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City & Guilds Level 2 – Certificate for Dog Grooming Assistants (18 days)

This City & Guilds dog grooming course is designed for learners beginning their career in dog grooming and with little or no prior knowledge or experience of dog grooming and wishing to begin their career as a dog grooming assistant.
Topics covered in the training include: preparing a dog for grooming,  recognising signs of ill health and understanding how this may affect the grooming process,  bathing and drying dogs with a range of coat types and basic trimming requirements.
 
Assessment:
The course assessment comprises of one online, multiple choice exam covering the knowledge and understanding required to work as a dog grooming assistant and five practical tasks, including the bathing and drying of dogs, nail clipping and maintaining the working environment. 
 
Guided learning hours: 180
 
Practical:
All training sessions are practical, hands on in the salon.
Theory:
Completed at home within guided learning hours via our online portal
 
Costs:
£2995
 
Payment Plans consist of 4 equal payments.  Each payment secures 5 dates.  Each payment must be paid 2 weeks before the dates start.

City & Guilds Level 3 – Dog Grooming Diploma (35 days)

Learners who have previously completed the level 2 dog grooming course can progress onto the City & Guilds level 3 Diploma in Dog Grooming. The level 3 dog grooming course covers topics including health and safety, legislation, customer service, preparing, styling and finishing a dog groom, health checking dogs, canine first aid, common canine diseases and disorders and handling a dog in a dog grooming environment.

The training will provide the practical skills required to professionally style dogs of all coat types and those who need adjustments to the grooming process due to their health conditions. The course also covers the knowledge to ensure that you are fully prepared to work as a professional dog groomer in line with legislation and welfare requirements.

The externally set practical assessments contain six tasks including styling dogs with different coat types and demonstrating canine first aid. Learners will also undertake a written exam, held in June and November each year .

Assessment:
• One written, exam covering the knowledge and understanding within the qualification.
• Six practical tasks, including four grooming assessments, canine first aid and health and safety.

Guided Learning Hours: 300

£5495

 

Payment plan options available – pay in instalments.

City & Guilds Reduced Learning Hour courses for experienced groomers

Are you a groomer with experience but haven’t taken any qualifications? You can get qualified with us on our reduced learning hour courses, enquire for more information and price. Course duration will vary according to your current level of skills and experience.

Tailored Training

Is there a breed or a skill you’d like help with?

Do you want to build your confidence? Practice styling heads?

Do you want to learn to groom your own dog?

Get in touch to discuss your goals.

1 day £200, subsequent days £180

Taster Days

We offer a taster day, come along and see if
grooming is the career for you!

Our day covers:
* See our salon set up and equipment
* Health and Safety
* An overview of our courses, what we offer and
career options
* Bathing of a dog
* Drying a dog

We recommend you wear hair resistant clothing and non-slip, covered shoes, we will provide the apron unless you wish to wear your own. There is a 30 minute break for lunch so please bring food and drinks, we provide tea, coffee and water.

 

Booking Process

Once the dates have been agreed we will send you an invoice for a 25% deposit to secure your chosen dates.

When your deposit reaches us, will your dates be secure as we work on a first come first served basis. The remaining fees would need to be paid at least two weeks before the next payment block start date.

You are required to have all of your equipment before you commence the course. We can supply kits.

Course date availability: Days are flexible. We are currently training Tuesdays and Thursday.  We have a waiting list for evenings.

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