Level 2 Dog Grooming Assistants

No formal qualifications are required.

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Some learners opt to undertake work experience alongside their course, but this is not required, your course will provide hands-on experience and client-work.

The Level 2 Dog Grooming programme offers flexible study options to suit your schedule. You can complete the course over 36 weeks with a commitment of 3 hours per week, or, if you prefer a faster pace, you can finish in just 18 weeks by dedicating 6 hours per week. This flexibility allows you to tailor your learning experience around other commitments, ensuring you gain the essential skills and knowledge to advance in the dog grooming industry.

The course typically starts in September and January each year. However, there may be additional intake dates throughout the year depending on demand. Depending on the level and whether you choose to study full-, or part-time, there are differing schedules for delivery. The schedules are generally very flexible and the team will work with students to find times that work for you.

You will learn advanced grooming techniques, breed-specific grooming, handling various dog temperaments, and animal health and welfare. You will also cover customer service and the business aspects of running your own grooming service.

Students will complete units such as: basic trim of a dog, bathing and cleaning dogs, cleaning and maintaining equipment used for grooming or removing hair from animals, controlling and restraining animals, drying dogs and preparing their coats for stylin.

Our courses includes extensive practical hands-on experience in the college’s dog grooming salon, working with real dogs of different breeds and temperaments.

Students are provided with industry standard tools and equipment during their studies. Upon completion of the course, students will receive recommendations for which equipment and tools they should purchase.

You will work in the college’s grooming salon, where real clients from the community bring in their dogs for grooming. This will give you valuable experience in providing professional grooming services.

Our Dog Grooming course is primarily aimed at adult learners. If you are aged 16-18 and interested in a similar field, Northumberland College offers a range of School Leaver Courses in Animal Care and related subjects. You can explore these options by filtering on ‘School Leaver Animal, Equine & Vet’ on the Northumberland College website course search.