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- This qualification is based around the movement of farm animals, poultry, game birds and equines
- It covers transportation on long (over eight-hour) road journeys
- To transport animals by road, you will need to understand key regulations
- You must ensure that any animals you transport are properly protected
- Our course will assess your knowledge of this
- It will lead to a nationally recognised Level 2 qualification
- You will be awarded a Level 2 qualification certificate and a Lantra Skills Card.
The finer details
- Our qualification is for attendants who handle animals on road journeys
- You'll be assessed in all the regulatory and safety issues
- The assessment involves two units
- As a rough guide, your time commitment for these two units would be 38 learning hours
- You'll need to pass a minimum of one unit specific to your work environment to successfully obtain the overall qualification
- It will enable you to achieve, or work towards achieving, a national Level 2 qualification
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Who should attend?
This qualification has primarily been designed for you if you transport farm farm animals, poultry, game birds and equines on long journeys, over 8 hours.
What will be covered?
By the end of the qualification, as a transporter you'll have been assessed on:
- Fitness for travel
- Means of transport
- Use of its facilities
- Loading unloading and handling
- Watering and feeding intervals, journey times and rest periods
- Space allowances and documentation.
If you work in a market and assembly centre you'll have been assessed on:
- Fitness, handling, and separation.
Other areas of interest
- Level 2 Award in Animal Transport by Road - Short Journey
- Level 2 Award in Animal Transport by Road - Long Journey Driver
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