About SmartPets

Welcome to SmartPets
PART OF THE INTERNATIONAL ANIMAL CARE COLLEGE

NPTC CITY AND GUILDS SATELLITE & NATIONAL OPEN COLLEGE NETWORK
SATELLITE TRAINING CENTRE.
WORK TOWARDS NATIONALLY RECOGNISED QUALIFICATIONS.

WHY CHOOSE SmartPets International Grooming School???
-Estabilished in 1990 and Internationally renowned for highest level training.
- Irelands Only accrediated training school offering National qualifications
NPTC CITY AND GUILDS DOG GROOMING SATELLITE TRAINING CENTRE
NATIONAL OPEN COLLEGE NETWORK (NI) ACCREDIATED CENTRE FOR ANIMAL CARE CERTIFICATIONS
-N Irelands Only & one of a handful in the uk ands of schools with tutors who are City & Guilds L.C.G.I European Mastercraftsman qualified in grooming,Higher Diploma & Advanced Qualified and are assessors and verifers of animal care & grooming qualifications as well as holding teaching certs.

OUR PHILOSOPHY
The philosophy of SmartPets is to prepare our students for a new career, or continue their education in the creative and ever changing world of pet grooming and animal care! We prepare our students to be the best that they can, and gain nationally recognised qualifications in a profession that will allow them to express themselves and their love for animals.

YOUR TUTORS
All our grooming training is personally carried out by Nichola Moore L.C.G.I. N Irelands Only & One of a handful in the uk City & Guilds L.C.G.I European Mastercraftsman, Higher Diploma & Advanced Grooming as well as ex vet nurse and over 20 years experience within the animal care industry. Nichola also hold teaching qualifications and lecturers, assesses and verifys grooming and animal care qualifcations.
We also have a faculty of over 20 specialist animal care tutors specialising in different areas who teach our many animal care courses ranging from canine massage through to behaviour and dog training etc.

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
SmartPets is internationally recognised for the highest level training with students coming from all over the world including America, Canada, Sweden, Australia, Norway, Cyprus.
The training school is situtated in Bangor a seaside resort and local accomodation can be arranged so you can have a hoilday during your training.

OUR TRAINING
All our Grooming tuition is on a one to one basis with a max of 3 students for practical work and a max of 6 students for theory. 90% of our grooming course is practical hands on hands backed up with theory, dvds and seminars. All our training is geared towards City & Guilds level 3 standards.
Courses may also be arranged at your venue please contact us for details.

OUR FACILITIES
All our tuition takes place at our Salon in Bangor N Ireland. We have a hi-tec spacious 1200 sq feet Grooming salon with hi-tec modern equiptment including: electric tables, walk in baths, high velocity dryers, Rest/training room equipted with internet computer access for the City & Guilds GOLA online Examinations and tv/dvd facilities. We also have a kitchen, toilet facilities and a range of book and videos available to students.

GROOMING EQUIPTMENT & SALON DESIGN
As leading suppliers in N Ireland our sister company K9 SMARTGROOM can provide all the grooming equiptment you need to get you up and started in business, we only provide tried and tested equiptment please see our shop page for full details.
We can help you with salon design and set-up if required.

QUALIFICATIONS
We are N Irelands Only school who offer Nationally accrediated Qualifications in Dog Grooming & Animal Care.
We are a NPTC CITY & GUILDS satellite training centre offering Level 2 and 3 City and guilds dog grooming qualifications.
Our courses also offer National Open College Network accrediated certifications for the skills gained during the courses as well as our own course International Animal Care College certifcation on course completion Many of our animal care courses are also accrediated For CEU'S by IAABC and other specialist awarding bodies.

Work towards Recognised qualifications these are accredited through an organisation recognised and approved by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) such as the Open College Network or City & Guilds.
Check on the National Database of Accredited Qualifications if you are not sure.
All our courses are either accrediated or in the process of being accrediated.