Rep Courses

[SteveCourty]

Hi guys im tring to find out about any courses for reps so I can improve my general knowledge and care. Does anyone know of any courses that are run and are any good? I found proteus but the numbers arent in use any more

[cordylidae]

surely you could just do the research yourself for free?

[SteveCourty]

Id like the bit of paper tho tbh. If my little hobby ever decides to become a career then I have a good chance of getting into it with an accredited course or two

[soupdragon10]

Hi, have you checked your local colleges for small animal care courses? I'm not aware of any specific rep related courses (not that I've had cause to look), but some colleges do offer a general course which would include reptiles and amphibians as well as fish and mammals. I used to teach such a course and always included exotics as well as more traditional pets.

[sailfinman]

you will need to find an agracultural collage like brinsby in west sussex sorry bout the spelling im not very good at it.

[SteveCourty]

theres an agricultural college about 2 minutes down the road from me (lackham) but they dont do rep courses they keep them just dont teach about them. They told me to go to another college and even gave me details of the course they were offering but when I phoned the college they havent got a clue about it although they advertise doing it in several places! I was thinking about doing a home course but unsure what benefit thatd have

[sailfinman]

try see if you can become a weekend worker at a zoo for free in exchange for some education im sure the would jump at the oppertunity making tea cleaning out feeding helping with all aspects it's got to be worth a shot and who know's what the out come could be poss of a job and all sorts.

[Bradders100]

I dont think there is any specific rep course.

The only on i did find, companies dont class it as a proper qualification anyway.

If you do an animal management course, they are sometimes included, bu you barely learn anything to be honest.

Better off doing it the cheap way and just doing research

[MonnieTheMonitor]

You could try Sparsholt near Winchester

[Bradders100]

Originally Posted by sailfinman

try see if you can become a weekend worker at a zoo for free in exchange for some education im sure the would jump at the oppertunity making tea cleaning out feeding helping with all aspects it's got to be worth a shot and who know's what the out come could be poss of a job and all sorts.

Thats a good idea