TRAINING FOR PROFESSIONALS – AGENDA
You can expect a full day, every day! You will spend an average of 7 hours daily in the classroom and 1 hour outside both training and observing training. There will also be 3 additional hours of evening class on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
Sample Daily Agenda
Monday
8:00 am Shuttle departs hotel
9:00 am Class begins – Lecture
10:30 am Animal Training Session
11:30 am Lecture
1:00 pm Lunch
2:00 pm Lecture
3:30 pm Animal Training Session
4:30 pm Lecture
6:30 pm Class Ends – Shuttle departs for hotel
Planned Topics
- Knowing the Animal
- The Human Element
- Basic Operant Conditioning (Part 1)
- Introduction to your animal and first training sessions
Tuesday
8:00 am Shuttle departs hotel
9:00 am Class Begins – Lecture
10:30 am Animal Training Session
11:30 am Lecture
1:00 pm Lunch
2:00 pm Lecture
3:30 pm Animal Training Session
4:30 pm Lecture
6:30 pm Dinner
7:30 pm Shuttle departs for hotel
Planned Topics
- Basic Operant Conditioning (Part 2)
- Non-Formal Interactions
- Husbandry Training
- Animal training sessions
- Training games
Wednesday
8:00 am Shuttle departs hotel
9:00 am Class Begins – Lecture
10:30 am Animal Training Session
11:30 am Lecture
1:00 pm Lunch
2:00 pm Lecture
3:30 pm Animal Training Session
4:30 pm Lecture
6:30 pm Dinner
7:30 pm Shuttle departs for hotel
Planned Topics
- Working with Social Groups
- Variety
- Advanced Training Concepts
- Animal training sessions
Thursday
8:00 am Shuttle departs hotel
9:00 am Class begins – Lecture
10:30 am Animal Training Session
11:30 am Lecture
1:00 pm Lunch
2:00 pm Lecture
3:30 pm Animal Training Session
4:30 pm Lecture
6:30 pm Class Ends – Shuttle departs for hotel
Planned Topics
- Advanced Training Topics (Part 2)
- Aggression
- Animal training sessions
Friday
8:00 am Shuttle departs hotel
9:00 am Class Begins – Lecture
10:30 am Animal Training Session
11:30 am Lecture
1:00 pm Lunch
2:00 pm Lecture
3:30 pm Animal Training Session
4:30 pm Lecture
6:30 pm Dinner
7:30 pm Shuttle departs for hotel
Planned Topics
- Problem Solving
- Complex Training
- Resources and Continuing Education
- Animal training sessions