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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May- 2021 -18 MayPet Owners
Grooming salons โstruggling to keep upโ, industry warns
The large-scale influx in the purchase of puppies and new dogs during the pandemic has led to โnever before-seenโ demand for dog grooming in the UK, according to the iPET Network. Grooming salons around the UK are reportedly โstruggling to keep upโ according to the network, which offers dog grooming…
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Apr- 2021 -29 AprilEvents
The iPET Network partners with Animal Courses Direct
The iPET Network, which was founded by business owners Sarah Mackay and Fern Gresty, has teamed up with the national Animal Courses Direct to create a new online qualification. This new online theory-based course is an Ofqual regulated qualification and has been developed by the sector-specific Awarding Organisation, iPET Network.…
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Mar- 2021 -9 MarchBusiness
Training providers sought for grooming services
An influx in people looking to become dog groomers has led to national shortage in training providers, according to the iPET Network. The group, which provides tailored qualifications for animal services, including dog grooming, says it is now looking to take on more training providers in the coming months to…
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8 MarchBusiness
Four Paws Groom School expands business
Four Paws Groom School has announced a new site is set to be launched afterShropshire Council’s planning committee approved plans for a new site. The latest grooming academy will be housed on the site of the former HSBC Bank in Cheshire Street, Market Drayton.ย Four Paws Groom School, which offers…
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