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BTEC First Animal Care

Curriculum Overview

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The Pearson BTEC First Animal Care qualification provides an engaging introduction to the animal care sector for key stage 4 students.

This BTEC First Award gives an introductory overview to some of the key principles, knowledge, understanding and skills relevant to the animal care sector. Students will study animal health, which is externally assessed via a written paper-based exam, as this knowledge and understanding is essential when caring for animals. Students will also develop their safe animal handling skills, which is vital in order to effectively care for animals.

Students will then have the option to choose two areas to study from a limited range of optional specialist units:

• Unit 3: Animal Welfare
• Unit 4: Animal Housing and Accommodation
• Unit 5: Principles of Animal Behaviour.

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Learning aims

In this unit you will:

• understand the essential signs of good and ill health in animals
• understand common diseases, their causes, transmission and treatment
• understand the signs, symptoms, prevention and treatment of common parasites.

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Learning aims

In this unit you will:

• understand how to select animal accommodation
• prepare and maintain animal accommodation
• be able to clean out animal accommodation.

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Learning aims

In this unit you will:

• know what indicates behaviour patterns in animals
• understand the influence of enrichment on animal behaviour
• monitor and record the behaviour of a range of animals.

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This qualification is intended for Level 2 learners, with Level 1 achievement possible, where appropriate, for some learners.

This qualification also signposts links to the GCSE English and mathematics criteria to contextualise literacy and numeracy within a work-based environment.

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