Companion Animal Welfare and Behavioural Rehabilitation

• Cert Companion Animal Welfare and Behavioural Rehabilitation (CERT)

Teaching involves a mixture of lecture sessions, seminars and practical sessions, to ensure that participants have the opportunity to discuss the information and approaches covered and also put the theory into practice under the guidance of tutors. The aim is for participants to finish the course not only with a comprehensive understanding of the behaviour of dogs, but an ability to implement their understanding in practical situations, from interviewing relinquishing owners and evaluating dogs entering the kennel, to doing basic rehabilitation techniques, evaluating the welfare of individual dogs, and giving new owners follow up advice.

The course is divided into five units, each of which runs over a full week.

Students will attend an associated two-day practical session, which will be held at a rehoming centre. Details of practical work will be provided during the residential unit at Langford.

Assessment for the course will be based around assignments and practical tasks. Delegates will be expected to complete a number of different assessments for each unit. Each of these assignments will contribute towards the overall mark for the course.