What is CPD?
CPD stands for continuing professional development and involves learning, personal development and gaining new knowledge and skill or building on existing knowledge and skills that will improve your abilities within your professional role. In regulated industries, CPD is a requirement to remain a member of a professional body or a license. Dog grooming isn’t a regulated industry and dog groomers have worked hard to improve that standards within the industry in the UK by encouraging groomers to gain recognised qualifications. Customers are becoming increasingly aware of the value of recognised qualifications when choosing their dog groomer but any experienced dog groomer will know that your learning journey doesn't stop when your training ends.
What are the benefits of CPD?
You will know, as a dog groomer, that you never stop learning. You may look back on your grooms from when you first qualified to the grooms you produce today and take pride in the improvement in your work. This is an example of reflective practice and is essential for personal growth.
Self assessment at work is a method of evaluating your personal performance and identifying areas that may require improvement helping you to identify areas you want to improve. Taking control of your personal growth and personal performance can enhance your self esteem and confidence and improve your practices.
Many dog groomers can feel stuck in a rut from time to time and can suffer from groomer’s burnout. Taking time out of the practical day to day grooming and allocating time for your CPD can help you stay motivated, passionate and up to date on the latest trends and practices. CPD adds value to the services you offer so be sure to incorporate a CPD budget into your customers’ prices. The cost of CPD is a legitimate business expense, too.

New Year - New You
If you aren’t already committed to your professional development we hope we’ve convinced you of the benefits to start today! We have a variety of short courses that are aimed at dog groomers for you to study on your phone, tablet or PC. All our courses are videos under an hour with multiple choice tests to assess the knowledge you’ve gained so you can be confident in your learning and easily fit them into your schedule.
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