356 Domestic First Certified Pet Behavior Instructors Graduated... Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs "Will Help Foster a Healthy Pet-Raising Culture"

Announcement of the Final Passers for the 1st Level 2 Companion Animal Behavior Instructor Certification

A total of 356 'Companion Animal Behavior Instructors' who will perform behavior analysis, evaluation, and training of companion animals have been certified for the first time.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs announced on the 31st that it has finalized 356 successful candidates who passed the Level 2 exam of the 1st Companion Animal Behavior Instructor Qualification Test, conducted in two stages from August to November.

Companion Animal Behavior Instructors can be responsible for ▲behavior analysis and evaluation of companion animals ▲training of companion animals ▲education for companion animal owners ▲duties such as temperament evaluation committee members.

Instructors are classified as Level 2 for those who possess basic knowledge and skills to conduct behavior guidance, behavior analysis and evaluation of companion animals, and education for owners, and Level 1 for those with professional knowledge and skills. After passing the Level 2 instructor qualification exam and working in companion animal-related tasks for more than three years, candidates become eligible to take the Level 1 exam. Even without a Level 2 certificate, those who have worked in the companion animal field for over 10 years can also take the Level 1 qualification exam.

The instructors who passed the first exam this time are Level 2, which consists of a first written test and a second practical test. The first written test was held at 11 testing centers across six regions nationwide, with 1,733 out of 1,905 applicants passing. Subsequently, 768 candidates took the second practical test, and 356 passed the final exam. The youngest successful candidate in the first qualification exam was 18 years old, and the oldest was 56 years old. The proportion of female successful candidates was high at 53%.

Park Jeong-hoon, Director of Animal Welfare and Environment Policy at the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, said, "We expect that the behavior instructors certified through this qualification exam will provide professional assistance in fostering a healthy companion animal care culture," adding, "They will play an important role in solving behavioral problems of companion animals and promoting healthy coexistence with them in the future."

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