Name: Wildlife Rehabilitation Centres Animal Training
Price: 12800.0 ZAR
Availability: InStock

Description

This course provides a comprehensive understanding of the nature and operations of wildlife rehabilitation centres in South Africa. It explores the ethical, legal, and practical animal welfare issues associated with wildlife rehabilitation, including causes of admission, care protocols, release criteria, and the role of these centres in conservation. Learners will gain the knowledge to critically evaluate welfare standards and contribute to best practices in wildlife rehabilitation.

Learning Outcomes

Explain the purpose, structure, and operational framework of wildlife rehabilitation centres in South Africa.
Analyze the common causes of wildlife admission to rehabilitation centres and their implications for animal welfare.
Evaluate the ethical and legal considerations governing wildlife rehabilitation, including relevant South African legislation.
Demonstrate knowledge of appropriate care, feeding, housing, and release protocols for common wildlife species.
Assess animal welfare indicators and identify welfare issues within rehabilitation settings.
Apply principles of humane euthanasia and release criteria in line with best practice guidelines.

Target Audience

This course is designed for wildlife rehabilitators, conservation officers, animal welfare inspectors, veterinary nurses, and environmental educators seeking to deepen their understanding of wildlife rehabilitation centre operations and associated animal welfare issues.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment.

Course Outline

Day 1: Foundations of Wildlife Rehabilitation and Animal Welfare

Objectives:
• Understand the role and ethical responsibilities of wildlife rehabilitation centres.
• Identify key animal welfare issues in rehabilitation contexts.
• Apply relevant South African legislation and standards.
• Evaluate common challenges and best practices in wildlife rehabilitation.

Topics:
• Introduction to wildlife rehabilitation: purpose and scope.
• Animal welfare principles: the Five Freedoms and welfare assessment.
• South African legal framework: NEMBA, TOPS, and SANCCOB guidelines.
• Common welfare issues: stress, habituation, and release criteria.
• Intake protocols: triage, record-keeping, and ethics.
• Biosecurity and zoonotic disease management.
• Rehabilitation success indicators and post-release monitoring.
• Case studies: ethical dilemmas and decision-making.

Practicals

3 hours of practicals To be conducted online or on-campus or in-house

Overview

Practical sessions provide hands-on experience in wildlife handling, welfare assessment, and record-keeping. Learners practice safe restraint techniques, evaluate body condition and stress indicators, and complete intake documentation under supervision.

Practical Activities

Wildlife Handling and Restraint — Learners practice safe capture, restraint, and transport techniques using taxidermy models and live (non-releasable) education animals under instructor guidance. (1h)
Welfare Assessment and Intake Documentation — Learners assess body condition, hydration, and injury severity using standardised scoring tools, then complete an intake record and rehabilitation plan. (1h)

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course via daily exercises, scored practical assignments, and a final summative test at the end.

Practical Assignments — 30%

Practical assignments are observed and scored against a rubric during the practical sessions. Each delegate's practical mark is averaged into a single 100% score and contributes 30% to the final total.

Daily Exercises — 20%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 20% to the final total.

Final Test — 50%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 50% to the overall mark.

Final Total

Component	Out of	Weight
Practical Assignments (rubric-scored)	100%	30%
Daily Average (multiple choice)	100%	20%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice)	100%	50%
Final Total	—	100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

Certificate of Completion

Awarded to delegates who achieve an overall mark of 50% or higher on the Final Total (Practicals 30% + Daily Average 20% + Final Test 50%).

How it works

Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.

Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.