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