The Animal Care and Equine Training Organisation (ACETO) produced these workbooks to support students studying for National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs). The books provide materials that aim to cover the range of knowledge needed to achieve the NVQs in Animal Care at Levels 2 and 3. (NVQs are UK qualifications which were devised to give those working within an industry the opportunity to gain accreditation for the skills they were using as part of their job. The NVQs are competency-rather than exam-based, and students need to demonstrate a range of practical skills and supporting background knowledge to claim the qualification.)