Sunday 01 August 2010
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Animal care

Improved skills, training and education can help you meet the challenges of the industry today. With the right skills, you can improve your performance, employability and prospects. 

 

The Animal Welfare Bill is the most comprehensive modernisation of laws on domestic and captive animals for a century. For workers in the animal care industry, this means that higher professional standards and duty of care will be required. 

 

At Lantra, we can make a real difference because we understand the issues that face the animal care industry. By identifying and addressing skills requirements, sourcing affordable training opportunities, providing commercial development and offering business guidance and support, we can give you access to help – when you need it.   

 

Latest news

  • Claire Hyde, of Classic Canine Cuts Grooming School, Blackwood, Gwent, accepted Lantra's invite to demonstrate dog grooming to visitors at the Smallholders and Garden Festival at Builth Wells 2010 (15-16 May).  She was kept very busy answering people’s questions about grooming their pets, animal care and how to set about becoming a groomer.

  • At last week’s inaugural meeting of Lantra’s National Council for England, prominent industry leaders on the new Council united behind the need to work together to meet the challenges facing the environmental and land-based sector.  Read more...

  • Work experience - what's your experience? If you are an employer in the animal care industry we want to hear from you. Take part in our short online survey. View more....

  • Are you an employer and want to work with schools and colleges to deliver high quality work experience placements and work-related learning but are unsure of what this might involve? Download Lantra's new guidance document which offers practical advice on what you can offer young people and what to consider.

  • Animal care workbooks are now available to purchase

  • Lantra reveals its latest research report: A Skills Assessment for the Environmental and Land-based Sector. The report is accompanied by an animal care factsheet as well as ones for your region and nation. They outline the skills gaps and shortages of the current workforce and identifies the projected skills needs through to 2017. Click here to find out more.

  • Implementing the Animal Health and Welfare Strategy in England - Progress report published by the Defra advisory body, The EIG including implementation plan
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Skills development tools for your business

Careers in animal care

Take a look at a day in the life of a zoo keeper to find out what is involved in a career in the industry.  To view other career opportunities in the environmental and land-based industries click here...

 

Stock clearance

The afuturein the environmental and land-based industries careers DVD is now available for FREE while stocks last. To view the clips available click here...


To get your copy please email connect@lantra.co.uk or call 0845 707 8007. (Only one copy per person.)

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Ruth Penhallurick - animal care case study
Ruth Penhallurick is among our featured case studies
Claire Hyde
Claire Hyde offering grooming advice, Smallholders and Garden Festival, Wales

Useful links

Animal care workbooks
  • Check out the latest research to report on the animal care industry. Click below...

animal care LMI