Posted: March 20th, 2011 | Author: admin | Filed under: Common Questions | Tags: About, Behaviour, Cambridge, Institute, question, Training | 2 Comments »
Okay, so i talked to them at Crufts, have looked on the site and such and have to ask. Is it a good place to start to learn basic skills.
It’s a mix of distance and workshop, depending on what the module is.
I know training an behaviour skills are often learned through apprenticeships and on the job training, but i’m doing some other courses about animal management and care at the moment and what i want to do is behaviour and training but i obviously can’t do a real hands on apprenticeship or something like that whilst doing a full time course and working in the kennel part time, but i can do distance courses as well. So i was thinking it could be a way to learn the basics and get things started towards getting a BA as well.
But I don’t know to much about the professional view of places like the CIDBT, so, any UK dog trainers about would it be worth doing these courses to get a good idea and a bit of a start before being able to actually start shadowing trainers?
Posted: March 20th, 2011 | Author: admin | Filed under: Common Questions | Tags: About, Behaviour, Cambridge, Institute, question, Training | 2 Comments »
Okay, so i talked to them at Crufts, have looked on the site and such and have to ask. Is it a good place to start to learn basic skills.
It’s a mix of distance and workshop, depending on what the module is.
I know training an behaviour skills are often learned through apprenticeships and on the job training, but i’m doing some other courses about animal management and care at the moment and what i want to do is behaviour and training but i obviously can’t do a real hands on apprenticeship or something like that whilst doing a full time course and working in the kennel part time, but i can do distance courses as well. So i was thinking it could be a way to learn the basics and get things started towards getting a BA as well.
But I don’t know to much about the professional view of places like the CIDBT, so, any UK dog trainers about would it be worth doing these courses to get a good idea and a bit of a start before being able to actually start shadowing trainers?
Posted: March 20th, 2011 | Author: admin | Filed under: Common Questions | Tags: About, question | 2 Comments »
Okay, so i talked to them at Crufts, have looked on the site and such and have to ask. Is it a good place to start to learn basic skills.
It’s a mix of distance and workshop, depending on what the module is.
I know training an behaviour skills are often learned through apprenticeships and on the job training, but i’m doing some other courses about animal management and care at the moment and what i want to do is behaviour and training but i obviously can’t do a real hands on apprenticeship or something like that whilst doing a full time course and working in the kennel part time, but i can do distance courses as well. So i was thinking it could be a way to learn the basics and get things started towards getting a BA as well.
But I don’t know to much about the professional view of places like the CIDBT, so, any UK dog trainers about would it be worth doing these courses to get a good idea and a bit of a start before being able to actually start shadowing trainers?
It might help to have a chat with your vet about this Course. However, I’d say further learning is always good, much as hands on is also necessary?
Sorry, I don’t have any first-hand knowledge of this course – you might go visit the place, and see what goes on?
Add I just looked it up, and see the courses are accredited by Middx.Uni. which is good, for starters. If you have the interest/finances available, I’d give it a go. I wish there’d been some thing like that when I was growing up – as it was, my parents insisted I did a Sixth form Secretarial year ……….. hum.
The CIDBT is one of the only courses that works in the real world. Most degrees and courses are just academic and have no practical requirements which is a bit like learning to drive a car through reading a book..
Sounds good on paper but when you get behind the wheel it is a very different story. Colin Tennant started the CIDBT and all his tutors are practicing trainers and behaviourists, unlike most college courses.
I am not a member, but I do know Colin and the CIDBT very well, as I am chairman of PAACT The Professional Association of Applied Canine Trainers and we were recently involved with the discussions with CAWC Companion Animal Welfare Council regarding the future of dog training and behaviour.
I believe the CIDBT is probably the most realistic study course to go with if you wish to move in behaviour and training.
Best of luck