AIM Qualifications Level 3 Award for Pet Care in Retail

This qualification meets the requirements for higher standard licensing under the DEFRA Animal Activities Licensing Requirements and covers not only the care of animals within a pet shop but the retail and customer care aspect too.

Further training in animal care, higher education, employment in the industry.

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To achieve the AIM Qualifications Level 3 Award for Pet Care in Retail learners must achieve:

• 12 credits from the Mandatory Units
• no Optional Units in this qualification

See the Qualification Specification for more details.

Entry Requirements

Good working level of English, no formal academic requirements.

Assessment Methods

Portfolio of evidence.

Quality Assurance Requirements

Tutors:

To offer this qualification, centres must ensure that tutors hold or are working towards:

• • Level 3 Award in Education and Training; or
  • Level 4 Certificate in Education and Training; or
  • Level 3 or 4 PTLLS (or equivalent) and

• Has experience of working in, or teaching qualifications in animal care and/or animal management and retail.

Internal Quality Assurer (IQA):

Centres must also ensure that they have in place an Internal Quality Assurance person who:

• Holds or is working towards a Level 4 Award in Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practices or its equivalent.
• Has substantial experience of working in or assessing qualifications in the animal care sector.
• Is familiar with the assessment requirements of the qualification for which they are the Internal Quality Assurer.