How long does it take to become a zookeeper?

How long does it take to become a zookeeper?

Daniel Simmonds (Zookeeper) gives expert video advice on: What did you have to do to become a zookeeper?; Is it a well paid job?; Do you become very attached to the animals you work with? and more...

The process of becoming a zookeeper is quite structured and it takes two years in total. You start the school as a trainee zookeeper and then you go through some exams and have to do a fairly extensive two year academic course, at the end of which you become a qualified zookeeper. But key to it is that throughout that two year period you are working everyday as a zookeeper, it is just almost a slight difference in job title.