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1 Qualification details Title New Zealand Certificate in Animal Management (Level 4) with strands in Canine Behaviour and Training, Captive Wild Animals, and Companion Animals Version 1 Qualification type Certificate Level 4 Credits 120 NZSCED Health>Veterinary Studies>Veterinary Assisting Qualification developer Primary ITO Next review December 2018 Approval date December 2014 Strategic purpose statement The purpose of this qualification is to provide individuals with the skills, knowledge and attributes to ensure a positive welfare state for animals and carry out specific duties to manage the day to day operations within the contexts of canine behaviour and training, zoo/wildlife keeping and companion animal facilities. This qualification is targeted at individuals who are, or are intending to work in role managing the day-to-day care, welfare and/or training of animals in a care or training facility. This qualification is stranded to recognise the specialist skills and knowledge required to manage the day-to-day care, welfare and/or training in different sectors. Candidates are likely to have some previous experience in an animal care role. The industry will benefit from being able to identify appropriately skilled graduates in an animal care and training field. Graduates will be capable of working under broad guidance. Outcome Statement Graduate profile Graduates of the qualification will be able to: - implement a health and safety plan in an animal care or training facility and ensure compliance with regulatory procedures. Graduates with the Canine Behaviour and Training strand will also be able to: - manage day to day canine health and husbandry in a training environment - apply knowledge of canine behaviour and development to handle and train dogs to perform tasks. Graduates with the Captive Wild Animals strand will also be able to: - apply industry frameworks and objectives to all aspects of zoo keeping - maintain safety in the captive wild animal environment Qualification Reference 2489 Page 1 of 7

2 and/or facility - maintain a positive welfare state for animals in a zoo environment. Graduates with the Companion Animals strand will also be able to: - take responsibility for the day-to-day animal health and husbandry in an animal care facility. Education pathway Employment pathway This qualification may build on the National Certificate in Educational Achievement (Level 2) [Ref: 0973] or it may build on the New Zealand Certificate in Animal Care (Level 3) [Ref: 2487]. Graduates of this qualification are likely to be in a role as managers of the day-to-day care, welfare and/or training of animals. This may be in roles such as: self-employed dog trainer, zookeeper, zoo educator, animal shelter worker, owner/manager of kennels/cattery, or animal laboratory technician, depending on the strand completed. Qualification specifications Qualification award Evidence requirements for assuring consistency This qualification may be awarded by the Primary ITO as the qualification developer and the industry training organisation arranging training leading to the qualification under section 5 of the Industry Training Act and Apprenticeships Act This qualification may also be awarded by an education organisation which has, under section 249 of the Education Act 1989, had a programme approved by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) or which has been accredited, under section 250, to provide an approved programme. The formal document certifying the award of this qualification will display the NZQF logo and may also include the name and/or logo of the awarding education organisation. All TEOs either arranging training or delivering programmes that lead to the award of the qualification are required to participate in a consistency process scheduled by NZQA. New requirements for assuring consistency of graduate outcomes are being developed. Please refer to the Guidelines for approval of New Zealand qualifications for listing on the New Zealand Qualifications Framework available at The purpose of the managing consistency event is to: review evidence associated with achievement of qualification outcomes at the level of the qualification. identify issues or opportunities associated with outcome achievement. The review process may include: comparison of similar evidence across education organisations Qualification Reference 2489 Page 2 of 7

3 consultation with graduates and employers (including visits) consideration of internal quality assurance processes and external reviews. Further information can be found on the NZQA website. Credit transfer and recognition of prior learning arrangements Minimum standard of achievement and standards for grade endorsements Entry requirements (including prerequisites to meet regulatory body or legislative requirements) Education organisations must have policies and procedures in place for managing credit transfer, and assessing recognition of prior learning and recognition of current competency. These policies and procedures, and information about associated fees, must be available to the candidate prior to enrolment. To facilitate credit transfer education organisations must clearly demonstrate the equivalency or comparability between each of the outcomes in the graduate profile, and the assessment components of their programmes. The minimum standard of achievement required for award of the qualification will be the achievement of all graduate outcomes in the graduate profile through successful completion of an NZQA approved programme. For those people entering this qualification direct from school the following entry requirements apply: - have completed 36 NCEA credits at level 2 - have a minimum of 12 NCEA credits in English at Level 2 and 12 credits of a relevant science at level 1 Or - The New Zealand Certificate in Animal Care (Level 3) [Ref: 2487] Entry requirements for adult students: - evidence of ability to study at a tertiary level and - evidence of the equivalent NCEA credits as apply to school leavers, listed above. Qualification conditions Overarching conditions relating to the qualification Conditions for programme structure Conditions for programme context Nil Programmes leading to the Companion Animal strand must include 120 hours of work experience at a minimum of two (2) companion animal care facilities. This strand must include learning and assessment of general skills and knowledge relating to the care and handling of all commonly kept domestic pets or assistance animals including but not limited to; cats, dogs, caged birds, rabbits, rodents, fish, reptiles and amphibians. Programmes leading to the Canine Behaviour and Training strand, of this qualification should include the opportunity for candidates to practice and apply the skills and knowledge in an Qualification Reference 2489 Page 3 of 7

