Forum: Schools, Home Study, Certification & Vocational Licensing TALK

I know some groomers have certifications from several organizations and groomers use their competition dogs for testing. so my question is, can you use one test dog for more than one organization? for example: I am working on certification for...

I have been trying to find a school in this area and there don't seem to be any. The closest I have found in outside of Seattle. I think I would do better in a school setting rather than trying to learn by DVD's. Does anyone have any suggestions?...

I am having to enroll in an online distance learning program to learn to groom as the closest school to me is 3 1/2 hours away. (I'm located in the northeast corner of Mississippi) I've been researching several schools and have narrowed my search to...

Let's just say I am insanely nervous, feel like barfing already and its only 5:30pm the night before...and I am super curious as to how I'm going to fall asleep tonight and wake up refreshed and ready to go tomorrow! I'm a major worrier and have...

Information regarding the National Cat Groomers School is now online at www.nationalcatgroomers.com Enrollments are being accepted for classes beginning January 25. We have a few spots left for the first class and a few left for the next one in...

Hi,everybody! I'm really excited about attending a dog grooming school in NJ. I was wondering if anyone attended Nash Academy and could give me their opinion of it. Also, if you have a comment about other schools in nj. I'd love to hear them....

I am still trying to decide on everything. Has anyone heard of them? Has anyone graduated from here? Online reviews are good from what I have found so far. Still considering Nash, but this one is less expensive. Thanks in advance!!

Hello out there! I am looking into attending grooming school. I am in Nashville, and am looking at school in about a 4 hr radius (so I can commute home on weekends). I was impressed with the Intl' Academy of Pet Design's website, but not so...

So I just noticed that Nash is giving a month long online class on the short-legged terriers. Anyone out there taken any of their classes? I'm not an expert, but I don't consider myself a beginner anymore. I'm really tempted but money is tight...

As some of you may remember more than a year ago many MI schools were suddenly faced with enforcement of an old law that made it very difficult for vocational schools to operate without significant increases in tuition. Officially the laws have now...

I am looking into the ISCC. I have been thinking about certification for a while & I know it is a great idea, but it just seems ridiculously expensive!!! The membership is $380 with all the educational materials. But then each written test is $50...

The Spring/Summer 2010 schedule is set. You can access the information and location at either my website www.pawsitivelypretty.com or my blog located here at petgroomer. www.groomwise.typepad.com/pet_first_aid_care or click on the link to the left...

Hi all I was just wondering if anybody out there has graduated from Penn Foster and feel confident in the training they recieved? Yes the course does offer a lot of usefull information but sometimes it's a little hard to grasp the information beeing...