Government Funded Animal Care Courses and Dog Grooming Courses
Queenslanders: Get Funded Training and Begin Your Dream Career With Animals
Love working with animals? Don’t just dream about it build a career that gets you hands-on with pets and wildlife every day. With demand for animal carers, veterinary assistants, and groomers on the rise, there’s never been a better time to get qualified.
Whether you see yourself in a vet clinic, grooming salon, pet shop, or wildlife centre, our courses give you the skills, experience, and confidence to land the job you want.
Why Choose Our Courses?
Job-ready skills: Learn everything from basic pet care and nutrition to animal behaviour, vet nursing, and wildlife conservation.
Hands-on training:
Mix online study with practical placements so you graduate ready for real work.
Pathways to suit you:
Animal care courses can be pathways to vet nursing, dog grooming and so much moreopportunities working with animals.
Queensland government Funded
Animal Care Courses
You’ll leave with more than just a certificate you’ll leave with a career direction.
Affordable Study With Funding Available
We’re a Skills Assure Supplier approved by the Queensland Government. That means eligible students can access subsidised funding:
Concessional: Lower fees for concession card holders, Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander students, people with a disability, or adult prisoners.
Non-concessional: Reduced fees for all other eligible students.
Fee for Service: Full fees if not eligible for funding.
Are You Eligible?
You may qualify if you:
Are 15 years or older
Permanently live in Queensland
Are an Australian citizen, permanent resident, NZ citizen, or eligible temporary resident
Haven’t completed a Certificate III or higher in the last 10 years
Aren’t currently enrolled in another qualification
Your Guide to Understanding Each Course
2. ACM20121 Certificate II Animal Care
This Certificate II in Animal Care qualification, available online with work placement, serves as an optimal entry point for aspiring individuals seeking to embark on a rewarding career in the animal care and management industry.
This animal care course equips students with the necessary knowledge and skills to excel in sectors such as pet shops, animal shelters, kennels, catteries, groomers, sanctuaries, and veterinary clinics. Throughout this course, students will gain a foundational understanding of the animal care industry, focusing on ethical and humane practices. From conducting animal care work routines to providing essential first aid and assisting in animal health care, learners will acquire practical skills. The program also emphasises vital workplace competencies, including effective communication, workplace health and safety, and environmentally sustainable work practices.
The Certificate II in Animal Care involves a minimum of 10 full days (80 hours) work placement, which can be conducted at an approved workplace of your choice. Alternatively, practical training can be arranged at the academy at a time that suits you, or on one of a handful of dates specified by the Pet Academy if you’d prefer to do the training on campus.
This animal care course also provides a pathway to further study in the field through courses such as Certificate IV in Vet Nursing, Certificates III in Animal Care Services and Certificate IV Animal Behaviour and Training.
3. ACM30122 Certificate III Animal Care Services
If you’ve always dreamed of a career based on working with animals, then this ACM30122 Certificate III in Animal Care Services qualification from the Pet Stylist Academy offers an excellent foundational platform for those seeking to launch their careers in the animal care and pet industry.
The objective of this animal care course is to prepare students for their prospective roles within diverse sectors of the animal care and management industry, including but not limited to pet stores, animal shelters, boarding kennels and catteries, grooming facilities, animal sanctuaries, and veterinary practices.
The curriculum of this animal care course provides a comprehensive introduction to the animal care industry while emphasising the importance of carrying out animal care duties in a manner that upholds ethical and humane standards. It encompasses training in key areas such as implementing animal hygiene practices, ensuring proper feeding and hydration of animals, providing elementary first aid, and assisting with general animal health care. In addition, the course is designed to build crucial professional competencies including effective intra-workplace communication, adherence to workplace health and safety protocols, and the promotion of environmentally sustainable practices within the work setting. Completion of this course will ensure students are not only skilled in providing quality animal care, but also well-versed in maintaining a safe, communicative, and sustainable workplace environment.
This course is available online with work placement. Work placement can be done either at an approved location of your choice, or at the Pet Stylist Academy on the Gold Coast.
1. ACM30122 Certificate III Animal Care Services - Dog Grooming
If you’ve always dreamed of a career based on working with animals, then this ACM30122 Certificate III in Animal Care Services qualification from the Pet Stylist Academy offers an excellent foundational platform for those seeking to launch their careers in the animal care and pet industry.
The objective of this animal care course is to prepare students for their prospective roles within diverse sectors of the animal care and management industry, including but not limited to pet stores, animal shelters, boarding kennels and catteries, grooming facilities, animal sanctuaries, and veterinary practices.
The curriculum of this animal care course provides a comprehensive introduction to the animal care industry while emphasizing the importance of carrying out animal care duties in a manner that upholds ethical and humane standards. It encompasses training in key areas such as implementing animal hygiene practices, ensuring proper feeding and hydration of animals, providing elementary first aid, and assisting with general animal health care. In addition, the course is designed to build crucial professional competencies including effective intra-workplace communication, adherence to workplace health and safety protocols, and the promotion of environmentally sustainable practices within the work setting. Completion of this course will ensure students are not only skilled in providing quality animal care, but also well-versed in maintaining a safe, communicative, and sustainable workplace environment.
This course is available online with work placement. Work placement can be done either at an approved location of your choice, or at the Pet Stylist Academy on the Gold Coast.
Contact Us -
Pet Stylist Academy
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49 Cypress Drive, Broadbeach Waters
Queensland 4218 Australia - (07) 5575 2200
- admin@petstylistacademy.com.au