience with a 45-day industry placement!

Over the two years, you will be required to complete three exams, an employer set project and a synoptic assessment.

In addition, you must complete an industry placement, lasting a minimum of 315 hours.

All students on landbased programmes are required to wear standard uniform and also PPE for practical work in the form of steel toe capped boots and overalls.

Wigfield Farm
Haverlands Lane
Barnsley
S70 5NQ

Upon completion, you could progress to the following:

  • Employment
  • Higher Education
  • Degree Apprenticeship

See what careers are available in the Animal Management and Horticulture sectors. Use our online careers tool, Career Coach, to find out what your next steps could be.

How much does the course cost?

Full-time College students aged 16-18 years old do not have to pay tuition fees.

16 – 18 year olds

Full-time Barnsley College students aged 16-18 years old do not have to pay tuition fees.

Extra information

For further information please contact our friendly Information Team on +44 (0)1226 216 123 or email info@barnsley.ac.uk

Having good English and Maths qualifications are important for most careers and we want to give you the help you need to succeed.

If you are aged 16 – 19 and don’t hold a grade C/4 or above in GCSE English and Maths, you will automatically be included in your study programme. If you want to work towards achieving a higher grade in English and Maths, we can help you do that too and we offer Level 3 Mathematical Studies (Core Maths) which can be added to your study programme.

If you’re aged 19 or above and don’t hold a a grade C/4 or above in GCSE English and Maths we can help. We offer FREE English and Maths qualifications that can be studied on a part-time basis, subject to eligibility.

If you need any further information, please contact our Information Team by calling 01226 216 123 or emailing info@barnsley.ac.uk

Please note we reserve the right to change details without notice. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

Animal Care and Management T Level (Technical Qualification) Level 3 Full-time

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