About the Institute

Helping dog groomers since 2008, the Institute serves the needs of people who are or who want to become a dog groomer.

The Institute’s tutors are full-time dog groomers, who bring their on-the-job experience to the course. You'll get advice directly from active practitioners.


Accredited by NCFE at Level 3

Our Diploma in Dog Grooming course is fully accredited by the national awarding body NCFE, and on completing it you get a national award equivalent to Level 3 of the National Learning Framework.

Our Copywriting course is accredited with NCFE

NCFE is recognised as an awarding body by the qualification regulators ('regulators') for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The regulators are the Office of the Qualifications and Examinations Regulator (Ofqual) in England, the Department for Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills (DCELLS) in Wales and the Council for Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA) in Northern Ireland.

To read more about NCFE please go to www.ncfe.org.uk

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