Christa Ziegowski
Head of animal care, animal care supervisor
Are you ready to shape your professional future? Do you want to play your part in keeping the MHH running?
Then start your training with us. Experience how cool work can be!
Our offer to you:
During your training as an animal keeper, you will be up close and personal when it comes to the responsible handling of laboratory animals. You will work hand in hand with physicians and biologists and take care of various animal species: from mice, frogs and fish to dogs and monkeys. Your job is varied and demanding, as you breed the animals in a species-appropriate manner, prepare them for important scientific experiments and ensure that they are doing well.
During your training, your attention is required - you observe the behavior and health of the animals closely and react immediately to changes.
You will also be there for them in the event of illness, making a valuable contribution to animal welfare.
In this apprenticeship, the welfare of the animals always comes first. Become part of our team and support animals and science every day!
Your education at a glance:
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Start of training: 01.08.2025
- Three-year training period, shortening is possible in exceptional cases
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Prerequisite:
at least a good secondary school leaving certificate -
Apprenticeship pay from 01.02.2025:
1st year: €1,236.82
2nd year: €1,290.96
3rd year: €1,340.61 -
30 vacation days
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38.5 hours per week
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Exchange with veterinary university / laboratory internship
What can you expect at the MHH?
We are a hospital, research institute and university all in one. With around 10,000 employees, we are firmly rooted in the Hannover Region and have a strong international network. Around 300 young people start their career with us every year. We want to train you to become an independent and responsible specialist. To this end, we offer you modern training standards and excellent chances of being taken on.
Find out more about the MHH as an employer - https://www.mhh.de/deine-karriere-mhh/arbeitgeber-mhh-vorteile-fuer-mitarbeitende
An exciting mix of theory and practice awaits you during your training as an animal keeper at the MHH!
You will learn everything you need to know about vocational training, employment and collective bargaining law and gain an insight into the organization and structure of the central animal laboratory at MHH.
Safety in the workplace, health protection and environmental protection are just as much a focus as quality assurance measures.
The core of your work will revolve around the care, maintenance and breeding of mice and rats - you will become an expert in their species-appropriate Nursing and keeping.
You will also learn how to handle other laboratory animal species and work in all areas of the animal house.
Earn your own money from your first day and do whatever you feel like doing on 30 vacation days (+ Christmas & New Year's Eve). Benefit from a wide range of employee benefits, such as the company pension scheme and many discounts and benefits.
Animal care training at the MHH
Last updated: July 2021 | Duration 3:54 min | Authors: MHH Webredaktion
Emily is in her third year of training to become an animal keeper. Watch the video to find out what the apprenticeship is about and what she particularly likes about working in the Central Animal Laboratory.
Further information
Tierpfleger:in on the website of the IHK Hannover Vocational school for animal keepers
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