iPET Network
This coverage focuses on iPET Network, the UK awarding organisation specialising in qualifications for the animal care and pet services sector. Pet Gazette reports on iPET Networkโs course developments, industry partnerships, accreditation standards, and initiatives to support skills growth across grooming, training, and animal welfare. Coverage includes news, expert insights, and case studies to help pet trade professionals โ including educators, training providers, and employers โ understand iPET Networkโs role in developing industry-recognised qualifications and raising professional standards.
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Feb- 2022 -25 FebruaryIndustry News
iPET Network to offer qualifications across entire animal and vet sector
iPET Network has been granted an expansion of scope by Ofqual to offer qualifications across the entire animal care and veterinary sector. The organisation currently creates qualifications in the canine and feline sector only, with qualifications on offer including dog and cat grooming, canine first aid and canine nutrition. The…
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9 FebruaryIndustry News
Ipet Network to offer End Point Assessments for apprenticeships
Ipet, which creates Ofqual regulated qualifications for the animal sector, has recently been approved to provide End Point Assessments for apprenticeships. Ipet said it has already teamed up with Haddon Training and Keits Training Services to offer the assessments for apprentices in organisations such as Pets At Home, completing the…
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Jan- 2022 -13 JanuaryGovernment & Legislation
IPET Network calls for mandatory dog grooming education
The iPET Network has renewed calls for mandatory further education legislation in dog grooming after a cockapoo tragically died after being left in a cage dryer. Kilmarnock puppy Harry, died after suffering heat stroke when he went to a Scottish groomer, with the incident leading to a petition. Qualification provider…
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10 JanuaryBusiness
Pet professionals urged to gain microchipping qualifications
Professionals in the petcare industry are being urged to gain their qualifications in microchipping and add this to their list of services, as new rules are set to see a surge in demand for the procedure. It comes as the government recently announced that every kitten must be microchipped before…
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Dec- 2021 -10 DecemberBusiness
RSPCA calls for โmandatoryโ first aid training for pet professionals
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) and other industry experts are calling for mandatory first aid qualifications for all UK pet professionals. The organisations recently endorsed the โSafe Pets and Peopleโ campaign, which aims to highlight the fact that currently, people caring for pets in…
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Oct- 2021 -20 OctoberPet Owners
Firms urged to have animal first aiders, expert says
Pet professionals and pet friendly venues are being encouraged to have a staff member who is qualified with the โcanine first aidโ further education course. Veterinary nurse Rachel Bean, who wrote the iPET Network’s level three qualification in canine first aid, revealed that businesses should think โseriouslyโ about pet safety,…
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13 OctoberRegulation
IPET Network calls for more canine first aiders
The iPET Network is urging pet professionals and pet friendly venues to have a staff member on board who is qualified with the canine first aid further education course. Veterinary nurse Rachel Bean, who wrote the network’s level three qualification in Canine First Aid, is now urging businesses to โthink…
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Aug- 2021 -20 AugustAwards
The iPet Network nominated for industry award
The iPet Network has announced that business partners Sarah Mackay and Fern Gresty have been nominated in the โteamsโ category of the Naturo Superdog Awards 2021. The group specialises in the creation of regulated qualifications in the canine and feline sector, and is now โhoping to be crowned top dogโ…
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Jun- 2021 -30 JuneIndustry News
iPET Network wins animal welfare award
iPET Network has been named Animal Welfare Organisation of the Year for Manchester and North West England at the national Corporate Livewire awards. The company revived the award at a Covid-safe presentation at Nunsmere Hall in Cheshire.ย iPET Network designs qualifications with the โwelfare of the animal in mindโ, and…
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16 JuneIndustry News
First cat grooming qualification portfolio launched in UK
The iPET Network has launched the UKโs first ever dedicated portfolio of cat grooming qualifications.ย Prior to this, add-ons to dog grooming courses were the only industry qualifications available, but with an increased demand for grooming of all kinds, and key differences in the core skills required to be a…
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