Pet Care Business Diploma Course

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What Will You Learn?

With fewer people wanting to use boarding kennels for their beloved pets a new business opportunity has opened up for genuine pet lovers.

This comprehensive and insightful course will teach you everything that you need to know in order to set up your own exciting new pet care venture. People want to be certain that their pets are looked after properly when they are not around to take care of them and also that the carer knows exactly what to do in every possible situation. This step by step course will take you from a complete beginner in this arena to feeling confident in your abilities to get started in this exciting niche.

The pet care business is a thriving industry and with the right knowledge and dedication, any genuine and knowledgeable animal lover can build a successful business in it.

Course Syllabus

What will I learn on the course?

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  • Introduction
  • Part 1: Working with Animals
  • Part 2: Roles of a Pet Care Business Owner
  • Part 3: Home Boarding and Day Care
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Module 1 Assessment
  • Part 1: Dog Handling
  • Part 2: Dog Ailments
  • Part 3: Cat Sitting and Caring for Other Animals
  • Part 4: Small Animals
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Module 2 Assessment
  • Part 1: Training and Hands-On Experience
  • Part 2: The Importance of Preparation
  • Part 3: Developing Your Business Plan
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Module 3 Assessment
  • Part 1: The Seven Steps to Business Success
  • Part 2: Self-Development
  • Part 3: Running Your Pet Care Business
  • Part 4: Insurance
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Module 4 Assessment
  • Part 1: Business Paperwork
  • Part 2: Forms
  • Part 3: Pet Sitting Client Form
  • Part 4: Dog Walking Form
  • Part 5: Template Invoice
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Module 5 Assessment
  • Part 1: Introduction
  • Part 2: Social Media
  • Part 3: Marketing Yourself
  • Part 4: Visual Marketing
  • Part 5: Tips for Success
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Module 6 Assessment
  • Part 1: Legal Requirements for your Pet Care Business
  • Part 2: Types of Insurance
  • Part 3: Criminal Records and Security Checks
  • Part 4: A Dog Walking Vehicle
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Module 7 Assessment
  • Part 1: Client Interaction
  • Part 2: The First Meeting with Your Client
  • Part 3: Meeting Your Animal Clients
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Module 8 Assessment
  • Part 1: Difficult Clients
  • Part 2: Potential Problems for a Dog Walker or Pet Sitter
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Module 9 Assessment
  • Part 1: Your Business Knowledge
  • Part 2: Be Inspired
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Module 10 Assessment
  • Part 1: Your Legal Requirements
  • Part 2: Paying Your Tax
  • Part 3: A Growing Business
  • Part 4: Franchising Your Business
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Conclusion
  • Module 11 Assessment
Who Would Benefit from This Course?

Ideal for all pet lovers and those looking to combine their love of animals with an exciting new career!

During this exciting course, you will gain a full grounding in setting up your business, being professional, safe and communicating to pet owners that you are exactly the person to care for their pets.

Upon completion of the course assessments, you could set up your own exciting pet care related business or start a new role in a pet-related profession.

Accreditations

The Pet Care Business Diploma Course will take you up to 150 hours to complete working from home. There is no time limit for completing this course, it can be studied in your own time at your own pace. This is a Level 3 course and will give you 150 CPD (Continued Professional Development) points.

Upon completion of your course assessments, you receive 2 certificates. A certificate from the Centre of Excellence and a CPD certificate displaying the number of CPD points earned from the course.

This course is endorsed by the Quality Licence Scheme. Therefore, upon successful completion of this course, learners can also receive a certificate of achievement from Quality Licence Scheme and a Learner Unit Summary, which lists the details of all the units the learner has completed as part of the course. (This certificate is optional and costs an additional £25).

The Quality Licence Scheme is part of the Skills and Education Group, a charitable organisation that unites education and skills-orientated organisations that share similar values and objectives. With more than 100 years of collective experience, the Skills and Education Group’s strategic partnerships create opportunities to inform, influence and represent the wider education and skills sector.

The Skills and Education Group also includes two nationally recognised awarding organisations; Skills and Education Group Awards and Skills and Education Group Access. Through their awarding organisations they have developed a reputation for providing high-quality qualifications and assessments for the education and skills sector. They are committed to helping employers, organisations and learners cultivate the relevant skills for learning, skills for employment, and skills for life.

Their knowledge and experience of working within the awarding sector enables them to work with training providers, through the Quality Licence Scheme, to help them develop high-quality courses and/or training programmes for the non-regulated market.

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