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Enroll in a professional training course.

Enrich Your Career: Reach New Heights

Enroll today to gain valuable knowledge and skills, earn Continuing Education Units, or even work towards a Masters degree in Zoo and Aquarium Leadership!

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.

Courses with an asterisk (*) can be taken for graduate credit through George Mason University.

Fall 2011 Sessions

November 14-19 (At Oglebay Resort in Wheeling, West Virginia)

Creating Successful Exhibits*
Population Management I*  - FULL
Population Management II*
Principles of Program Animal Management

Winter 2012 Sessions

February 6-11 (At Oglebay Resort in Wheeling, West Virginia)
REGISTRATION FOR FEBRUARY COURSES HAS CLOSED

Avian Management, Biology and Conservation
Conservation Education: Effective Program Design*
Institutional Records Keeping*
Managing for Success: Career Development*   - FULL
Managing for Success: Organizational Development*
Principles of Elephant Management  - FULL

Spring 2012 Sessions

March 2-9 (Hosted by St. Augustine Alligator Farm in St. Augustine, Florida)
Registration deadline Friday February 17, 2012

Crocodilian Biology and Captive Management

April 9-14 (Hosted by Disney's Animal Kingdom in Orlando, Florida)
Registration deadline Monday March 19, 2012

Animal Training Application in Zoo & Aquarium Settings

April 28-May 4 (Hosted by Toledo Zoo in Toledo, Ohio)
Registration deadline Friday April 6, 2012

Advances in Animal Keeping
Amphibian Biology, Conservation and Management

Questions?

Contact AZA Training or call 301-562-0777.

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