ZIMS Academy for Students

Are you passionate about wildlife conservation, zoology, or animal management? Get ahead in your career with the ZIMS Academy, a unique subscription designed specifically for individuals and students.

Learn the essential skills to use theSpecies360 Zoological Information Management System (ZIMS) — the world’s most comprehensive animal data management system used by over 1,300 zoos, aquariums, and wildlife organizations globally.

ZIMS is used by a variety of professionals around the world, to manage daily animal care and welfare, studbooks and veterinary care. Whether you aspire to work in animal care, research, or conservation, proficiency in ZIMS will give you an edge in a competitive field.

What’s included in a
ZIMS Academy subscription

Access to LearnZIMS

A sandbox version of ZIMS with test data that you can use to learn.

Access to the Training Library

Full access to hundred of training documents and videos to help you get familiar with the various tools and modules in ZIMS.

Access to training courses

As a ZIMS Academy subscriber, you will gain access to our ZIMS training courses, offered through The Nature Conservancy’s Conservation Training website.

These include:

ZIMS for Keepers and Aquarists

This course is aimed at animal care staff and has been developed to provide the skills needed to enter daily aquarist and keeper information into ZIMS.

ZIMS for Medical for Non-veterinary staff

This course has been designed for anyone responsible for managing medical records at their institution. In zoos and aquariums where this responsibility falls to staff without a veterinary background, the new course equips them with essential skills to accurately enter clinical notes, samples, test results, generate reports and more in ZIMS for Medical.

Species360 Insights

Do more with this course which provides an overview of the global resources available in ZIMS and how to make the most out of these useful tools.

Certificate of completion

Showcase your skills with certificates that can be added to your resume or portfolio, giving you a competitive advantage when entering the job market.

Special 50th Anniversary Pricing

In celebration of our 50th anniversary, we are currently offering a discounted rate on our ZIMS Academy subscriptions. See below for the subscription options and discounted pricing.

One year student subscription $149 now $119

Join Today

If you’re interested in joining the ZIMS Academy, please contact us through the form or send an email to the Species Member Support team at support@species360.org.

Global information
serving conservation.

Species360 facilitates international collaboration in the collection and sharing of data to serve global plant and animal management and conservation goals.