Pet Store Management (7762)

Last Updated: 17 Jun 2020
If you would like a career working in a pet store environment, these qualifications meet the criteria of the Pet Shops' licensing authority.
These qualifications have been developed for anyone working, or hoping to work, in a pet shop.
Available to deliver in the following:
  • England
  • Wales – please check QiW website for available funding
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland

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General Information

What Is Involved In Studying This Course?

You can choose the qualification that demonstrates the specialist knowledge you have developed, such as:

  • Identification and biological details of pet animal species
  • Sources of supply and selling techniques, equipment and accessories required for the wellbeing of different species
  • Classes of animals, their wellbeing and health checks, health and hygiene routines, nutritional requirements, preventative treatments and stocking densities
  • Common diseases and parasites and their treatments
  • Legislation that relates to pet store management
  • Employment and training of staff, health and safety issues, customer relations, licensing and financial systems, design, layout, and stock control.

You will learn in a suitably equipped college or by distance learning and complete assignments for assessment.

Is this level right for me?

Level 3
You are working, or hoping to work, within a pet store and have a great deal of technical skills and knowledge. You work with minimum supervision and have a good record of safety, fault correction and ensuring work meets the required standard.

What Careers Can This Lead To?

These qualifications can help you to progress as a pet shop worker, manager or owner.

Learners can also choose to go on to take the following related qualification:

  • City & Guilds Level 3 Centre-based Certificate, Subsidiary Diploma, Diploma and Extended Diploma in Animal Management (0074).
What Is Involved With Delivering This Course?

To deliver these qualifications you will need suitably qualified staff to carry out training and assessment.

You will also need suitable facilities to carry out the required training to enable learners to achieve industry standards.

To find all the resource requirements, download the qualification handbook from the centre documents section.

There are no eligibility requirements.

Level 3

Level 3 will suit you if you are working within a pet store and have a great deal of technical skills and knowledge. You work with minimum supervision and have a good record of safety, fault correction and ensuring work meets the required standard.
There are two qualifications available at this level:
  • Level 3 Award in the Principles of Animal Management within a Pet Store
  • Level 3 Certificate in the Principles of Animal Management within a Pet Store.
There are two units - candidates complete one unit to achieve the award and both units for the certificate:
  • Principles of animal management within a pet store
  • Principles of pet store management systems and procedures.
For a full list of units, download the qualification handbook from the centre documents section.
What Careers Can This Lead To?

These qualifications can help you to progress as a pet shop worker, manager or owner.

Learners can also choose to go on to take the following related qualification:

  • City & Guilds Level 3 Centre-based Certificate, Subsidiary Diploma, Diploma and Extended Diploma in Animal Management (0074).
Level 3 Award/Certificate in the Principles of Animal Management in a Pet Store (7762-13)
Last Registration Date: 31 Dec 2023

Level 3 Certificate in the Principles of Animal Management in a Pet Store

  • Accreditation No: 500/7573/1 This is a reference number related to UK accreditation framework
  • Type: Credit based qualification This is categorisation to help define qualification attributes e.g. type of assessment
  • Credits: 18 Credits are a measure of the size of the qualification
  • Guided Learning Hours: 120 - 120 This is the average contact time a centre would typically commit
  • Total Qualification Time: 180 The total time for the qualification
  • Key Stage: Data unavailable This shows the equivalent Key Stage level.
  • Last Certification: 31/12/2026 This is the last date that a certificate can be issued
  • Qualification fees in the UK: £110.10 Our typical price is the one that is most often paid by a centre for a completed learner. Some prices are made up of multiple charging points so action like taking difference units or specialisms to complete and resitting assessments may mean the cost for some learners differs.

Level 3 Award in the Principles of Animal Management in a Pet Store

  • Accreditation No: 500/7650/4 This is a reference number related to UK accreditation framework
  • Type: Credit based qualification This is categorisation to help define qualification attributes e.g. type of assessment
  • Credits: 8 Credits are a measure of the size of the qualification
  • Guided Learning Hours: 50 - 50 This is the average contact time a centre would typically commit
  • Total Qualification Time: 80 The total time for the qualification
  • Key Stage: Data unavailable This shows the equivalent Key Stage level.
  • Last Certification: 31/12/2026 This is the last date that a certificate can be issued
  • Qualification fees in the UK: £86.30 Our typical price is the one that is most often paid by a centre for a completed learner. Some prices are made up of multiple charging points so action like taking difference units or specialisms to complete and resitting assessments may mean the cost for some learners differs.

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