If you already know dogs, this puts a trade behind that. You cover skin and coat work, clipping technique, handling and safety. The last stretch is a business plan for your own salon.
Biology, breeds, health and behaviour before a single clipper.
Coat and skin, technique, safe handling and salon safety.
A plan, a kit list and a way to bring clients in.
Grooming work sits in salons, in vans and in pet retail. Plenty of groomers end up working for themselves.
Bathing, clipping, trimming and finishing.
Your own room, your own book of clients.
The van goes to the dog, not the other way.
Breed trims and show ready finishing.
Shop floor work with a grooming room attached.
Grooming plus walking, sitting or daycare.
Roles where these skills are useful, not promised outcomes. Every employer is different. Some roles ask for experience or further study.
Dog care, then grooming craft, then the business.
Three things worth knowing.
Grooming is a hands craft. You watch it done, then try it.
The pathway pins down the tools and equipment a salon needs.
Part of every course fee funds rehabilitation and adoption work.
Issued by the college once you finish
Yours once the modules are done.
Credits you can put toward professional development.
ICOES and the CPD Standards Office stand behind the pathway.
A salon job, a van, or your own room.
An advisor walks you through the modules.
Upfront, or weekly, fortnightly or monthly.
Log in and open the first module.
None needed. It starts with the dog and builds to the table.
Study is online, so practice is yours to arrange. The video tutorials show technique first.
About 300 hours of study, with access for a year.
None, ever. You work through the modules at your pace.
It does. Plan, tools, equipment and how to bring clients in.
It is not. Not accredited by QQI, and not a national qualification.
There is a 14 day money back guarantee, less the admin fee.
This pathway is run by The Career Academy, an online college.
The college donates a portion of all course proceeds to the ISPCA. The money goes toward rehabilitation and adoption programs.
Picture the first dog up on your table, and the owner waiting.