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Human Performance/Personal Trainer

Pickens Technical College

Short-Term CertificateCIP: 31.0599

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Locations

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  • Aurora, Colorado

    500 Airport Blvd, Aurora, Colorado, 80011-9307

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

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Skills

InstructingSpeakingLearning StrategiesCritical ThinkingActive LearningActive ListeningMonitoringJudgment and Decision Making

Knowledge

Customer and Personal ServiceEducation and TrainingPsychologyAdministration and ManagementEnglish Language

Abilities

Problem SensitivityOral ExpressionOral ComprehensionInformation OrderingSpeech ClarityFluency of IdeasOriginalityDeductive ReasoningSpeech RecognitionWritten Comprehension

Tasks

  • Cue or signal animals during performances.
  • Talk to or interact with animals to familiarize them to human voices or contact.
  • Conduct training programs to develop or maintain desired animal behaviors for competition, entertain
  • Teach owners how to train their dogs.
  • Teach people with visual impairments to use guide dogs.

Technology

Project management softwareTransaction server softwareData base user interface and query softwareMedical softwareWeb page creation and editing software

Tools

Agility A-framesAgility dog walksAgility jumpsAgility pause tablesAgility see-sawsAgility tire jumpsAgility tunnelsAgitation sticksAgitation whipsBite sleevesBite suitsBite tugsClicker targetsDog cooling vestsDog muzzles

Work Values

IndependenceRelationshipsAchievementWorking ConditionsRecognitionSupport
Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

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Match confidence: medium39-2011.00Animal Trainerstitle_inference———
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: emerging (Level 1)(based on Short-Term Certificate)

  • Basic animal care routines — follow established protocols to feed, water, and exercise animals under direct trainer supervision at a kennel or training facility.
  • Animal holding and performance areas — clean and maintain designated spaces according to facility hygiene standards under close oversight.
  • Hand signals and verbal cues — observe and practice delivery of simple cue sequences during supervised training sessions with familiar animals.
  • Human-animal familiarization — talk to and handle animals consistently to build basic comfort and trust under the guidance of a lead trainer.
  • Animal physical condition — recognize obvious signs of illness or injury and report observations promptly to supervising staff.
  • Prescribed medications — administer basic treatments to animals following written instructions and under direct supervision of credentialed staff.
  • Training logs and health records — enter daily feeding, behavior, and care notes into a standardized paper or software-based record system.
  • Animal temperament — assist in basic evaluations of individual animal responses to stimuli, recording results for review by senior trainers.
  • Training area equipment — set up and break down basic props and equipment according to a provided checklist before and after sessions.
  • Facility software tools — use office suite and email applications to receive assignments, submit daily care reports, and communicate with team members.

Some details on this page are auto-populated from public workforce data sources: O*NET (opens in new tab), BLS (opens in new tab), College Scorecard (opens in new tab), DOL Training Provider Results (opens in new tab), NSX (opens in new tab). Provided in partnership with LER.me Career Intelligence.

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