Online Postgraduate Programme in Companion Animal Behaviour and Welfare

02/09/2026

⏰ Missed the application deadline for the PGCABW courses?

You may still have options to enrol in one of our programmes: Animal Behaviour Technician (ABT) 🐶, Clinical Animal Behaviourist (CAB) 🐱, or Veterinary Behaviourist (VB) 🩺.

Our courses are online 💻, flexible ⏳, science-based 🔬, and academically accredited 🎓.

📩 Contact Heidi Poelman directly by email to find out about your options.
[email protected]

28/08/2026

🎓 Registration is open for the Postgraduate Programme in Companion Animal Behaviour and Welfare!

🐶🐱 Are you ready to deepen your expertise in companion animal behaviour and welfare?

The PGCABW programme at Odisee offers science-based postgraduate education for professionals who want to develop their knowledge and skills in this rapidly evolving field.

Choose the pathway that fits your professional goals:
🐾 Animal Behaviour Technician
🐾 Clinical Animal Behaviourist
🐾 Veterinary Behaviourist

📅 Registration deadline: 1 September 2026

Discover more about the programme and register via:
🔗 https://www.odisee.be/en/postgraduate-programmes

27/08/2026

🧰 Job opportunity for a CAB at Small Animal Referral Hospital Langford Vets University of Bristol 👇.

Langford Vets - Clinical Animal Behaviourist

27/08/2026

🎓 Have you chosen your PGCABW course?

Whether you're enrolling as an Animal Behaviour Technician, Clinical Animal Behaviourist, or Veterinary Behaviourist—it's time to take the next step!

✅ Apply online in just a few minutes.
📅 Application deadline: 1 September 2026

🔗 For more information and to apply, visit the course website:
https://www.odisee.be/en/postgraduate-programmes

Any questions? Contact Heidi Poelman 📩 [email protected]

🙌 Don't miss your chance to join our next cohort!

26/08/2026

🎓 Have you chosen your PGCABW course?

Whether you're enrolling as an Animal Behaviour Technician, Clinical Animal Behaviourist, or Veterinary Behaviourist—it's time to take the next step!

✅ Apply online in just a few minutes.
📅 Application deadline: 1 September 2026

🔗 For more information and to apply, visit the course website:
https://www.odisee.be/en/postgraduate-programmes

Any questions? Contact Heidi Poelman 📩 [email protected]

🙌 Don't miss your chance to join our next cohort!

25/08/2026

A wonderful milestone for our PGCABW alumna Stephanie Ismail! ✨

We’re delighted to see her achieve CCAB pre-certification and take this next step in her journey in clinical animal behaviour.
Congratulations, Stephanie, and wishing you all the best for the exciting journey ahead! 🐾🎓

Congratulations to Stephanie Ismail on being awarded CCAB precertification.

"I’m thrilled to have been accepted for CCAB pre-certification after completing my Post Graduate Course in Clinical Animal Behaviour at Odisee University of Applied Sciences. I feel much closer to my goal of supporting a broader base of clients and their animals. It’s an exciting achievement for me, and I’m looking forward to learning from and being a part of the clinical animal behaviour community.”

20/08/2026

🐾 Thinking about a career in companion animal behaviour & welfare?

🎓 Gain science-based, academically accredited online training with PGCABW – for careers as:
- Animal Behaviour Technician
- Clinical Animal Behaviourist
- Veterinary Behaviourist

👉 To learn more about the courses visit the course website: https://www.odisee.be/en/postgraduate-programmes

📆 Join the online info session: 25 August | 8 PM CEST.
🔗 Register now! https://formulier.odisee.be/.../registration-online...

15/08/2026

🎓 Alumni spotlight: Elke

✨Elke completed the Animal Behaviour Technician (ABT) course and now works as a dog instructor and puppy coordinator at Hachiko vzw.

💬 The course gave her the skills and confidence to excel in her career.

Want to see if the role of ABT is right for you? Join the online info session 📆 25 August - 8 PM CEST.

🔗 Register here: 🔗 https://formulier.odisee.be/.../registration-online...

🎓 To learn more about the PGCABW courses. This is the link to the course website:
🔗https://www.odisee.be/en/postgraduate-programmes

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14/08/2026

A major step forward for dog and cat welfare in the EU. 🇪🇺🐾

The new EU Regulation sets rules on the welfare and traceability of dogs and cats. The short leaflet provides a useful overview of what it means in practice. 👇

The Regulation (EU) 2026/1818 on the welfare and traceability of dogs and cats was published in the Official Journal of the EU on 10 August 2026, marking the completion of the legislative process.

The new Regulation introduces harmonised EU rules on:

➡️ Identification & registration of dogs and cats
➡️ Interoperable databases for improved traceability
➡️ Online selling & advertising
➡️ Welfare standards for breeding establishments
➡️ Requirements for breeders, including training and veterinary oversight

Together with FVE, FECAVA has prepared a leaflet, What’s New in the Regulation?, providing a quick overview of the key changes for veterinarians, breeders, establishments, and owners.

The Regulation is an important step towards better welfare, transparency and traceability, but effective implementation and practical guidance for frontline veterinarians will be essential. 🇪🇺

📄 Read the leaflet:https://fve.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/Dogs-and-Cats-brochure-9.pdf

13/08/2026

🐾 What do our alumni say about the Postgraduate Course in Companion Animal Behaviour and Welfare (PGCABW).

Meet Selma, a graduate of the Clinical Animal Behaviourist (CAB) course at Odisee.
Selma works at an animal shelter in Genk, Belgium, where she is involved in behavioural screenings, adoptions, and the care of the dogs. She also volunteers as a foster carer for shelter dogs with behavioural or medical problems.

🐕 Together with her colleague Jos, who also graduated from the CAB course and works as a Clinical Animal Behaviourist, she started a dog school.

🎓 In this reel, Selma shares how she uses the scientific knowledge she gained during the CAB course every day in her work and volunteer activities.

👉Discover more alumni stories and find out where the PGCABW courses could take you.
🔗 This is the link to the course website: https://www.odisee.be/en/postgraduate-programmes