Grooming Courses
From our premier dog grooming training centre in Consett, Top Trimz Dog Grooming offers a range of professional training courses for the next generation of dog groomers. Our Crufts winning tutor offers you prestigious City & Guilds & OCN qualifications, ensuring that you are more than prepared to provide an excellent service to your customers.
Top Trimz is a name known throughout the North East for producing Top Class groomers.
Marie is dedicated & committed to delivering the best quality training to each individual student.
Top Trimz offers are spacious, clean, friendly environment with all modern equipment.
A taster session at Top Trimz is recommended before enrolling on a grooming course anywhere in the North East.
We understand that attending a new environment can be an anxious event, it is our aim to make you feel relaxed and comfortable to take your learning experience with us a positive one.
Top Trimz offers both the City & Guilds Level 2 & 3, & OCN Level 3 grooming qualifications.
OCN Level 3 Diploma in Dog Grooming
The Open college Network Level 3 in Dog Grooming qualification was introduced to be an alternative route to City & Guilds.
City & Guilds & OCN are both regulated by Ofqual and are both the only two qualifications on the National Educational Framework.
The OCN Level 3 Diploma qualification is the same level as the City & Guilds Level 3.
With the OCN Level 3 there is no requirement to complete a lower level qualification first, beginners can go straight onto this course.
The units included in this qualification are –
- assess, Plan and record dog grooming work
- Canine First Aid
- Carry Out styling and finishing of dogs
- Health checking a dog by a dog groomer
- Promote and maintain the health & well being of animals
- welcome, receive and care for customers
- the practical units comprise of grooming a variety of breeds and different styles.
City & Guilds and the Open College Network are both awarding bodies that are regulated under Ofqual (The national qualification regulator). They are both recognised by the joint council for Qualifications (JCQ) and offer a large variety of National vocational qualification (NVQ). Both offer qualifications that are recognised throughout 182 countries worldwide.
We will be offering this qualification to candidates from August 2020
OCN Level 3 | 25 Days | Price £4,500
(price includes VAT where Applicable)
Qualification only £1,500, This price does not include training as it is for those who are already working as dog groomers and have reach the required standard & would like a qualification.
City & Guilds Level 2 Certificate for Dog Grooming Assistants
This is the first stage to becoming a professional dog groomer.
Some of the topics this course will cover are Health & Safety in the grooming salon, health checking animals, bathing and cleaning animals, cleaning and maintaining equipment, controlling and restraining animals, drying the different coat types and preparing their coats for styling. The course includes rough clipping & basic scissor work.
You will complete in house assessments on these topics and complete homework assignments during your course.
Learners who complete Level 2 can find employment in a salon as a dog groomer assistant.
It is important you set aside time at home to complete the homework & study. A total of 183 learning hours is requires for this course, this is achieved with onsite tuition & guided home study.
Level 2 | 15 days tuition (on site) | £2050
(price includes VAT where Applicable)
Qualification only £850 (includes registration & exams only) for those that already have the training experience
City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Dog Grooming
Learners must complete the Level 2 before they can be registered for Level 3.
During this course you will continue to use all of your Level 2 skills to prepare your dog for grooming. This course will cover trimming and styling a variety of breeds & coat types using the various grooming methods/techniques. This will be achieved by learners either working on a dog each or in pairs. Some theory work will be completed onsite.
Demonstrations will also be performed by the tutors.
You will be assessed on the following-
* Risk assessment & first aid
* Styling a wool mix coat dog
* Styling a drop coat dog
* Grooming a dog to breed standard
* A hand strip dog
There is also an evolve exam which is held twice a year. This exam is in June & November & must be booked 2 months in advance.
A total of 300 learning course is required for this course, this is achieved with onsite tuition & guided home study
Level 3 | 28 days (24 days tutition, 4 days assessments) | £4,250
(price includes VAT where Applicable)
Qualification only £1,500 ( includes registration & exams only) For those who have completed Level 2 & have reached the required standard to complete the 7863 qualification.
A 1 day assessment will be required before enrolling.
Already established as a Dog Groomer/Dog Groomers Assistant?
Are you wanting to become fully certified?
Established groomers or groomers’ assistants do not need to complete a full tuition course, you will be required to achieve the Level 2 and attend a pre-qualification assessment.
As a result of this assessment you will need to attend skills gap days and/or may be advised to complete some extra tuition to reach the required standard for the City & Guilds 7863 Diploma in Dog Grooming.
You will also be required to produce evidence of your learning over a period of time to gain the underpinning knowledge and required learning course.
Our Course Times
Our courses are available right throughout the year at our salon in Consett, we recommend potential trainees to book early to avoid disappointment.
Courses can be attended one to four day a week-
One day a week – Tues, Wed, Thurs or Friday
Two days per week – Tuesday & Wednesday OR Thursday and Friday
Four days a week – Tuesday to Friday
Course Times: Tuesday – Friday – 9:00 a.m. – 3.45 p.m.
