Qualify for a career working with animals
Do you want to work with animals? Study at Ultimo TAFE, the leading institute for animal care education. We offer a broad range of animal studies courses ranging from animal care and companion animal services to micro-chipping, captive animal care and veterinary nursing. Our nationally-accredited courses are a great starting point for a fulfilling animal-focused career.
Ultimo TAFE is conveniently located in the Sydney CDB, a short walk from Central Station and Railway Square buses.
Our courses – Animal Studies to Vet Nursing
We offer courses at different qualification levels from the introductory Certificate II in Animal Studies courses to trade-qualified Certificate IV Companion Animal courses and Veterinary Nurse courses. We also offer short courses in animal care such as micro-chipping companion animals. Also, we now offer the Certificate III in Captive Animals and Diploma of Veterinary Nursing (Emergency and Critical Care) course.
If you are a high school student interested in working with animals
find out about TVET. TVET courses allow you to combine high school with TAFE studies.
Our staff
Our experienced staff are passionate about animals and teaching. They strive to provide fun-filled and motivating courses that incorporate a balanced mixture of theory and practical components so that our Animal Science students graduate with competency and confidence.
Our industry focus supports your animal care career
Animal Science at Ultimo also offers fast-track courses in areas such as comapnion animal micro-chipping and pet grooming for individuals wanting specific skills or for those simply wanting to add to existing ones. These specialised fields within our department may also be incorporated into our other courses.
We also foster strong
animal care industry links and we often host enlightening talks from guest speakers of well recognised animal-related organisations.
With so many different jobs available in the animal industry,
Animal Science at Ultimo can help to guide you in the right direction to start your career.