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M21

hi, im 36 and looking to change career. 
I have been an animal keeper for 11 years and before that I was a hairdresser. 
I've decided I'd like to become a dog groomer! 
The course I want to do is a city and guilds and is about 25 days long. The course is around £4000. 
Because its not a uni or college course and is short it seems im not entitled to any help. 
If anyone has had this problem and found help please let me know. 
I also would like to know if if I fund myself what is the best loan type to try to get? (My credit isn't great) .
Im currently furloughed but work part time. Hubby works full and we have a 10 year old. 
Please Help. Xxx

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What level is the course? 

M21

its a Level 3 city and guilds

Marcon

M21 said:

hi, im 36 and looking to change career. 
I have been an animal keeper for 11 years and before that I was a hairdresser. 
I've decided I'd like to become a dog groomer! 
The course I want to do is a city and guilds and is about 25 days long. The course is around £4000. 
Because its not a uni or college course and is short it seems im not entitled to any help. 
If anyone has had this problem and found help please let me know. 
I also would like to know if if I fund myself what is the best loan type to try to get? (My credit isn't great) .
Im currently furloughed but work part time. Hubby works full and we have a 10 year old. 
Please Help. Xxx

That's an enormously expensive course. Out of curiosity I googled on dog grooming courses and this popped up: https://www.thecoursemix.co.uk/dog-grooming-courses/?ref=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIgqD1osuz6wIVCbTtCh3rggvVEAAYAiAAEgI9c_D_BwE

£14 sounds a rather cheaper option, although I recognise it won't get you the C&G qualification you would like. Would a possible work round be to do this online course (or something similar), given how cheap it is, and then use that as a basis for trying to drum up some custom which would in turn fund further training?

JReacher1

Marcon said:

M21 said:

hi, im 36 and looking to change career. 
I have been an animal keeper for 11 years and before that I was a hairdresser. 
I've decided I'd like to become a dog groomer! 
The course I want to do is a city and guilds and is about 25 days long. The course is around £4000. 
Because its not a uni or college course and is short it seems im not entitled to any help. 
If anyone has had this problem and found help please let me know. 
I also would like to know if if I fund myself what is the best loan type to try to get? (My credit isn't great) .
Im currently furloughed but work part time. Hubby works full and we have a 10 year old. 
Please Help. Xxx

That's an enormously expensive course. Out of curiosity I googled on dog grooming courses and this popped up: https://www.thecoursemix.co.uk/dog-grooming-courses/?ref=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIgqD1osuz6wIVCbTtCh3rggvVEAAYAiAAEgI9c_D_BwE

£14 sounds a rather cheaper option, although I recognise it won't get you the C&G qualification you would like. Would a possible work round be to do this online course (or something similar), given how cheap it is, and then use that as a basis for trying to drum up some custom which would in turn fund further training?

Surely to be a professional dog groomer you have to spend more than £14?

TELLIT01

£800 per week Is excessive unless it is 1-2-1 tuition for the entire period.  Obtaining sufficient training in 5 weeks for anybody to be fully competent in dog grooming also seems optimistic in the extreme.

Dox

JReacher1 said:

Marcon said:

M21 said:

hi, im 36 and looking to change career. 
I have been an animal keeper for 11 years and before that I was a hairdresser. 
I've decided I'd like to become a dog groomer! 
The course I want to do is a city and guilds and is about 25 days long. The course is around £4000. 
Because its not a uni or college course and is short it seems im not entitled to any help. 
If anyone has had this problem and found help please let me know. 
I also would like to know if if I fund myself what is the best loan type to try to get? (My credit isn't great) .
Im currently furloughed but work part time. Hubby works full and we have a 10 year old. 
Please Help. Xxx

That's an enormously expensive course. Out of curiosity I googled on dog grooming courses and this popped up: https://www.thecoursemix.co.uk/dog-grooming-courses/?ref=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIgqD1osuz6wIVCbTtCh3rggvVEAAYAiAAEgI9c_D_BwE

£14 sounds a rather cheaper option, although I recognise it won't get you the C&G qualification you would like. Would a possible work round be to do this online course (or something similar), given how cheap it is, and then use that as a basis for trying to drum up some custom which would in turn fund further training?

Surely to be a professional dog groomer you have to spend more than £14?

You don't even need to spend £14; anyone can set up as a professional dog groomer, if you define 'professional' as 'paid'.

OP, have you looked at https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/job-profiles/dog-groomer, particularly the link on funding?

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M21 said:

its a Level 3 city and guilds

You could get an advanced learner loan if your training provider accepts them.