Dog Grooming Assistants

City & Guild Level 2

COURSE OUTLINE

This course is for anyone interested in developing their basic grooming skills and who may even wish to follow a career in grooming.

This course is for the novice groomer, it introduces basic restraint and handling techniques, preparing and grooming dogs prior to bathing, as well as how to use a wide variety of equipment and techniques relevant to bathing, drying dogs and preparing their coat for styling.

Basic styling techniques will be covered.

Recommended additional study hours outside of the course are 3-4 hours per week.

Programme Content:

All students enrolled on the Certificate for Dog Grooming Assistants will cover the following content:

Controlling and restraining animals
Preparing and grooming dogs prior to bathing
Bathing and cleaning dogs
Drying dogs and preparing their coat for styling
Basic trimming of a dogs coat
Cleaning and maintaining equipment used for grooming
Maintaining the cleanliness and bio security of the animal care working environment

Course code: DGP003

Entry Requirements:	Students must have at least one of the following: Completion of Level 1 Principles of Dog Grooming (Plumpton College Certificate) or equivalent And/Or Relevant experience of working with dogs/animals (minimum 4 weeks) with supporting reference and completion of an entry assignment Please note that students 16-18 years old should have GCSE English and maths at grade 4 (C) or above, or equivalent
Dates & Location:	7th June 2021 - 6th July 2021 (Intense Course) 9:00 - 15:30 Lewes Campus - Plumpton College If you are unable to attend the above dates or the date you would like to attend is full please register your interest here.
Duration:	1 Day a Week for 21 Weeks Or, 4 days per week for 5 weeks - Intense Course only (one week is only 2 days per week) Contact Enquiries@Plumpton.ac.uk for dates and timings for the Intense Courses
Costs:	£1,157