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National code: ACM30321
Certificate III in Wildlife and Exhibited Animal Care at Richmond
Course information
Type
CombinationA mix of on campus, virtual, online and workplace training.
Focus
Wildlife and Exhibited Animal CareCourse specialisation
Schedule
Full Time16+ hours per week.
Duration
1 year 6 monthsTime required to complete this course.
Start date
3 Feb 2026First day of attendance online or on campus.
End date
15 Jun 2027Final day of attendance online or on campus.
Class details
Location
Proposed timetable
TueThe proposed timetable is a draft and will be confirmed by your teacher
Class time
6 hoursDedicated hours required each week in either online or on campus classes.
Additional study time
13 hoursThe minimum recommended hours you will need to commit to your studies outside of class hours. This may include private study, work placements and research.
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Course fees
$---
Fee pending
Course fees are released each semester. We'll confirm your fee before enrolment.
Additional information
Other things to know
Assessments
Assessments let you show what you've learned and check what you may need to work on.
Knowledge assessments: multiple choice questions, matching questions, true or false questions and short question answers
Practical skills assessments: demonstrations under observation
Project assessments: research tasks
Case study assessments: scenarios and assignments
Work placement
Work placement gives you real experience and develops your skills.
You must undertake a minimum of 252 hours of work placement. It must be conducted at a licensed and operational wildlife or exhibited animal care facility.
You may be required to do more hours depending on your campus. Contact your campus to confirm your class and work placement time commitments. Also check whether your campus will arrange your work placement with a partnership facility, or whether you’ll need to organise your own work placement.
Materials needed
To complete this course, the following materials are required:
There are no materials needed for this qualification.
Additional entry requirements
To make sure this delivery option is the right fit for you, we will need you to demonstrate that you can meet the additional requirements below.
Completion of Certificate II in Animal Care or similar, OR 12 months working in industry
Work placement at a Wildlife Care Facility open to the public
Units
Units taught in this course
Courses are made up of a combination of both core and specialty units. In the Certificate III in Wildlife and Exhibited Animal Care qualification, you’ll need to successfully complete 16 units of competency, including 12 core and 4 speciality units.
Core units - 12
Core units are central to the job outcomes of a particular industry or occupation. These are the units industry has agreed are essential to be capable and qualified at a particular study level.
Contribute to workplace health and safety processes ACMWHS301
Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practicesACMSUS401
Prepare and present information to the publicACMGEN301
Assess the welfare status of an animalACMGEN303
Course delivery
Combination study
Learn through a combination of on-campus classroom, virtual classroom, online, and/or workplace activity. For example, you may participate in scheduled face-to-face or virtual classroom activity, have an element of self-directed learning with online content, and/or receive supervised training while on the job, doing work experience, or on placement.
Classroom activity will be scheduled, but online learning can provide more flexibility. Teacher support will be provided for all study. Access to a computer with an internet connection is required.
Richmond
Campus facilities
Free parking
Bike racks
Library
Canteen
Student kitchenette
Accessibility and inclusion
Accessible parking
Accessible toilet
Ambulant toilet
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