Covid-19 Safer Pet Care Training & Assessment

Covid-19 Safer Pet Care Training & Assessment

The course is NOT a ‘10 minutes, get safe quick, here’s your certificate, haven’t you done well?!’ fix.

This is an eLearning course using an online Learning Management System. You study at your own pace, once you’ve subscribed, logged in and started the course.

The course includes some videos streamed via YouTube. You will need Internet access and we recommend taking the course on a PC or Mac.

We do not recommend taking your assessments on a mobile or tablet. It’s not impossible to do the course on a mobile, it’s just not a totally ideal user interface or learner experience. If you do choose to use a portable device, please ensure you use Google Chrome as your browser and screen save the resulting score for every assessment, just in case technology or your Internet connection loses track of your score. That way you can email your evidence to info@dogbusinessschool.co.uk

The course is NOT a ‘10 minutes, get safe quick, here’s your certificate, haven’t you done well?!’ fix.

We believe it’s important to equip pet-care professionals with an essential knowledge foundation, and to ensure we can all operate as safely as possible. Therefore, we have invested a significant amount of time to create a thorough course that is packed with useful, and practical information, and not just for a Covid-19 world.

This course will take a few hours. And the assessments…well, it depends if you make mistakes.
Please be aware that regarding Covid-19 we believe working safely is no accident. So, the assessments require the learner to achieve 100% to achieve a DISTINCTION and 80% to Pass the course. You can take the assessment as many times as you want.

On successful completion, you will receive a certificate(s) covering your specialities eg dog walking vs dog breeding for example.

You will have access to the course for 1 year. Major changes to content will be updated. IP addresses are tracked to ensure no fraudulent use.

This course draws on information provided by:-

  • World Health Organisation
  • World Organisation for Animal Health
  • CDC (USA)
  • EPA (USA)
  • Gov.UK
  • Defra (UK)
  • Public Health England
  • CFSG (Canine & Feline Services Group – UK)
  • National Office of Animal Health (UK)

Information, laws and guidance is dynamic and ever evolving. We regularly update the course content.

Laws, best practice and guidance is provided, based on the UK/England. Common sense needs to prevail. Where applicable, check the laws and guidance applying to your local jurisdiction eg social distancing varies by country and Covid spikes eg 2m, 6 feet, 1.5m, 1m.

Course curriculum, units, modules and what this course covers

Course Introduction

Video Introduction 

In this section, we introduce you to our course, what to expect, and give you a taster of everything we’re going to cover, and provide you with information on where you can grab extra materials.

Unit 1 : Covid-19 General Knowledge

Unit 1 introduces us to Covid-19, what it is and how it affects us. In this unit, we will look at the following subjects.

This unit contains the following modules:

  1. Introduction
  2. What is Covid-19?
  3. What are the symptoms?
  4. What are the dangers?
  5. How does Covid-19 Spread?
  6. Social Distancing and self-isolation

Unit 1 : Assessment

This assessment has been designed to thoroughly test your awareness of the content in the Covid-19 training course.

Please be aware that regarding Covid-19 we believe working safely is no accident. So, the assessments requires the learner to achieve 100% to achieve a DISTINCTION and 80% to Pass the course. You can take the assessment as many times as you want. 

Unit 2: Covid-19 and Dog Businesses (Required)

This unit is designed to give you the information and key tools necessary so you can demonstrate your knowledge of Covid-19, how you adopt important safety protocols and how you apply them in running a pet-care business.

This unit contains the following modules :

  1. Introduction
  2. Pets and Covid-19
  3. What we expect to change
  4. Impacts of Covid-19 for dog businesses
  5. What are the risks in your business?
  6. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
  7. Cleaning & Disinfecting
  8. Handover Guide
  9. Pet service protocol matrix

Unit 2 continued : for Dog Walkers

This part of unit 2 is only for Dog Walker businesses. If you are not a dog walking business, please ignore this unit.

This unit contains the following modules :

  1. Covid-19 considerations for Dog Walking

Unit 2 continued : for Home Boarding

This part of unit 2 is only for Home Boarding dog businesses. If you are not a home boarding business, please ignore this unit.

This unit contains the following modules :

  1. Covid-19 considerations for Home Boarding

Unit 2 continued : for Commercial Boarding

This part of unit 2 is only for Commercial Boarding dog businesses. If you are not a commercial boarding business, please ignore this unit.

This unit contains the following modules :

  1. Covid-19 considerations for Commercial Boarding

Unit 2 continued : for Commercial Dog Day Care

This part of unit 2 is only for Commercial Dog Day Care businesses. If you are not a Commercial Dog Day Care business, please ignore this unit.

This unit contains the following modules :

  1. Covid-19 considerations for Commercial Boarding

Unit 2 continued : for other Dog Care Professionals

This part of unit 2 is only for other Dog Care Professionals. If you do not fall into this category, please ignore this unit.

This unit contains the following modules :

  1. Covid-19 considerations for other Dog Care Professionals

Unit 2: Assessment

There are a minimum of TWO assessments to complete for unit 2. 

This is the first assessment, and it is required to complete the course. 

After this assessment, please pick at least 1 or more of the assessments below that are relevant to your dog business. 

Unit 2 : Home Boarding Assessment

This is the assessment required for home boarding businesses only.

If this does not relate to your business, you do not need to complete this assessment.

Unit 2 : Commercial Boarding Assessment

This is the assessment required for Commercial Dog Boarding businesses only.

If this does not relate to your business, you do not need to complete this assessment. 

Unit 2 : Commercial Dog Day Care Assessment

This is the assessment required for Commercial Day Care businesses only.

If this does not relate to your business, you do not need to complete this assessment.

Unit 2 : Dog Breeder Assessment

This is the assessment required for Dog Breeding businesses only.

If this does not relate to your business, you do not need to complete this assessment.

 

Unit 2 : Dog Groomer Assessment

This is the assessment required for Dog Grooming businesses only.

If this does not relate to your business, you do not need to complete this assessment.

 

Unit 2 : Dog Trainer Assessment

This is the assessment required for Dog Training businesses only.

If this does not relate to your business, you do not need to complete this assessment.

 

Unit 2 : Pet Care Professional Assessment

This is the assessment required for Pet Care Professional businesses only.

If this does not relate to your business, you do not need to complete this assessment.

Unit 3: Reassuring your customers

In this section, we will explore how you can reassure your customers that you and your business have taken necessary precautions and measures, in order to work safer.

This unit contains the following modules :

  1. Introduction
  2. Reassuring your customers
  3. Additional Policies and Procedures
  4. Resources

Unit 3: Assessment

This assessment is designed to test your knowledge in how you can reassure your customers about your safer working practices.

What our students say

At last. An extensive course extremely well prepared and presented that you have to pass not just attend! A breath of fresh air for the Dog Care industry in these troubled times.

Marianne Butler

Dog Care Professionals UK

Congratulations on a fabulous course! It was very, very good

Kate Middleton

Kate’s Companion Animal Care, Coggeshall, Essex

Very comprehensive and easy to follow. All information is well researched and up to date.

Christine Bell

MyWaggyTails, Chorley

I think what you’ve put together is fantastic, particularly in relation to customer reassurance.
Laura Sampson

Facebook community administrator & Lancashire Doodles

“Very clear and very informative. I’d definitely recommend this course!”

Mariateresa Navarra

Topdog, Aylesbury

Learning and information not only for new groomers but those at every level and especially now when we need it most in 2020. Thank you.

Lisa Gordon

The K9 Spa, Wisbech

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By the way…

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