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Animal Management

The animal care sector is broad and thriving, worth around £1billion to the UK economy. There are over 13,000 businesses and 78,000 employees. (Source Lantra)

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Facilities and Resources

  • Our Animal Management Centre (AMC) is one of the UK’s best college animal management facilities
  • Our AMC houses around 1,400 animals and 140 species
  • The AMC consists of: The Exotics House, Small Mammals & Kennels, Farm Livestock, Zoo and British Wildlife
  • We have excellent industry links
Our Facilities

Why study an Animal Management course?

Our Animal Management courses have a strong vocational emphasis with both theoretical and practical training working to industry standards. You will work with a variety of species and develop skills that include appropriate handling/interaction and training techniques. Our courses have a strong emphasis on animal sciences such as biology, nutrition, health, anatomy, species management and genetics.

Over the last few years, our Animal Management Centre (AMC) has received extensive investment which has transformed it into one of the UK’s best college animal management facilities. In addition to this, the AMC has worked tirelessly creating industry links that will benefit the learning of our students and provide an experience that is invaluable for them to be able to develop their own practical skills.

Learning Environment

Berkshire’s only agricultural college set on a 400-acre site and with our own commercial zoo.

Animals

We have a whole range of different animals that you can gain experience with, including crocodiles, meerkats, porcupines, armadillos and domestic animals.

Skills

We offer students the unique opportunity working with the public in our zoo and developing the appropriate skills to do this.

Teaching

All members of staff are incredibly knowledgeable with a range of skills and backgrounds, including research, animal husbandry and livestock.

Animal Management courses

Level 3 Extended Diploma in Animal Management
Animal Management
  • Berkshire College of Agriculture
  • Level 3
Level 3 National Diploma in Animal Management
Animal Management
  • Berkshire College of Agriculture
  • Level 3
Level 2 Diploma Animal Care & T Level Foundation Year
Animal Management
  • Berkshire College of Agriculture
  • Level 2

Success stories

“When I first came to BCA, my aspirations were to become a zookeeper, but now that I have spent time here, I would love to become a technician and help students as they come through and teach them.”

Tasha
Level 3 Animal Management