Dog Grooming Courses

Dog Grooming Courses

Located near Ilkeston between Derby and Nottingham. We run a dog grooming school and offer dog grooming courses for the complete beginner up to advanced groomers. We work with International Certified Master Groomer UK  (ICMG)We strive towards high standards in dog grooming and giving the learner a great friendly experience

Certified Professional Groomer

This course runs for 20 weeks and is ideal for people wanting to begin working within the dog grooming industry. The course covers a range of skills including:

Bathing and Dying Dogs

Clipping and Styling Dogs

Hand Stripping Techniques

Nail trimming

Ear Plucking

Anal Glands

Canine behavior and handling

Dog skin and hair

Canine diseases

Canine First Aid

Canine Parasites

Grooming Cats (knowledge and understanding)

Salon sanitation and disinfection

Professional grooming and ethics

The grooming business 

The Kennel/Pet trim

Care of the groomer

Groomer Liability insurance

Canine Anatomy

Canine hair growth

Scissor and blade care

Course fees are £2386.00 plus £ 145.00 for a scissor set and grooming shirt which are yours to keep. 

You are required to join ICMG and pay exam fees directly to them for the amount of £399.00 this also includes your study guides for the qualification. 

There are practical and written exams at the end of the course.

On successful completion of the course you are a Certified Professional Groomer and can put CPG after your name. Sue has had 100 percent sucess with exam results on her courses and Sue and her staff help you all the way.

Dog Grooming Taster Day

We offer Dog Grooming taster days to allow people to come along and see how to train to become a dog groomer. These are a great idea for people who want to see if dog grooming is something they want a career in. 

The cost of the day is £120

Time 10 til 3pm