Gyeongnam Information University Designated as the Only Regional Test Center for National Companion Animal Behavior Instructor Certification Exam

Kyungnam College of Information & Technology has been selected as the only test center in Busan for the first-ever National Companion Animal Behavior Instructor Certification Exam being held this year.

Students from the Department of Companion Animal Studies at Gyeongnam Information College are conducting practical training.

Nationwide, Kyungnam College of Information & Technology, Seoul Hoseo Occupational Training College, Yonsei College, Yeonam College, Woosong Information College, and Daegu Haany University have been designated as written and practical test centers. In addition, the Korea Kennel Club has been selected as a practical test center.

A Companion Animal Behavior Instructor is a person who possesses professional knowledge and skills in companion animal behavior analysis, evaluation, training, and owner education, and refers to someone who has passed the national certification exam introduced and administered by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.

In this first year of the system, only the Level 2 certification exam will be held, while the Level 1 certification exam will begin in 2025.

The eligibility requirement for the Level 2 exam is being at least 18 years old, and the exam consists of a first-stage written test and a second-stage practical test.

The written exam consists of multiple-choice questions in five subjects: companion animal behavior studies, management, training, professional ethics and law, and owner education and counseling.

In the practical exam, candidates are evaluated on their basic guidance skills together with a companion animal aged six months or older owned by themselves or an immediate family member.

Applications for the Level 2 Companion Animal Behavior Instructor written exam will be accepted from June 24 to July 12. The written exam will be held on August 24, and the second-stage practical exam is scheduled for October to November.

Jinwook Jang, head of the Department of Companion Animal Studies at Kyungnam College of Information & Technology, said, "The Companion Animal Behavior Instructor certification is the first national qualification exam to train professionals capable of conducting training and education for companion animals. As we have been selected as the only test center in the region, we will thoroughly prepare so that a proper companion animal culture can spread."

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