Practical Pet Grooming
The complete accredited short course, bath to finished groom. Practical Pet Grooming covers safe handling for every stage of the groom, recognising coat types, and choosing the correct tools, equipment and products, ideal if you're heading into professional grooming or starting your own business.
How it works
- Practical component: 5 weeks (25 days) of hands-on training at The Dog Grooming Store.
- Theory component: online via Heiniger Academy, with up to 6 months to complete from enrolment.
- Units of competency: ACMGRM201 Bath, dry and brush domestic dogs; ACMGRM303 Provide sanitary and hygiene grooms for companion animals; ACMGRM304 Provide grooms on cross breed dogs; ACMGRM305 Groom dogs to meet breed style and coat requirements; ACMGRM403 Enhance companion animal coat and skin condition (prerequisite units incorporated in the skill set).
- Assessment: online short-answer questions and role-play, practical video uploads, and a Grooming Diary of before and after images.
- You'll build and submit a portfolio of work, and on completion receive a Statement of Attainment, usable as credit transfer toward the ACM30122 Certificate III in Animal Care Services (Pet Grooming).
Subjects covered
- Correct bathing, brushing and drying processes
- Choosing the correct tool for the job
- Using products to enhance the groom
- Grooming skills from clipping to scissors
Who it's for
Future professionals and business starters who want the broadest accredited short course, with real-dog practice building speed, consistency and a salon-ready finish.
The Dog Grooming Store is not a Registered Training Organisation. This course is delivered in conjunction with Heiniger Academy (RTO 40888), the issuing RTO responsible for AQF certification and for the Statement of Attainment you receive on completion.
Fees and enrolment
| Practical training with The Dog Grooming Store | $8,500 |
| Online theory, paid directly to Heiniger Academy | $675 |
| Total course cost | $9,175 |
- Practical training runs for 5 weeks (25 days), Monday to Friday. Intake dates are set around our Certificate III classes, so register your interest and we'll let you know the next start date.
- Small classes of no more than 3 students, so you get plenty of time on the table with your trainer.
- Places are first come, first served. A $1,500 deposit secures your place, and courses must be paid in full 2 weeks before they start.
- Deposits are non-refundable within 4 weeks of your course start date.
- Payment is by bank transfer only. Register your interest and we'll send you the details.
- Heiniger Academy offers payment plans for the online theory fee.
- Special student pricing on our Groomer Starter Kits is coming soon.
This course covers the same five grooming units as the Certificate III practical, so the practical fee is the same. The difference is the theory: $675 here, compared with $2,225 for the full qualification.
Our prices include GST. Heiniger Academy's theory fee is set and charged by Heiniger Academy.