Training Centres

NSW | Elite Dog Grooming Academy

Elite Dog Grooming Academy located in Shellharbour, New South Wales is run by Heiniger Academy graduate, Tiarne Perkiss. Be trained in a hands on environment along side our busy salon, full of experienced and highly skilled groomers. Our goal is to help students become highly knowledgable, skilled and confident in all aspects of dog grooming allowing them to enter the ever expanding industry of animal grooming.

QLD | Jovy Lee Grooming Workshop

Jovy is the proud owner of Touch of Pawfection, a salon located in Hope Island, Queensland. The salon specializes in fine scissor work and breed styling, catering to a discerning clientele who appreciate Jovy's commitment to excellence. Jovy took her first steps into the world of professional grooming at House of Groomer in Kuala Lumpur in 2006. She enriched her expertise at Starwood School and went on to earn several qualifications, including Certificates III and IV in Pet Grooming and Pet Styling and International Master Groomer through IGC Australia.

Jovy has several first-place awards in prestigious competitions like Mastergroom and AusGroom, across a variety of categories from Pure Breed to Salon FreeStyle. She invests in her craft by continually studying with Chinese and Japanese tutors and competing across Australia and Asia.

As she looks to the future, Jovy remains committed to learning, teaching, and, most importantly, providing exceptional care to pets through her grooming. Because at the end of the day, it’s not just about being the best in the field, but also about making the field the best it can be.

VIC | Dog Diversity

Centrally located in Seddon, Melbourne's Inner West, Dog Diversity is the brainchild of the highly skilled and talented Natalie West. It's been their mission to provide the finest Accredited Professional and Australian Quality Training Framework (AQTF) structured professional dog grooming courses Melbourne has to offer, in a positive, supportive and relaxed training environment. With more than 60 years of combined training and grooming experience, Dog Diversity prides itself on providing a professional, happy and calm environment for both student and animal.

VIC | International Grooming Academy

Hannah is an award winning groomer and owner of three successful grooming salons around Victoria, including International Grooming Academy in Geelong, Victoria. She has spent her weekends for almost 25 years showing her multi award winning Border Collies, Standard Poodle and Lowchen.

Hannah is a master groomer in the making, having won her first Grooming Best in Show at her second ever grooming competition. She has travelled around the globe visiting countries from Croatia to the United States, to groom show dogs of various breeds including Alaskan Malamutes, Border Collies, Skye Terriers, English Springer Spaniels and Portugese Water Dogs for prestigious events such as the American Kennel Club's National Dog Show event in Orlando Florida and The World Dog Show in Leipzig, Germany to name a few.

Aside from Hannah's active involvement in the dog world she also has a multitude of qualifications ranging from a Bachelors Degree in Biological Science (Zoology) through to qualifications in Canine Behaviour, Training, Grooming and Nutrition which adds to the wealth of knowledge she is able to impart on her students.

VIC | KT’s Dog and Cat Grooming Academy

At KT’S Dog & Cat Grooming Academy located in Berwick, Victoria, you will receive not only some of the best training within the Grooming Industry, but also Canine & Feline handling skills, styling techniques, and the latest grooming trends.

Training at KT's Dog & Cat Grooming Academy provides students with professional business skills and opportunities within the industry to ensure successful integration into the wonderful world of grooming.

WA | Professional Dog Grooming Training (PDGT)

PDGT is located in Baldivis, Western Australia. Offering intimate, one to one training in a positive, supportive and relaxed training environment. Tania holds a City and Guilds Diploma in Pet Styling and a Cert IV in Training and Assessment.

With over 20 years’ experience in the Industry, consisting of operating successful Businesses in both Salon, Home Salon and her current Mobile business. Tania has had success in the Dog show world, making up several Champions. Along with success in Grooming Competitions both in Australia and Internationally, achieving a Best in Show award.

While Tania actively attends workshops and seminars to continuously up skill, she enjoys sharing her knowledge with aspiring groomers of all levels, contributing to the elevation of Industry standards.