How Dogs Learn - Certificate - CPD

This short course is designed for those who want an insight into the psychology of learning in dogs. It provides a useful starting point for people with some experience but no studies to support that... [ Read more ]


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Product code: CPD-HDL



This short course is designed for those who want an insight into the psychology of learning in dogs. It provides a useful starting point for people with some experience but no studies to support that knowledge. Understanding how dogs are able to learn is the basis of becoming a trainer or behaviourist.

Course Modules
1. Psychological Principles
  • What is learning?
  • The canine brain and learning
  • Cerebrum
  • Mid Brain
  • Cerebellum
  • Inherited behaviours
  • Social learning
  • Factors that affect learning
  • Classical conditioning
  • Trial and error learning
  • One trial learning
2. Principles into Practice
  • Operant conditioning
  • Reinforcers and reinforcing behaviour
  • Positive and Negative Reinforcement
  • Punishment
  • Positive and Negative Punishment
  • Extinction or extinguishing a behaviour
  • Behaviour Shaping and Chaining - The Ultimate Tools in Canine Training
  • Prompting
  • Chaining
  • Problems with training a deaf dog
  • Study Level 2
  • The study Level relates to the how demanding the course is. 1 is beginner and 5 is HND / Foundation Degree level.
    2 Module Course
  • This course is delivered in 2 study modules which need to be passed to gain the qualification.
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  • are written by industry experts and provided exclusively in the UK by Compass,
  • they are not available anywhere else. Courses are unique to Compass and
  • accredited by Ofqual regulated Awarding Bodies and/or Industry Professional
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  • majority of private educational provision in this sector they are not a part of
  • the RQF or SCQF and they do not appear on Ofqual's register of qualifications.

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