CoC in Animal Care: Introduction to Professional Dog Grooming

Course duration: 12 hours

This course offers a comprehensive curriculum on the essentials of dog grooming, focusing on their welfare, breed-specific care and practical grooming skills. Students will learn the fundamental needs of dogs, safe handling techniques, and how to select and use grooming tools effectively, emphasising safety, health, hygiene and ethical practices aligned with the Code of Animal Welfare.

This course is useful for individuals exploring a potential career in dog grooming and considering whether to pursue more comprehensive professional grooming qualifications.

What you'll learn

• Describe the fundamental principles of animal needs and welfare rooted in biological traits and physiological states.

• Exhibit the ability to restrain companion animals appropriately for various grooming procedures.

• Choose appropriate restraining devices for companion animals, considering effectiveness and safety.

• Distinguish various grooming instruments.

• Showcase the ability to use various grooming tools correctly.

• Choose appropriate grooming items for pets, considering their effectiveness and safety.

• Recognise the typical traits and requirements of various dog breeds.

• Choose appropriate grooming styles for various dog breeds.

• Comprehend various pet styles for specific animals.

• Recognise the role and significance of regular grooming in maintaining a pet’s overall health, hygiene, and well-being.

• Demonstrate different scissoring techniques and apply them to cut straight lines and rounded shapes safely and accurately.

• Demonstrate the ability to perform a full basic grooming procedure on a pet, encompassing bathing, drying, brushing, scissoring, nail trimming, ear cleaning, and sanitary clipping to ensure the pet's health and comfort.

• Understand and apply the key principles of the Code of Animal Welfare (Pet Industry) to ensure ethical, responsible, and humane practices in pet grooming.

Entry requirements

The course is suitable for beginners, with no prior grooming experience needed.

Fees

Fee for this course can be paid using SkillsFuture Credits.