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Animal Care
The animal care industry is rapidly expanding, offering wide opportunities within the fields of animal welfare, transportation and rescue.
Basic Dog Clipping and Stripping
For dog lovers and those involved or wish to be involved in the canine industry.
Course includes:
Anatomy and points of the dog, health checks, skin types, coat types and breed specifics, grooming, clipping and stripping equipment, sterilisation and maintenance of equipment, clipping, hand stripping and expression o...
Basic Dog Grooming
For dog lovers and those involved in the canine industry. It is suitable for those who wish to care for their dogs needs and those who wish to pursue a career in the canine industry. Course includes: handling and restraint, temperament assessment, body language, health checks, lifting techniques, grooming equipment, practical grooming, gro...
Canine First Aid
Course includes:
Haemorrhage and wound management, emergency situations from unconsciousness to bee stings, vomiting and diarrhoea and the first aid course
Teaching methods:
Lectures, demonstrations, practicals and discussion.
Entry Requirements:
No f...
Dog Warden Course
This course has a national reputation: over 550 students have been trained at the college over the last 12 years and our reputation in this area is second to none. Course content is continuously updated in line with the Local Authority responsibilities in order to provide relevant and appropriate information to practisi...
Level 2 Certificate for Animal Nursing Assistants
Held at Coombefield Veterinary Hospital, Axminster
New Date for March 2012
This course is suitable for anyone wishing to pursue and develop a career within the Veterinary Nursing industry.
Programme Aims
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NEW DATES! Level 2 Dog Grooming Assistants
City & Guilds Level 2 Certificate for Dog Grooming Assistants
Who is the course aimed at?
This is a brand new course for Bicton and is suitable for anyone wishing to pursue a career within the dog grooming industry. It will be necessary to have experience of dog grooming and ideally a cert...
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Once you have selected the course that you like to attend please proceed to the checkout where you can complete all sections of the course booking form. It would be appreciated if we have your completed booking and payment as soon as possible prior to the start date of the course to avoid disappointment.
Alternatively, download our part-time and short course booking form and email it along with your payment details to Customer Services or post your application along with your cheque or debit/credit card details to Customer Services, Bicton College, East Budleigh, Budleigh Salterton, Devon, EX9 7BY.
If you cannot find the course that you are interested in or an appropriate date then please give us a call on 01395 562300 or e-mail: Customer Services
Late Bookings
(Less than two weeks before the start date of the course)
Our courses are extremely popular, so please book early to avoid disappointment. We may be able to accept a late course booking provided there are spaces available. Please telephone Customer Services to check on 01395 562300. If available, you may secure your place by providing your name, address and credit/debit card details.
If you wish to place a multiple person booking and would like to be invoiced please contact Customer Services on 01395 562300 or e-mail Customer Services. Alternatively, you can book each application seperately online.
Course Availability
Every attempt has been made to ensure that the information contained within the prospectus is correct at the time of publication. The College reserves the right to cancel courses without prior notice if there are insufficient bookings or for other operational reasons. Where possible an alternative course will be offered.
Examinations
Where your course leads to a formal qualification, you will be asked to enter or register for the examination or assessment as discussed with your tutor at the appropriate time.
If you have a disability or learning difficulty or think you may need help to brush up your literacy and numeracy skills please contact the Inclusion and Study Support Coordinator on 01395 562300 extension 2457 to discuss ways we can support you.
We offer courses for business purposes B and courses for leisure L. Business courses are those designed to give you training to improve your work related skills – either work you are currently doing to enhance your career prospects, to enable you to develop work on a self employed basis or if you are looking for a career change. Many of our foundation degrees F are also available as a part time course, offering you the flexibility and convenience to combine your study with family or work commitments.
Any courses suitable for businesses will display a B symbol, courses suitable for leisure will display L, and foundation degrees will display F.
There are over 100 part time courses to choose from. You can study at a number of locations across Devon. Many of our part time courses do not require formal qualifications, just motivation and enthusiasm.If you are in receipt of means tested benefits, or are a dependant of someone who is, you may be entitled to a reduced fee. Not all courses are entitled to a reduction so double-check in the column title RF (Reduced Fee). It may say N/A, meaning that a reduced fee is not applicable to this course, or there may be a figure in the box. This figure is the amount that you will pay when you enrol on the course. It includes compulsory costs, such as exam fees and a deposit. This deposit will be refunded on successful completion of the qualification. There may be additional costs for materials depending of the nature of your course. It may be possible to pay by instalments.
For more information and advice please contact Customer Services on 01395 562300 or email:Customer Services
We can arrange for you to speak to a tutor for course advice or we can arrange an appointment for free, confidential and impartial careers advice.
Please call Customer Services on 01395 562300, or email Customer Services