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34 providers can deliver ACM30122. Availability, fees and start dates are set by each provider.
About this qualification
ACM30122 is the step up from entry-level animal care. The register describes work “in a broad range of roles in animal care facilities and services, including boarding/day care, breeding, shelters/holding centres, pet grooming, pet sitting and other animal businesses”, performed “under broad direction which involve discretion and judgement”.
Seventeen units, seven core and ten electives. The core moves decisively past feeding and cleaning: identifying behaviours and interacting safely with animals, assessing the welfare status of an animal, basic animal first aid, and infection control.
ACMGEN304 Promote positive wellbeing in self and others in animal care workplaces is a core unit, and it is worth pausing on. Shelter and veterinary work carries well-documented emotional load, and the training package treats staff wellbeing as a competency rather than a personal matter.
Four named specialisations appear on the testamur, including Pet Grooming — a distinct trade with its own businesses and customers.
Roles it maps to
Settings named on the national register for ACM30122.
Where it sits
Where ACM30122 sits in the animal care package.
- Certificate IIACM20121 Animal Care
- Certificate III · you are hereACM30122 Animal Care Services
What it covers
Seventeen units in total: seven core plus ten electives, chosen so they maintain the integrity of the AQF alignment and contribute to a valid, industry-supported vocational outcome.
The 7 core units, required by everyone:
- ACMBEH301 Identify behaviours and interact safely with animals
- ACMGEN303 Assess the welfare status of an animal
- ACMGEN304 Promote positive wellbeing in self and others in animal care workplaces
- ACMGEN309 Provide basic animal first aid
- ACMGEN315 Communicate effectively with clients and team members
- ACMINF301 Comply with infection control policies and procedures in animal care work
- ACMWHS301 Contribute to workplace health and safety processes
For a full list of elective units, visit training.gov.au →
Frequently asked questions
- Which specialisation should I choose?
- Pet Grooming is a distinct trade with its own salons; Customer Service is front-of-house in veterinary and animal businesses; Animal Care is shelters, boarding and welfare. All four appear on the testamur, so ask a provider which they deliver.
- Does this make me a vet nurse?
- No. Veterinary nursing is a separate Certificate IV qualification. This covers animal care services roles with discretion and judgement, but not clinical nursing.
- Why is a wellbeing unit in the core?
- Because animal care and shelter work carries a well-documented emotional load. ACMGEN304 treats managing that as a workplace competency rather than something you handle alone.
- Are there entry requirements?
- No. The register records none for ACM30122.
- What does it cost and how long does it take?
- Both are set by each provider and are not published on the national register.
Specialisations
ACM30122 carries four named specialisations, printed on the testamur. Pet Grooming in particular is a distinct business with its own customers.
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Animal Care
Certificate III in Animal Care Services (Animal Care)
The seven core units plus the animal care elective set — shelters, boarding, breeding and welfare work.
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Pet Grooming
Certificate III in Animal Care Services (Pet Grooming)
The core plus the grooming elective set — a trade with its own salons and clientele.
Also available combined with Customer Service.
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Customer Service
Certificate III in Animal Care Services (Customer Service)
The core plus the customer service elective set — front-of-house in veterinary practices and animal businesses.
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Pet Grooming, Customer Service
Certificate III in Animal Care Services (Pet Grooming, Customer Service)
Both elective sets together — the combination for someone running or working front-of-house in a grooming business.
Other registered providers
Filtered by where each provider is based, not where they can deliver.
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NSW
TAFE NSWRTO 90003
Deliver and assess · NSW, QLD -
QLD
TAFE QueenslandRTO 0275
Deliver and assess · QLD -
WA
South Metropolitan TAFERTO 52787
Deliver and assess · WA -
QLD
Halo Nation TrainingRTO 32485
Deliver and assess · National -
QLD
SKILLS GENERATION PTY LTDRTO 41008
Deliver and assess · National -
QLD
Fraser Coast TESSRTO 1826
Deliver and assess · QLD -
VIC
Training Online AustraliaRTO 41206
Deliver and assess · National -
WA
Jegorow HoldingsRTO 52806
Deliver and assess · National -
QLD
Belinda Denise PaulRTO 31892
Deliver and assess · National -
NSW
Wildlife College AustraliaRTO 46432
Deliver and assess · National -
NSW
Australian College of International StudiesRTO 45515
Deliver and assess · National -
QLD
DentosRTO 2875
Deliver and assess · National -
Find more providers
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