Maybe you already cut your own dog's coat and people keep asking who does it. This course turns that into a job: the tools, the techniques, how to handle an animal that will not sit still, and how to charge for it.
Salons, daycares and vet clinics all need groomers, and the skill is easy to show. You learn coat and skin care, the techniques, and how to handle animals safely on the table.
One topic is the business of grooming. Plenty of groomers work out of a van or a room at home, and this is the part that turns the skill into an income you keep.
If you already work in a kennel, a daycare or a clinic, grooming is the skill that lifts what you can charge for. It slots in beside the handling you already do.
Grooming work sits in salons, mobile vans, daycares and vet clinics, and a lot of groomers end up running their own. The work is easy to picture: a nervous dog on the table, a coat nobody has touched in months, and an owner who cannot believe the difference.
The main job. Coat and skin care, the techniques, and handling whatever walks through the door.
Working beside a groomer while you build speed. Bathing, drying and prep is where most people start.
Grooming out of a van, on the owner's driveway. The business topic covers the money side of running it.
Your own room, your own book of clients. Pricing and setting the work up is taught as part of the course.
Handling a lot of dogs at once. Safe handling and reading an animal's mood carry the day.
General animal work in kennels or clinics, where grooming is one of the things you get asked for.
Roles where these skills are useful, not promised outcomes. Every role is different, and some need more study or experience.
Nine topics, from coat and skin through the techniques to running the work.
Here is what stands out in this course.
The business of grooming is a topic, not an afterthought. Pricing, setting up and running the work, so you are not only good with a pair of clippers.
A topic on grooming other types of animals, plus cat coats alongside dog coats. More species means more customers through the door.
Handling animals during grooming and grooming safety each get their own topic. A frightened animal is the hard part of this job, and it gets two whole topics.
The course covers the specialised approaches used on show dogs, which is where the finish work and the detail live.
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Send an enquiry and a course advisor gets back to you with the course guide, current pricing and straight answers on whether it fits what you are after.
Start any time. Go on the flexible weekly plan from $29 a week, or pay upfront in one payment.
Nine topics, fully online and self paced, with no exams. Tutors answer one-on-one by phone and email in business hours.
Complete the course and receive your Certificate of Achievement from the college.
None. The course starts with animal biology and coat care and builds from there. If you groom your own dogs already, you will move through the early part quickly.
From $29 a week on a flexible payment plan. You can also pay upfront in one payment. Enquire for the full options.
Around 80 hours of study, at your own pace. You get six months of access, so you can fit it around work.
That is what the business of grooming topic is for. It covers pricing and setting the work up, whether that is a room at home or a van. You still need to sort the usual business basics locally, like insurance and council rules.
The course covers what tools and equipment the job needs and how to use them. Practising on a real coat is how the skill sticks, so most people work on their own dog or a friendly one first.
It is accredited by ICOES and the CPD Standards Office, and the college is a member of the International Approval and Recognition Council. It is not NZQA accredited and it is not a national qualification. That is a different thing. Grooming is judged on the finish you hand back, and this course is built to give you that.
Yes. There is a 10-day money back guarantee, so you can enrol, look through the material and decide.
This course is delivered by The Career Academy, an online course provider in New Zealand with more than fifteen years behind it.
Courses run fully online and self paced, with no exams. Tutor support is unlimited by phone and email in business hours. Career coaching comes with your enrolment, including CV help and interview preparation, plus access to the Career Centre.
Picture the owner's face when you hand back a dog they can see the eyes of again.