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Cost: £125 (Early-bird rate of £105 until 30th April 2018)
Sectors: conservation & wildlife, ecology, environmental education
This is a one-day conference hosted at ZSL London Zoo and aimed at people aged 16+ who are
interested in pursuing an animal based career. This conference will be most useful to students
who know they would like to work with animals, but are not sure what direction to go in. There
are many diverse and varied animal careers and this event will aim to give you an overview of
some of them.
Conference Includes
Date
Tickets and Cost
Tickets are available to purchase now and will be sold at an early-bird rate of £105 until 30th April 2018. After this date, the ticket will cost the full price of £125.
ZSL will also be offering 15 fully-funded places for students in full-time education who either receive free school meals or a government university grant. To apply for a place, students will be asked to complete an application form. This application form will be available on this web page in January 2018. Please email zooacademylz@zsl.org for more information.
Example itinerary
ZSL Animal Careers Conference
09.00 - 09.30
Arrival and Registration
09.30 - 10.00
Keynote Speech
From a leading animal or environmental figure
10.00 - 11.15
Session 1: Animal Husbandry
Short talks from different careers within this theme and a short practical activity
11.15
Coffee Break
11.45 - 13.00
Session 2: Veterinary Services
Short talks from different careers within this theme and a short practical activity
13.00
Lunch
13.45 - 15.00
Session 3: Conservation
Short talks from different careers within this theme and a short practical activity
15.00
Coffee Break
15.30 - 16.45
Session 4: Science and Research
Short talks from different careers within this theme and a short practical activity
16.45 - 17.15
Session 5: Other Animal Careers
17.15
Closing Speech
17.30
Finish
N.B. Please note that timings and activities may be subject to change.
Please be aware that this event will cover many different animal careers within ZSL and although it will include animal keeping and veterinary work, it will not focus specifically on these. If you are interested only in a specific career, please have a look at our other programmes which include Zoo Academy, Zoo Veterinary Careers Day and Conservation Careers Day.
Please email zooacademylz@zsl.org for more information on these courses.
Please mention environmentjob.co.uk when responding to this ad.