Maddie’s® Lifesaving Academy offers a blended learning experience in Austin, Texas. Leaders from Austin Pets Alive! and Austin Animal Center will provide online and onsite practical training in a variety of lifesaving programs from Neonatal Kitten Nursery, Dog and Cat Foster and Clinic Apprenticeships to Lifesaving Master Classes, all with the goal of inspiring students to become leaders and share what they learn at the Maddie’s® Lifesaving Academy in their communities.
Animal welfare staff and volunteers have the opportunity to experience training at Austin Pets Alive! and Austin Animal Center and are encouraged to apply for the open apprenticeships below.
Apprenticeships and Master Classes offered at Maddie's Lifesaving Academy in Austin are all pre-approved for continuing education credits through CAWA.
Please send all inquiries and success stories to apprenticeship@maddiesfund.org
Before you apply, please review our grant requirements. To apply to attend a Maddie's® Apprenticeship Program, your organization must be a U.S. based 501c3 or government animal welfare organization, and you must submit a completed application. The grant requirements about sharing your annual animal statistics and lifesaving percentage on your website, participating in Shelter Animals Count and Million Cat Challenge and being current on your grant reporting are all highly encouraged but not required.
Applications are currently closed. Please check back for future opportunities.
Apprenticeship Type Filters
| Date | Type | Location | Title | Open/Closed | Title | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-04-27 | fostering | Austin, TX | Maddie's Fostering Animals with Contagious Diseases Apprenticeship (Pilot) | 1 |
Maddie's Fostering Animals with Contagious Diseases Apprenticeship (Pilot)April 27 - 28, 2020
Apprenticeship Type: Fostering |
Austin, TX |
| 2020-02-13 | fostering | Austin, TX | Maddie's Growing a Community of Medical Foster Caregivers Apprenticeship (Pilot) | 1 |
Maddie's Growing a Community of Medical Foster Caregivers Apprenticeship (Pilot)February 13 - 14 and April 16 - 17, 2020
Apprenticeship Type: Fostering |
Austin, TX |
| 2020-02-10 | fostering | Austin, TX | Maddie's® Growing an Existing Foster Program Apprenticeship | 1 |
Maddie's® Growing an Existing Foster Program ApprenticeshipFebruary 10 - 12 and March 30 - April 1, 2020
Apprenticeship Type: Fostering |
Austin, TX |
| 2020-01-08 | fostering | Austin, TX | Maddie's® Prepare for Next Season: Neonatal Kitten Foster Apprenticeship | 1 |
Maddie's® Prepare for Next Season: Neonatal Kitten Foster ApprenticeshipJan 8 - 9, Jan 15 - 16, Jan 22 - 23, Jan 29 - 30, Feb 5 - 6, Feb 12 - 13, Feb 19 - 20 and Mar 11 - 12, 2020
Apprenticeship Type: Fostering |
Austin, TX |
| 2020-04-20 | leadership | Austin, TX | Maddie's® Leadership Intensive: Build Your Lifesaving Action Plan | 1 |
Maddie's® Leadership Intensive: Build Your Lifesaving Action PlanApril 20 - 22, June 1 - 3 and Aug 10 - 12, 2020
Apprenticeship Type: Leadership |
Austin, TX |
| 2020-06-22 | leadership | Austin, TX | Maddie's® Volunteer Dog Handling Program Apprenticeship at Austin Pets Alive! | 1 |
Maddie's® Volunteer Dog Handling Program Apprenticeship at Austin Pets Alive!June 22 - 25 and August 24 -27, 2020
Apprenticeship Type: Leadership |
Austin, TX |
| 2020-05-18 | lifesaving | Austin, TX | Maddie's® Canine Lifesaving Master Class: Building Robust Dog Programs | 1 |
Maddie's® Canine Lifesaving Master Class: Building Robust Dog ProgramsMay 18 - 22 and July 6 - 10, 2020
Apprenticeship Type: Lifesaving |
Austin, TX |
| 2020-03-15 | lifesaving | Austin, TX | Maddie's® Clinic Vet Apprenticeship: A Week in the life as an APA! Vet | 1 |
Maddie's® Clinic Vet Apprenticeship: A Week in the life as an APA! VetAvailable any week
Apprenticeship Type: Lifesaving |
Austin, TX |
| 2020-02-13 | lifesaving | Austin, TX | Maddie's Fearful and Fractious Dog and Cat Handling Apprenticeship (Pilot) | 1 |
