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If you are unsure about what direction to take, you may first wish to explore our careers advice section as there is specific advice about working for an animal charity.

If you are you finding it difficult to 'get in' to animal welfare or find the right animal job or if you have no previous animal care experience, it is worth considering volunteering whilst you are studying. This will increase your chances of employment considerably as you will gain valuable, practical animal care work experience and you may even be offered a job or training opportunity at the place you are volunteering for. Click here for useful information about voluntary work in animal charities and a comprehensive list of animal welfare organisations that run voluntary work programmes and are currently looking for volunteers.

For a list of all other animal related courses including wildlife, equine, veterinary, dog behaviour courses and more animal care courses click here.

Animal Charity related courses & qualifications:

There are a variety of online animal care courses available – many of them are relevant for those pursuing animal charity careers.

Working for an animal charity can be challenging and stressful and stress management courses can be valuable training tools to prepare you for this type of work. This sort of qualification on your CV can be attractive to potential employers in the animal charity sector.

Companion Animal Studies This Honours Option offered by Newcastle University, focuses on companion animals including cats, dogs and horses. It is designed for students who have an interest in domestic animals and want to develop a career in this area.

Animal Care Certificates & Diplomas and Animal Management Certificates, Awards & Diplomas offered by Edexcel.

Animal Behaviour Degree courses this is the longest established degree course in Animal Behaviour in the United Kingdom offered by Anglia Ruskin University - it attracts students from throughout Europe. The courses can lead to employment in many related fields, including work with animal charities.

Animal Welfare BSc (Hons) Animal Welfare is an important issue of relevance to all levels of society. This course covers both the scientific principles underpinning the assessment of animal welfare and societal perspectives on this issue. Students use ethological, psychological and physiological techniques to develop an informed, integrated and rational approach to the assessment of animal welfare in both domestic and non-domestic contexts. This is a relevant and useful qualification for working in the animal charity sector.

The Directory of Social Change offer a variety of charity management training courses. these include team building courses, chief executive training, management in the voluntary sector courses, etc.