The profession of zootechnician, at the heart of animal research, requires versatility, a sense of ethics and personal balance. Faced with today's challenges - animal welfare, stress management, isolation or compassion fatigue - it is essential to develop skills that go beyond the merely technical.

This course is designed to help animal technicians identify and develop their skills, while offering them tools to preserve their mental health, strengthen their resilience and cultivate their motivation. It encourages them to rethink their role, to actively contribute to the quality of animal care and to adopt an ethical and responsible approach to their profession.

Who is this course for?

Target audience

  • Animal Facility Staff

Prerequisites

  • No

Learning objectives

  • Identify your own skills and their contribution to animal research
  • Personal development in the zootechnical profession
  • Protecting against psycho-social risks specific to the sector

Programme

  • Current issues in the profession and in the personal development of zootechnicians
  • Essential skills mapping (soft skills & hard skills)
  • The annual review: a key moment for personal development
  • Mental health, management of psycho-social risks (isolation, stress, compassion fatigue, etc.)
  • Personal contribution to animal ethics and CSR
  • Cultivating motivation and developing resilience to strengthen animal welfare

Teaching resources

  • Theoretical contributions
  • Participatory exercises
  • Teaching support sent by e-mail

Assessment procedures

Assessment of knowledge in the form of a questionnaire leading to a training certificate

Prices

  • Sessions on the agenda: 120 EXCLUDING VAT / participant
  • Other: on request

Accessibility

  • Disabled access: Adaptation to your needs on request
  • Admission procedure : Entry questionnaire

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