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Grow your skills, earn credentials, and advance up your career.
Continuing Education for the Professional Groomer.
Level up your grooming game with flexible, career-focused training that sharpens technical skill, demonstrates true hands-on ability, and strengthens the human side of the profession through our Packinality approach, aligned with AKC credential pathways. Learn at your own pace and explore the courses below to find the right fit for your goals.
The Upskilling Course is an online program designed to empower practicing groomers and elevate their professional standards. Aligned with AKC Core Grooming Standards, it covers safety, handling, sanitation, breed knowledge, grooming techniques, client communication, and salon professionalism. It’s built for those who want to earn the AKC Professional Grooming Credential and thrive in a supportive, community-focused learning environment. Ideal for groomers who want to engage, ask questions, and grow alongside their coworkers.
- Average time to complete: 15-20 hours
- Materials: The Pet Stylist Resource Guide and The Pet Stylist Playbook (required)
- Price: $876
Groom Curriculum’s Fast Track is a streamlined test-prep version of Upskill that strengthens core grooming fundamentals while preparing experienced groomers for the AKC–PGC. Through videos, quizzes, short lessons, and practical activities, it covers all six AKC educational domains, Professional Groomer Safety; Pet Safety & Humane Treatment; Grooming Sanitation Procedures; Description & Physical Characteristics of Dogs; Professional Pet Grooming Practices; and Professionalism & Business Soft Skills and includes a live Q&A to sharpen test-day confidence. Built for busy dog groomers.
- Average Time to complete: 6-10 hours
- Price: $399
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Durable Skills for Groomers is a personality-driven course built around our exclusive Packinality Quiz, where dog breed traits meet human workplace dynamics. It features fun, character-based Breed Personality Cards and Badges that help groomers explore communication styles and team dynamics through a groomer’s lens. After discovering their “breed group,” learners gain practical tools for working with others, including stress management, phone etiquette, and active listening. It’s the perfect mix of self-awareness and skill-building to grow professionalism and confidence in any grooming environment.
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The Coat Type Course is designed for practicing groomers continuing their AKC Pathway journey. Built for confident pros who have completed the PGC and are ready to prove what they can do, this course offers targeted prep tips for all four AKC Coat Type Exams: drop, curly, wire, and jacket. Each module walks through what evaluators are looking for, how to prepare, and how to show up ready to impress. It’s your step-by-step guide to mastering the coat-specific practicals and showing the world you’ve got it.
Take Your Grooming Skills Further
From foundations to fast-track prep, our courses are built to help you grow, earn credentials, and feel confident in your craft.
