Animal Care and Management T Levels

T LEVEL FOR

In our Industry Excellence Academy you can study one of our new T Level or T Level Foundation Year programmes in Animal Care and Management. They have been developed in collaboration with employers, and combine theory, practical and classroom learning with a minimum 15-day (Foundation Year) or 45-day (T Level) industry placement. If you opt to take a T Level, you will spend 20% of your time on an industry placement and 80% in the classroom.

The programmes of study within our Industry Excellence Academy have been co-developed with industry partners. Working so closely with industry partners means you’ll benefit from courses that are aligned with current industry skills and demands as well as a range of industry-level activities and lessons.

This will include masterclasses and lessons delivered by industry experts, visits from guest speakers within the sector and industry-standard projects, that will see you working on the kind of tasks you’d be completing once you begin your career in the animal management industry.

In our Industry Excellence Academy for Animal Management, you’ll complete a placement with a sector employer of at least 24 days and you’ll receive a mentor from your chosen industry to support you along the way.

Once you complete your journey in our Industry Excellence Academy for Animal Management, you will have the qualifications you need to take the next steps towards an amazing career, as well as the experience and skills that will help you stand out to future employers

T LEVEL COURSES

T Levels are Level 3, two-year technical programmes that provide you with a high-quality alternative to A Levels.

T Level - Animal Management and Science - Industry Excellence Academy

T Level | Level 3 | Wythenshawe Campus

FOUNDATION YEAR programmes

If you haven’t quite achieved the grades for a T Level there is the option of a T Level Foundation Year, which is a Level 2, one-year programme that will then allow you to progress on to a T Level.

Animal Care

Level 2 | Wythenshawe Campus

t award

Those successful in gaining a place on our T Levels will be eligible for the ‘T Award’, a package of benefits that includes:

£300 per year bursary*
Free branded work wear
Access to industry standard technologies
Guaranteed progression to a Higher Education course at UCEN Manchester
And much more

*Subject to requirements

JUMP START PROGRAMME

Both our T Levels and T Level Foundation Year require completion of our Jump Start to T Levels programme as an entry requirement.

The Jump Start programme is a two-week introduction to our Industry Excellence Academy, T Level and T Level Foundation Year programmes, where students can meet their tutors and experience what learning at The Manchester College is like.

The Jump Start programme will include a project to allow students to behave and think like Animal Management professionals with a range of animal based activities.

Topics covered on the Jump Start programme include:

Husbandry and enrichment for a variety of animals
Animal welfare for mammals and reptiles
Animal biology
Health and safety
And much more!

Completion of the Jump Start programme is an entry requirement of our T Level and T Level Foundation Year.

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Gallery

From our outstanding facilities to fantastic work placement opportunities, get a taste of what it’s like working in the industry and see what you can expect from studying at The Manchester College in our gallery.

My time studying at The Manchester College has been really enjoyable. I gained a lot of new knowledge and developed so many useful skills which will help me in my future career. The tutors have taught me a range of skills in dealing with animals. They have been extremely helpful and friendly - they have made my experience at college enjoyable and stress free. After college I hope to go on to study at University of Bristol to study Animal Nursing to become a Veterinary Nurse.
Amy Lewin, Level 3 Animal Management

ATTEND AN UPCOMING EVENT

If you want to find out more about our Animal Care and Management T Level and T Level Foundation Year, register to attend one of our upcoming open events. Speak to tutors, hear from current students and get a glimpse of our facilities.

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Student holding pet in Animal Management facilities