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We are a
private
training
school
who
issue a
certificate
of
training
on
completion
of our
foundation
20 day
course
or our 4
day
groomers
assistant
course.
This
certificate
recognises
the
attendance,
skills
and
training
that our
students
have
completed.
The
courses
are a
foundation
step
towards
qualification
i.e.
City &
Guilds.
It is a
requirement
that you
have
worked
in the
grooming
industry
for a
minimum
of 18
months
before
you can
sit your
City &
Guilds.
Please
also
note
that it
is not a
legal
requirement
in the
UK for
grooming
salons
or their
employees
to have
a
recognised
qualification.
Dog
grooming
is a
growing
industry
with
more and
more dog
owners
taking
advantage
of the
services
provided
by
grooming
salons.
There
are
approximately
3000
grooming
salons,
the
majority
of which
are
individual
premises,
and
increasing
numbers
are part
of other
pet
related
establishments
such as
pet
shops,
garden
centres,
boarding
and
breeding
kennels.
There
are also
mobile
groomers
who
visit
the
animals
in their
own
homes.
WORKING
AS A DOG
GROOMER
Each
breed
has
different
requirements
and
there
are many
types of
coat
which
all
require
specialist
skills
and
techniques
in their
preparation.
The work
involves
bathing,
shampooing,
drying
and
clipping,
trimming
and
brushing
a
variety
of long
and
short
coated
dogs.
Dog
groomers
should
be
manually
dexterous
with a
good eye
to hand
coordination
and an
eye for
detail.
An
artistic
flair is
an
advantage.
Along
with
these
standard
services
there
are also
special
procedures
which
include
nail
clipping,
teeth
cleaning,
ear care
and
treatment
for
parasites.
A love
of
animals
is
essential
for this
type of
work,
and a
good
deal of
patience
is
required,
with a
firm but
gentle
way of
handling.
Good
customer
care is
a large
part of
the job,
and a
pleasant
courteous
manners
combined
with a
neat and
tidy
appearance
are
essential.
Dog
grooming
for
living
can be
described
in many
ways.
Your
clients,
the
dogs,
come in
all
shapes
and
sizes,
temperaments
and
conditions.
Some of
them are
absolute
role
models
who will
stand
patiently
whilst
Some of
them are
absolute
role
models
who will
stand
patiently
whilst
you work
your
magic.
Others
appear
to have
one aim
only -
to
hinder
your
progress.
It is
sometimes
hard
physical
work
which
can
drain
you of
energy.
At the
same
time
though
it is
satisfying,
rewarding
and
often
inspiring.
working
for
yourself
is a
liberating
experience.
You can
set your
own
pace, ie
decide
when you
work,
when you
take
holidays,
how long
you shut
down for
over
Christmas
and New
Year and
so on.
However
all of
these
decisions
have to
be
balanced
against
the
needs of
the
business
too in
terms of
, for
example,
how much
you need
to earn
to cover
costs
and
provide
you with
the
income
you
require.
If your
goal is
to start
your own
dog
grooming
business
you will
need to
take our
CAREER
COURSE.
This
course
will
cover
each
aspect
of the
leap to
being
self-employed.
When you
have
completed
this
course
you will
be ready
to start
your own
business
and book
in your
first
dogs.
What you
wont
have is
speed.
This
comes
with
experience
and the
only way
to get
that
experience
is to
get
started.
This
means
that
when you
start
your own
grooming
business
your
income
will be
restricted
by the
number
of dogs
you can
realistically
take on
each
day. A
newly
trained
groomer-
working
alone
will
only be
able to
manage 2
dogs a
day to
start
with, so
the
initial
financial
rewards
will be
limited.
However,
with
repetition
comes
speed
and you
can
expect
your
daily
income
to
steadily
increase. |
