Dog Grooming - Level 2 (Certificate)

Our comprehensive dog grooming course offers a balanced blend of practical skills and theoretical knowledge. While hands-on training forms the core, theory sessions are thoughtfully integrated to prepare learners for their exams. In our professional and business-like grooming parlour, students will interact with customers, honing essential customer care skills.

The programme content includes:

• Prepare and groom dogs prior to bathing
• Bathing and clean dogs
• Dry dogs and prepare a dog for styling
• Carry out trimming of a dogs coat to prepare for styling
• Move and Lift dogs
• Maintain the cleanliness and biosecurity grooming environment
• Professional Conduct
• Introduction to anatomical features, breed characteristics and behaviour of dogs
• Checking the health and welfare of dogs under your care
• Observation skills
• Practical use of dog grooming equipment

Full time learners will be in college but will have an external work placement in a dog grooming setting of 60 hours within the year.

Assessment is completed via an external exam and practical assessments.

You will need:

• 4 or more GCSEs at Grade 3 or higher

Or:

• A relevant Level 1 qualification at merit grade studied at CWA or another further education provider. This does not include level 1 courses studied at school alongside GCSEs.