Career Guidance for Children who want to work with Animals
Animal Career Profiles
DO YOU WANT TO WORK WITH ANIMALS?
But don’t know where to start!
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!
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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.
Would YOU like to contribute?
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!
- INFORMATION (On a Careers, Species, Jobs, Bursaries or Events)
- MENTORSHIP
- MY CAREER STORY
- SHORT COURSES
Who BENEFITS from this Platform?
STUDENTS
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 a visitor or join as a member
EDUCATORS
Subject experts who want to assist the Community in educating and guiding students on specific careers, species or skills
SCHOOLS
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
TERTIARY INSTITUTIONSS
Colleges, Universities and online education providers who want to communicate directly with potential students
ANIMAL ORGANIZATIONS
Those who can offer valuable volunteering and other forms of experience to students, as well as use the Community as a promotional platform
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Career Profiles
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Where do you Start?
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Search through the Career Directory to find the career profiles that you find interesting. Each profile has links 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.
Profile Examples
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Use the free resources to plan your own career preparation path (CPP). Resources include:
- A list of tertiary institutions to connect with
- An animal-related events calendar
- A list of available bursaries to help with future studies
- A Job Board with opportunities to find anything from internships to full-time employment directly out of school
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Connect with the Animal Organizations to:
- Learn how they work with animals
- Gain experience by volunteering/internship
- Help them spread the word about their work
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Learn about your dream Career and the Species you work with by completing the FREE Short Courses. This will help you to:
- Expand on your knowledge
- Help you bridge the gap between school and tertiary studies, or
- Help you start your own business
Course Examples
Manatee Facts and Taxonomy
This Course deals with the taxonomy and basic facts about the Manatee.
Apes Facts and Taxonomy
This Course deals with the taxonomy and basic facts about Apes.
Pangolin Facts and Taxonomy
Beginner Short Course on the basic pangolin facts and taxonomy to help students start their...
If you need even MORE to help you decide and prepare, then Join the Community!
Join the OZT Community and learn even more about your future career while meeting other students from around the world
Online Student Support
Student members can tap into various forms of support, from being members of specific school groups to learning directly from mentors and accessing preparation resources such as job boards, a bursary list, and an animal-related events calendar.
Schools
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.
Mentors & Contributors
Educators are subject experts who want to join the Community as individuals and contribute information on the career and animals they work with. Share your knowledge and motivate the younger generation to go out and enjoy the career journey!
Organizations
Animal organizations are the places that work with animals, where students may volunteer, work part time or communicate with online to help them gain experience.
Search for your Dream Career!
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!