Maddie's Fearful and Fractious Dog and Cat Handling Apprenticeship (Pilot)February 13 - 14, 2020
Apprenticeship Type: Lifesaving |
Austin, TX |
| 2020-04-13 | lifesaving | Austin, TX | Maddie's® Feline Lifesaving Master Class: How to Save Every Cat | 1 |
Maddie's® Feline Lifesaving Master Class: How to Save Every CatApril 13 - 17, May 11 - 15, June 22 - 26 and July 20 - 24, 2020
Apprenticeship Type: Lifesaving |
Austin, TX |
| 2020-04-20 | lifesaving | Austin, TX | Maddie's® Field Services Apprenticeship at Austin Animal Center | 1 |
Maddie's® Field Services Apprenticeship at Austin Animal CenterApril 20 - 22, May 13 - 15 and July 22 - 24, 2020
Apprenticeship Type: Lifesaving |
Austin, TX |
| 2020-05-27 | lifesaving | Austin, TX | Maddie's® Matchmaker Apprenticeship | 1 |
Maddie's® Matchmaker ApprenticeshipMay 27 - 29, June 3 - 5, July 15 - 17 and Aug 19 - 21, 2020
Apprenticeship Type: Lifesaving |
Austin, TX |
| 2020-04-14 | lifesaving | Austin, TX | Maddie's® Shelter Triage Medicine on a Shoestring Budget for Veterinarians | 1 |
Maddie's® Shelter Triage Medicine on a Shoestring Budget for VeterinariansApril 14 - 16, May 19 - 21 and June 23 - 25, 2020
Apprenticeship Type: Lifesaving |
Austin, TX |
| 2020-05-11 | lifesaving | Austin, TX | Maddie's® Volunteer Dog Programs 101 Apprenticeship | 1 |
Maddie's® Volunteer Dog Programs 101 ApprenticeshipMay 11 - 13 and July 20 - 22, 2020
Apprenticeship Type: Lifesaving |
Austin, TX |
| 2020-01-21 | medical | Austin, TX | Maddie's® Clinic Apprenticeship at Austin Pets Alive! | 1 |
Maddie's® Clinic Apprenticeship at Austin Pets Alive!Managers: Feb 10 - 12, Mar 9 - 11 and Apr 6 - 8, 2020 | Veterinarians: Jan 21 - 23, Feb 18 - 20 and Apr 14 - 16, 2020
Apprenticeship Type: Medical |
Austin, TX |
| 2020-05-18 | medical | Austin, TX | Maddie's® Clinic Apprenticeship: Leading a No Kill Shelter Clinic | 1 |
Maddie's® Clinic Apprenticeship: Leading a No Kill Shelter ClinicMay 18 - 20, June 1 - 3, June 29 - July 1 and July 27 - 29, 2020
Apprenticeship Type: Medical |
Austin, TX |
| 2020-04-29 | medical | Austin, TX | Maddie's Contagious Disease and Trauma Apprenticeship for Managers (Pilot) | 1 |
Maddie's Contagious Disease and Trauma Apprenticeship for Managers (Pilot)Apr 29 - 30, 2020
Apprenticeship Type: Medical |
Austin, TX |
| 2020-04-13 | medical | Austin, TX | Maddie's® Neonatal Kitten Nursery Apprenticeship at Austin Pets Alive! | 1 |
Maddie's® Neonatal Kitten Nursery Apprenticeship at Austin Pets Alive!April 13 - 17 and 27 - 31, 2020
Apprenticeship Type: Medical |
Austin, TX |
| 2020-05-11 | medical | Austin, TX | Maddie's® Parvo ICU Apprenticeship at Austin Pets Alive! | 1 |
Maddie's® Parvo ICU Apprenticeship at Austin Pets Alive!May 11 - 14, June 8 - 11 and July 6 - 9, 2020
Apprenticeship Type: Medical |
Austin, TX |
| 2020-04-20 | medical | Austin, TX | Maddie's® Practical Ringworm Apprenticeship at Austin Pets Alive! | 1 |
Maddie's® Practical Ringworm Apprenticeship at Austin Pets Alive!April 20 - 22, May 25 - 27 and June 8 - 10, 2020
Apprenticeship Type: Medical |
Austin, TX |
| 2020-01-08 | medical | Austin, TX | Maddie's Prepare for Next Season: Neonatal Kitten Nursery Apprenticeship | 1 |
Maddie's Prepare for Next Season: Neonatal Kitten Nursery ApprenticeshipJan 6 - 7, Jan 13 - 14, Jan 20 - 21, Jan 27 - 28, Feb 3 - 4, Feb 10 - 11, Feb 17 - 18 and Mar 9 - 10, 2020
Apprenticeship Type: Medical |
Austin, TX |
| 2020-01-27 | operations | Austin, TX | Maddie's Marketing Pets for Adoption and Foster Apprenticeship (Pilot) | 1 |
Maddie's Marketing Pets for Adoption and Foster Apprenticeship (Pilot)January 27 - 28, 2020
Apprenticeship Type: Operations |
Austin, TX |
| 2020-04-06 | operations | Austin, TX | Maddie's® Pet Resource Center Apprenticeship at Austin Animal Center | 1 |
Maddie's® Pet Resource Center Apprenticeship at Austin Animal CenterApril 6 - 8 and June 8 - 10, 2020
Apprenticeship Type: Operations |
Austin, TX |