Animal Grooming – Listowel
The aim of this programme is to enable the learner to acquire the knowledge skill and competence to provide for the needs of animals independently under supervision in a range of animal care contexts.
Minor Award
Course overview
During the course you will learn practical information, skills and competence in a variety of grooming methods for small animals.
The course is taught by an experienced animal grooming professional.
Classes are held in our fully equipped grooming salon with opportunities to practice your new skills.
This course will run for one night a week (Tuesday 6.30pm to 9.30pm) from January 9th to February 27th, 2025. The course will then move to two nights a week (Tuesday & Thursday 6.30pm – 9.30pm) from the 3rd of March and finishing on the 10th of April 2025.
Please note: all Learners must have competent written and spoken English (CEFR B1 or Higher).
What will I study ?
- Interpret canine, feline and other small animal body language so as to handle, house and groom animals appropriately.
- Explain the cycles of hair and nail growth in a variety of dog breeds and other small animals.
- Apply knowledge of anatomical skin structure and physical skin appearance in animals so as to be able to suggest skin and coat abnormalities.
- Outline potential causes of hair loss and how to deal with them if evident in the grooming facility.
- Explain the correct uses of equipment used in the grooming facility and the appropriate maintenance of such equipment.
- Use information sources, including dog owner, examination and observations of dog, to plan the grooming process including brushing and de-matting, nail and ear care, bathing, drying and clipping, hand stripping and or cutting as appropriate.
- Exercise appropriate handling and restraining of animals during the grooming process.
- Select suitable products and equipment for a variety of animals with differing skin and hair types.
- Use a variety of grooming equipment including grooming table, dryers, brushes, combs, clippers and others, following best practice.
- Exercise initiative to aid the efficient and effective running of the grooming facility.
- Deal appropriately with the public and their animals.
- Obtain the details required from an owner prior to assuming responsibility for their animal.
- Maintain personal and professional health and safety requirements of a grooming facility including personal protective equipment, safe handling and housing of animals, prevention of transmission of disease and safety, health and hygiene of facility for the benefit of the public.
What are the entry requirements?
- Applicants must be 16+ years of age on entry to the course.
- Applicants will be expected to demonstrate a standard of knowledge, skill and competence equivalent to NFQ Level 4 when accessing a Level 5 programme.
- Mature applicants with relevant life and work experience.
- Must have a motivation to learn, an interest in the subject and the ability to acquire the knowledge, skills and competencies set out in the course.
- Must be able to work with responsibility and demonstrate the ability to work on their own initiative.
What is the certification?
QQI Level 5 Minor Award Certificate in Animal Grooming (5N0752)
What is the cost?
Fees apply to all part-time programmes.
A fee waiver is in place for applicants in receipt of a qualifying social welfare payment. You can check your fee waiver eligibility with Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection (DEASP), INTREO or your Local Employment Service (LES) office.
Learners in employment may also be granted a fee waiver under the Skills to Advance Initiative. For more details on this please contact Claire at [email protected]
Still have questions?
Contact our Kerry College Admissions Offices – Tralee on 066 714 9696, Killarney on 064 662 2593 or [email protected]
Part-time Courses - FAQs
FET is short for Further Education & Training. Kerry College is an integrated college of FET. This means we do both progression-focused further education programmes and a range of employment-focused skills training programmes.
We enroll twice each year - January and September.
Part-time programmes run on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday evenings, Friday afternoons, Saturday mornings, and increasingly online.
This depends on the course you choose.
Some courses have long waiting lists, others - not so much. Places are filled on a first-come, first-served basis so the best advice we can offer is to apply in plenty of time.
We enroll over 1000 applicants to our part-time courses each year - so it's always busy.
As places are offered based on the date of application, our team could be working their way down through the list.
That said, always check.
You can call Mary on our Part-time courses team at 066-7149696.
Although all of our part-time courses are fee-paying, we do have a DEASP Fee Waiver in place for those in receipt of a qualifying social welfare payment.
This is subject to a waiting list and demand for course places.
Most part-time courses run at Kerry College are Minor awards.
A Minor award is commonly referred to as a module - but also as a component certificate or a certificate of unit credit.
These single 'modules' may be completed and certificated individually. All minor awards are linked to a major award that allows learners to collect and build their minor awards and work towards gaining a major award.
Applications for all part-time programmes should be made online - via the Kerry College website or www.fetchcourses.ie
FETCH COURSES is the national application system for all FET course applications.
All new applicants must set up a free account on www.fetchcourses.ie. You must use this to apply for all further education and training progarmmes anywhere in Ireland.
For existing Fetch Courses account holders, login and apply as before.
You can reset your password using your email or mobile phone. When you do, make sure you keep it for future reference.
Bear in mind, FETCH uses your PPS number to identify you - so although you might be able to set up a second account - it won't work properly.
If you're still stuck, contact our Admissions team on 066-714 96 96
No, aside from the DEASP Fee Waiver, all part-time courses are fee-paying.