15-Day Professional Career Course

Service Description

Course Code: S2F15PROF Duration: 120-142 hours over 15 days. Full/part time availability This is a unique training opportunity for individuals interested in a rewarding career in the pet grooming industry. Completion of the course will demonstrate to employers the array of skills you have acquired. In a little over 3 weeks, you could be ready to launch your new career. Each student has their own individual workstation, with their own selection of tools, brushes, clippers and blade. From Grooming Novice to Professional Groomer! This is the course you will need if your aim is to work as an assistant groomer or brush up on skills you already have. You will have hands-on training, from day 1, on a wide variety of breeds and crossbreeds and will be ready to get started with your own business by the end of the course. Please note: you will be professionally trained - not qualified! This course gives students a chance to cover the basics in dog grooming and the chance to handle a variety of breeds, big and small, in a salon environment. You will also get to see and be involved in the day-to-day running of the salon. You will learn something new every day! 1. Clipping and scissoring skills. 2. Correct methods of bathing and drying. 3. Demonstrate ability to dilute shampoo correctly. 4. Preparation of coats: de-matting and brushing. 5. Correct handling and restraint of dogs. 6. Nail care, ear cleaning, and tooth care. 7. Health checking and documenting, record keeping, and checking microchip numbers. 8. Correct methods of clipping, trimming and styling. 9. Being able to name grooming equipment and know when to use it. 10. Demonstrate correct use of equipment when grooming a dog. 11. Recognise health and safety issues. 12 Identify basic canine behaviour. 13. Identify different breeds and coat types 14. Welcome, receive and care for customers. 15. Take client bookings over the telephone correctly. 16. Deal with client payments, card payments. A record of skills and competency is recorded throughout the course in a manual that has theory homework and assignments. This is for the student to keep as evidence of the training and skills acquired. This course can be taken part time around work commitments and on a Saturday morning.