Career Guidance for Children who want to work with Animals
From Archaeozoologist to Zookeeper!
Do a free search on our database of hundreds of animal career profiles, or JOIN us in the most extraordinary online community to make friends, learn about the animals and discover the ways to prepare for your career!
OZT creates a safe Environment where students aged 14 and older can find all the relevant information regarding their dream career of working with animals. It helps them to make the right decisions and follow a practical path in preparing for the career, while also networking through mentorship and peer-to-peer interaction.
Individuals aged 14 and older, either still in the last years of high school or currently studying in some form of tertiary institution, can use the platform as visitors or join as members.
Subject experts who want to assist the Community in educating and guiding students on specific careers, species or skills
Schools (or career councillors representing larger school districts) that want to use the Community to assist their students in making informed career choices as well as to form lasting and beneficial partnerships with other likeminded schools across the world
Colleges, Universities and online education providers who want to communicate directly with potential students
Those who can offer valuable volunteering and other forms of experience to students, as well as use the Community as a promotional platform
We can help you decide on the right animal-related career. If you have an idea of which career you want to pursue, you can start by searching through 12 categories containing over 500 career profiles. Or if you aren’t sure of what to do next, take a look at our “What Next Courses” to help you get an idea of what you can do after high school.
YOU CAN ALSO FOLLOW THESE STEPS
Search through the Career Directory to find the career profiles that you find interesting. Each profile has valuable bits of information to help you decide whether it is indeed the right career for you. If not, there are also different ways to look at alternatives that expand on your choices.
If you do decide on a specific career to follow, you may use the free resources on OZT to plan your own career preparation path (CPP). The resources include:
Learn about your dream Career and the Species you work with by completing the FREE Short Courses. This will help you to:
OZT has even more in store for you by offering you a unique social network where you can meet other students from around the world. Here are some of the extraordinary benefits:
Join as an educational provider within the animal-related career market and benefit from the social network and free tools provided!
The schools are represented in this community by individuals (teachers or career counsellors) who want to interact with their own students on a stable and functional platform.
Educators are subject experts who want to join the community as individuals and contribute information on the careers and animals they work with. Share your knowledge and motivate the younger generation to go out and enjoy the career journey!
Animal organisations are the places that work with animals, where students may volunteer, work part time, or communicate online to help them gain experience.
The OZT Animal Career Platform is a FREE resource to assist children in making informed career decisions. Most of the information is crowd-sourced through career and species experts to ensure that it remains factual and relevant. Please assist us to help the community grow!
Do a free search of our career database, or JOIN us in the most extraordinary community to make friends, learn about the animals and discover the wonderful world that awaits you!