Certificate IV in Captive Animals - ACM40217
University of Queensland, The (UQ)
Type of institution: University/Higher Education Institution
Level: Pre-degree
CRICOS: 00025B
This qualification is a general industry qualification for persons operating at a senior keeper level and undertaking animal care functions within zoo, wildlife or theme park environments. Job roles covered by this qualification may include:Senior keeperPost-trade keeperWildlife care operator/manager.No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this qualification at the time of publication. However, an individual unit of competency may specify relevant licensing, legislative and/or regulatory requirements. Specific determination should be sought through the relevant State or Territory.
Subjects
- Prepare and maintain animal housing
- Assist in establishing and maintaining a plantation
- Design and evaluate interpretive and learning programs
- Plan for and provide nutritional requirements for animals
- Support collection management
- Provide enrichment for animals
- Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practices
- Maintain workplace health and safety processes
- Work within a captive animal facility
- Provide basic care of domestic dogs
- Develop animal diets
- Contribute to enclosure and exhibit design or renovation projects
- Provide basic care of mammals
- Plan, organise and facilitate learning in the workplace
- Develop and monitor collection management
- Provide basic care of amphibians
- Provide basic care of marine fish
- Provide basic care of marine invertebrates
- Manage enclosures and exhibits
- Maintain and monitor animal health and wellbeing
- Provide basic care of birds
- Provide basic care of rodents and rabbits
- Analyse and present research information
- Monitor animal reproduction
- Provide basic care of non-venomous reptiles
- Provide basic care of common native mammals
- Prepare and present information to the public
- Implement collection management
- Provide basic care of domestic cats
- Provide basic care of terrestrial and freshwater invertebrates
- Provide basic care of freshwater fish
- Assist with capturing, restraining and moving animals
- Develop, monitor and review behavioural management strategies
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