Level 2 Dog Grooming Assistants

Course Description

Who is the course aimed at?
This course is suitable for anyone wishing to pursue a career within the dog grooming industry. It will be necessary to have experience of dog grooming and ideally a certificate such as a basic dog grooming/clipping and stripping course or achieving a BTEC grooming unit at level 2 or 3.

What will students do on the course?
You will learn how to assess a range of dogs for temperament, body language and will also complete health checks. As part of the practical techniques you will learn correct lifting, how to control and restrain dogs, wash, groom and dry them. Grooming will include learning about grooming equipment, practical grooming out of knots and mats, shampooing, drying and maintenance of equipment

What is good about the course?
The course will give you a City and Guilds qualification in dog grooming. You will gain the practical skills, confidence and knowledge required to assess temperament and prepare a range of dogs for bathing, grooming and drying.

What is different about the course?
This is a practical, hands on course with much of the content based doing practical work with a range of dogs in the grooming room at Bicton College.

What will students get out of the course?
The maximum class size will be 8 so you will get lots of opportunity to practice and get the most out of your tutor and the course.

How will I be assessed?
There will be practical and written assessments and an online test.

Day Tues 29th January, 2013 to 18th July, 2013 Times 09.15 - 16.50 Cost £780 inc. reg fee Course Level: 2 Course Duration: 24 Weeks Entry Requirements

It will be necessary to have experience of dog grooming and ideally a certificate such as a basic dog grooming/clipping and stripping course or achieving a BTEC grooming unit at level 2 or 3.

What Next?

You could progress onto a level L3 dog grooming course.