It’s our 10th birthday!!
It’s our 10th birthday!!
WELCOME TO
HASTINGS GROOMING ACADEMY
The leading experienced & established dog grooming academy in East Sussex.
We pride ourselves on offering courses for the complete beginner to the more experienced groomer seeking qualification within the industry.
We only teach in small groups maximum of 4 students at a time.
Each student is guided through every groom and will groom a wide variety of different breeds through the course. A portfolio of before & after photos is achieved.
We hold flexible week day courses along with Saturday only courses for our 25 day courses.
We run the courses from Wednesday to Saturday 9.30am till 4.30pm, you can select the days of the week you would like to attend each week before your course on your enrollment form.
Full kits are given with all of our qualification courses for you to keep.
Course kit list that you will receive when signing up.
- Groom Pro Small Nail Clipper
- Groom Professional 4 In 1 Clipper Spray Aerosol
- Groom Professional Matt Breaker 9 Blade
- Professional Pet Products Groomers Ear Powder 28G
- Ear Forceps Non Locking
- Groom Professional Double Sided Flexible Slicker Brush Firm
- Groom Professional Pro X 7F Blade
- Groom Professional Pro X 5F Blade
- Groom Professional Pro X 4F Blade
- Wahl 8 Piece Metal Comb Guide Set
- Groom Professional Undercoat Rake
- Trimmex Blood Stopper 30G
- Groom Pro Fine Stripping Knife
- Groom Pro Coarse Stripping Knife
- Heiniger Saphir Style Purple Cordless C/W 10 Blade
- Groom Professional Spectrum Aluminium Comb 50/50 Purple 25cm
- Andis Deshedding Tool
- Wahl Tool Bag
- Groom Professional Milano Jacket Pink 42″
- 4 piece grooming scissor set
Curves
Straights
Blenders
Chunkers - Cordless trimmers
- Workbooks & course diary
We also include a K9 first aid qualification with all our courses except the 1 day taster/groom your own dog day and a fantastic informative business course which will help you on your way to making your business a future success.
Grooming is a fantastic rewarding career choice, 100% job satisfaction with a wide variety of different approaches of how to offer your new business or skill– home based, commercial, mobile, or employment.
OWNER & HEAD TUTOR
Nikki Scott – L.C.G.I, M.C.G
Nikki is the owner and head groomer and Instructor at Gillsmans dog grooming salon with over 15 years experience within the industry.
Nikki has completed the 7750 and completed her level 3 diploma. She has also been awarded a L.C.G.I in dog grooming and has completed the higher level 4 in dog grooming.
In March 2017, Nikki qualified for her master craftsmanship in dog grooming (M.C.G). She also holds a level 3 higher learning certificate and an animal first aid certification.
Nikki is passionate about dogs. She lived with dogs all her life and is a very experienced handler.