Professional development
Empowering wildlife specialists, veterinary professionals, animal carers, and educators to grow their expertise.
Explore hands-on, expert-backed training, workshops and events designed to elevate skills, support best‑practice care, and strengthen outcomes for wildlife and learners alike.
Empowering wildlife specialists, veterinary professionals, animal carers, and educators to grow their expertise.
Explore hands-on, expert-backed training, workshops and events designed to elevate skills, support best‑practice care, and strengthen outcomes for wildlife and learners alike.
Veterinary professional training
Build the essential skills to confidently assess, treat, and care for native wildlife.
The course focuses on improving the knowledge and skills of veterinary staff related to wildlife triage, first aid, treatment and care. Accredited by the AVA and VNCA, the course includes 20 hours of self‑paced online learning (20 CPD points) and an optional one-day practical workshop to reinforce learning.
Wildlife nutrition training
Strengthen your understanding of animal nutrition across domestic, companion, wildlife, and exotic species.
Elevate your animal nutrition skills with engaging, accessible online learning. Delivered through practical, industry‑aligned online learning modules, Taronga’s wildlife nutrition training is designed for anyone who feeds animals and wants to do it well.
Bushfire-affected wildlife training
Supports assess, triage, and treat wildlife impacted by bushfires.
This free e‑learning module provides expert knowledge to help veterinarians and vet nurses confidently respond to bushfire emergencies. It covers welfare considerations, burn classification, smoke inhalation impacts, triage protocols, treatment approaches (including wound care, pain management and fluid therapy) and euthanasia criteria.
Wildlife first response workshops
Building firefighters’ essential skills to protect and support wildlife during bushfires.
Feel confident to take action during fire incidents with the Wildlife First Response practical workshop, designed for NSW firefighters. Developed and delivered by Taronga Conservation Society Australia in partnership with the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS), this hands‑on training gives firefighters the practical skills needed to safely and effectively support injured or displaced wildlife during fire events.
Teacher professional development
Inspire learning with hands‑on, curriculum‑aligned professional learning for educators.
Taronga offers accredited and non‑accredited professional learning for teachers across all stages, including staff development days delivered at the Taronga Institute of Science & Learning. Programs build practical STEM, literacy, and environmental education skills, and empower teachers with authentic, animal‑centred learning experiences.
