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Enroll today to gain valuable knowledge and skills, even earn Continuing Education Units or Graduate Credits!
AZA's Professional Training Courses are team-taught by experienced and knowledgeable professionals from the zoo and aquarium industry. Students are presented the unique chance to learn about the latest techniques, information, and tools available and are afforded an unequalled opportunity to network with industry leaders. AZA offers scholarships for Professional Training Courses.
Click on a course title for more information. Courses with an asterisk (*) can be taken for graduate credit by current George Mason University ZAL students.
Registration is now open for the Early Fall 2013 Session:
September 30-October 4, 2013
Hosted by Detroit Zoo's National Amphibian Conservation Center in Royal Oak, MI&
Amphibian Management School
Registration will open in June for Late Fall 2013 & Winter/Spring 2014 Sessions:
October 10-15, 2013
Hosted by Chicago Zoological Society-Brookfield Zoo in Brookfield, IL
NatureStart
Managing Animal Enrichment & Training Programs
October 21-24, 2013
Hosted by the Houston Zoo in Houston, TX;
Principles of Elephant Management II
November 11-16, 2013
Hosted by Oglebay Resort in Wheeling, WV
Creating Successful Exhibits
Population Management I*
Population Management II*
Principles of Program Animal Management
February 3-8, 2014
Hosted by Oglebay Resort in Wheeling, WV
Avian Management, Biology and Conservation
Conservation Education: Effective Program Design*
Institutional Records Keeping*
Managing for Success: Career Development*
Managing for Success: Organizational Development*
Principles of Elephant Management I
Spring, 2014 - TBD
Hosted by St. Augustine Alligator Farm in St. Augustine, FL
Crocodilian Biology & Captive Management
Hosted by Disney's Animal Kingdom in Orlando, FL
Principles of Elephant Management II
April 6-11, 2014
Hosted by Disney's Animal Kingdom in Orlando, FL
Animal Training: Applications in Zoo & Aquarium Settings
April 26-May 1, 2014
Hosted by Toledo Zoo in Toledo, OH
Advances in Animal Keeping
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