Course Overview

You'd be barking mad to miss out on this great career opportunity!
By taking this course you could become the pride of your neighbourhood! In fact, with your new skills you could give makeovers to all of your friends' pets.

This course will help you learn all about grooming techniques, how to bathe pets properly and how dogs and cats differ in the personality department - a vital skill to learn especially when you're man-handling them.

Key Topics
The Grooming Professional
Introduction to Dogs and Cats
Anatomy of Health Care of Dogs and Cats
Equipment Use and Care
Basic Cuts and Grooming Procedures
Introduction to Cats and their Personalities

Pre-requisites
The great news is that you don't need any previous experience to take this course.

Study Time
60 hours approx. For example: 5 hours per week to complete in 3 months, or 1 hour per week to complete in 12 months. Study as little or as much as you wish.

Support
As an ICS student you will have your own personal tutor helping you with your course work and with any questions you may have.  Plus our team of Student Advisors are only a phone call away for all the practical advice you may need - so we really are with you 100%.

Exam Details
This course includes a number of assessments that you complete as part of your course and return to your tutor for marking. Once your tutor has marked and graded your work, they'll send it back to you with their comments, if any.

Qualification
ICS Introduction to Pet Grooming Diploma

What our students say
"The course materials were very easy to work through and clearly set out.  Whenever I needed to speak to someone at ICS, I received good information and all the support I needed throughout my course. I would definitely recommend ICS - in fact I already have and I hope to take another course in the near future" Clare Bottomley, ICS Graduate, Surrey

Key Jobs
This is not primarily intended to be a vocational course but you may find you wish to progress on to the Professional Pet Groomer ICS course to advance your skills on to the money-making level!

Free With Course
Two comprehensive textbooks 'You and Your Dog' and 'You and Your Cat'

Further Reading
It is recommended that you read the free textbooks provided with your course to supplement your reading as you progress.