4 appropriate workplace or simulated workplace environment. Programmes leading to the Captive Wild Animals strand of this qualification must include a minimum of 280 hours work experience in an approved zoo to provide assimilation of theoretical knowledge and practical skills learnt in a real world environment. The work experience must include a minimum of time on the following range of animals groups: 80 hours land mammals; 40 hours birds; 40 hours reptiles; 40 hours amphibians/fish. At least 16 hours from the total 280 must be allocated to working with any animal group that is considered extremely dangerous to the extent that keepers only work in protected contact. Other conditions Compliance with animal welfare standards, cultural awareness and sensitivity, health and safety requirements and sustainable practices applies across all outcomes Specific conditions relating to the Graduate profile Qualification outcomes Conditions Mandatory or Optional 1 Implement a health and safety plan in an animal care or training facility and ensure compliance with regulatory procedures Credits 10 topics: legislation use of current computer software ethics communication health and safety For the Canine Behaviour and Training Strand 2 Manage day to day canine health and husbandry in a training environment Credits 35 topics in relation to canines: health and safety hygiene handling/restraint preliminary exam nutrition preventative health stress recognition identification housing legislation anatomy and physiology transport Qualification Reference 2489 Page 4 of 7

5 knowledge of common diseases disease transmission and control including zoonotic and exotic diseases and parasitic disease administration of treatments. 3 Apply knowledge of canine behaviour and development to handle and train dogs to perform tasks Credits 75 topics: dog evolution, breeds and social system dogs in society canine behaviour and development management of canine behaviour assessment of temperament human / animal rapport dog/handler communication learning theory and training methods task specific training development of a training plan. For the Captive Wild Animals Strand 4 Apply industry frameworks and objectives to all aspects of zoo keeping Credits 15 5 Maintain safety in the captive wild animal environment and/or facility Credits 35 topics: zoo history zoo philosophy zoo animal welfare and ethics conservation education research entertainment international and regional frameworks zoo associations and partners. for a range of zoo animals: containment systems basic enclosure design use of protective equipment principles of safe movement within enclosures entry and exit procedures movement of animals between enclosures pest identification and control emergencies. 6 Maintain a positive welfare topics Qualification Reference 2489 Page 5 of 7

6 state for animals in a zoo environment Credits 60 for a range of zoo animals: health and safety hygiene physical restraint ethology and natural history observing, measuring and analysing behaviour learning theory behaviour modification systems movement and transport nutrition, food storage and feeding breeding management and reproductive biology measuring animal welfare assessment and mitigation of environmental conditions enrichment preliminary examination anatomy and physiology knowledge of common diseases disease transmission and control including zoonotic and exotic diseases and parasitic disease isolation and quarantine knowledge of euthanasia identification zoo specific records keeping systems. Programmes may also include: complementary and integrative animal health. For the Companion Animals Strand 7 Take responsibility for the day-to-day animal health and husbandry in an animal care facility Credits 110 Range of animals may include: - Cats, dogs, caged birds, fish amphibians and reptiles, equines, rabbits and rodents. Programmes may include the following for a range of applicable animals: health and safety hygiene isolation and quarantine techniques handling and restraint behaviour observation and measurement behaviour modification enrichment Qualification Reference 2489 Page 6 of 7

7 clinical exam first aid nutrition and feeding regimes preventative health identification breeding management and reproductive biology housing design housing maintenance assessing animal welfare animal welfare legislation anatomy and physiology transport knowledge of common diseases disease transmission and control including zoonotic and exotic diseases and parasitic disease administration of treatments knowledge of euthanasia animal records systems. Programmes may also include: - complementary and integrative animal health. Transition information Replacement information Nil Qualification Reference 2489 Page 7 of 7