Name: Successful Dog Cat Adoption Training
Price: 12800.0 ZAR
Availability: InStock

Description

This course equips learners with the principles and practices necessary to facilitate successful adoption of dogs and cats. It covers the adoption process, matching animals to suitable homes, and post-adoption support to ensure long-term welfare.

Learning Outcomes

Describe the key factors that contribute to successful dog and cat adoptions.
Apply appropriate assessment techniques to evaluate potential adopters and animals.
Demonstrate effective communication skills when counseling adopters.
Implement a structured adoption process that prioritizes animal welfare.
Analyze adoption outcomes and identify areas for improvement.
Evaluate the effectiveness of post-adoption support strategies.

Target Audience

Animal welfare workers, shelter staff, and volunteers involved in the rehoming of dogs and cats. Also suitable for individuals seeking to adopt a pet responsibly.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment.

Course Outline

Day 1: Foundations of Successful Dog and Cat Adoption

Objectives:
• Understand the principles and ethical considerations of animal adoption.
• Identify key factors for matching adopters with suitable pets.
• Describe the adoption process from intake to post-adoption support.
• Recognize common behavioral and health issues in shelter animals.

Topics:
• Overview of adoption principles and SAQA standards.
• Ethical considerations in animal rehoming.
• Assessing adopter suitability and lifestyle matching.
• Shelter intake procedures and animal assessment.
• Pre-adoption counseling and education.
• Post-adoption support and follow-up.
• Common behavioral challenges in adopted dogs and cats.
• Health screening and veterinary considerations.

Practicals

No practicals for this training.

This course is made up of exercises and case studies delivered alongside the theory — no separate practical sessions are required to complete it.

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course and a final summative test at the end.

Daily Exercises — 30%

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 30% to the final total.

Final Test — 70%

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 70% to the overall mark.

Final Total

Component	Out of	Weight
Daily Average (multiple choice)	100%	30%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice)	100%	70%
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 (Daily Average 30% + Final Test 70%).

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.