Dog Grooming Courses in Dartford, Kent

Begin your Dog Grooming Career

why choose us for your training?

Once you train with us you will always be considered as one of the team and a part of Woodland Paws, This is not just a dog grooming course, we are a small friendly, working salon and during your training you will become one of the team, whilst gaining a Ofqual regulated & Respected Industry Qualification. You will groom many dogs of all sizes and varieties and real life situations, you will groom alongside our experienced tutor of 15 years and learn how to run and manage a safe successful business as well as groom confidently and to a high commercial standard. Our classes are small with only one to three students in class.

Our flexible courses are 1 to 4 days per week Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays & Saturdays

the course is 30 days 10.00am until 4pm.

Is Dog grooming for me?

Dog grooming is a great choice for anyone wanting a rewarding and flexible career with Dogs. Everyday is different and it is certainly never boring! it will bring both happiness, enjoyment and hard challenges along the way. But it is not an easy job there are many challenges from diary and time management to handling difficult behaviour, along with customer service, heartache and situations that will leave you either laughing your head off or crying your eyes out. Dog grooming requires patience, a caring nature and of course a love for animals, but it also needs someone who is hands on practical and creative too.

what happens after my course?

We know it can be very daunting starting out, even after gaining all the skills necessary, confidence needs building, thats why we also offer work experience, and we will always be available for after support and help.

Our Course

Our Beginner to Professional Course

30 -35 days City & Guilds Level 2 Qualification, with Professional Pet Grooming Training
This Course includes all practical training and theory training
Emergency Canine First Aid certificate
Plus premium Starter kit.
unlimited after care and work experience if needed

£ 5,000

Please note that we require you to come in for a compulsory taster day before enrolling onto our course or to come in for a informal chat in person.

This course is suitable for beginners wishing to be able to groom a selection of popular & common pet breeds Plus breed styling. The City & Guilds Level 2 is the pre-requisite qualification to the City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma however this course and qualification will enable you to start a career or business in dog grooming, the Level 3 is a optional extra to boost your qualifications, skills and knowledge, but is not a necessity or is it compulsory and can be taken at any time down the line.

The City & Guilds Level 2 Dog Grooming Assistant Qualification covers;

How to Assess behaviour, handling, identify breeds, how to lift and move using relevant restraints. Health check, identify key anatomical points, type of coat and prepare dog for bathing. Bathing, drying, nail and ear care, Trimming to prepare for styling Cleaning the salon and equipment

Plus This course will give you Professional pet grooming training which will include;

All clipping, scissoring, blending, styling of all common and popular mixed breeds and pure breeds, how to plan a groom, client care and running a successful dog grooming business plus Emergency Canine First Aid Training in a salon

Assessments & Theory

There will be two Practical Assessments at the end of the course which will be two full Pet grooms. You will have micro practical assessments throughout your course following the training and practice of the above. subjects

There will also be a 2 hour written theory class per week, where we will work through all Theory knowledge with you, this will include worksheets, Q&A sessions and in class discussions there will be a few small home study tasks to complete to help you research and revise for the theory side of the qualification, until the required guided learning hours are met.

You will be required to set aside sufficient revision time at home to prepare for you for an

online 60 question multiple choice exam (90 minutes) taken on site at the end of the course

The team at Woodland Paws are very passionate about creating the best groomers, we put 100% into making sure you leave your course, grooming to high commercial standards, and with a Ofqual regulated & nationally recognised qualification.

Please note that unfortunately due to the layout of our salon, we do not have access or facilities available for wheelchair users or people severe physical disabilities.

we require a 20% deposit to secure your place which is non refundable. we do not offer payment plans or are able to offer finance packages sorry.

Premium Starter kit included

We have taken the hard choices and work out of building a salon professional starter kit for you, we have spent time and trialed out many tools to ensure you receive the best quality. Kit is supplied by Christies Direct.

Our premium Starter Kit includes