Named Animal Care and Welfare Officer

Cost £430 + VAT per person
12 IAT CPD credits

25-26 June 2012 (London)

03-04 September 2012 (Cambridge)
13-14 December 2012 (Cambridge)
Venue: At your premises or at our venues in London, Cambridge, Midlands and Cheshire.

In the conduct of their professional duties Animal Technologists have a moral and legal obligation, at all times, to promote and safeguard the welfare of animals in their care, and recognising that good laboratory animal welfare is an essential component of good laboratory animal technology and science.

Summary of responsibilities:

All Named Animal Care & Welfare Officers (NACWO) should be qualified, competent and experienced staff, usually but not exclusively, are animal technologists. The NACWO will have extensive knowledge of welfare and husbandry requirements of the species housed within their given areas. At the end of this course the participant will have information and knowledge on the following subjects:

  • Have detailed knowledge & understanding of various legislation relating to animals including
    • Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986
    • Animal Welfare Act 2006
    • Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966
    • Rabies Act 1974
    • BALI Directive
    • Convention of the International Trade in Endangered Specie of wild Fauna and Flora (CITIES)
  • Knowledge of the Code of Practice for the Housing & Care of Laboratory Animals
    • Husbandry
    • Welfare
    • Environmental Conditions
    • Breeding
    • Scientific Procedures
    • Humane euthanasia.
  • Animal health and behaviour
    • Know the signs of good general health
    • Ability to recognise any variance from normal health and behaviour
    • How to deal with variance of normal health and behaviour.
  • Supervision of staff
    • How to deal with a range of human behaviours
    • How to ensure competence of staff and others
    • Action to take if animal welfare is compromised.
  • Communication
    • Be a source of advice
    • Maintain communication with NVS, Certificate Holder and Home Office Inspector
    • Taking part in the Ethical Review Process (ERP)
    • Communicate wit other NACWO’s.
  • End of course assessment.
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