Public Short Courses

On this half day course, you will learn to groom your own dog and all about the different equipment you will need. We will teach you to groom a basic body clip, shape your dogs feet and tail as well as putting in a basic head shape.

You will need to bring along your own dog for this course.

This one day course would not be suitable for young puppies due to is duration.

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Mandatory kit big including equipment for those on the Level 2 Certificate for Dog Grooming Assistants.


To be collected from first theory lesson.

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This payment is for external delegates. Current Hartpury students should pay for their short courses through the ‘Additional courses for FE students’ section of the product catalogue, where the student discount is applied.

This is a five-day training course leading towards a City & Guilds NPTC assessment for the awards - Chainsaw Maintenance and Cross-cutting and Felling Small Trees up to 380mm (formerly CS30/31). The first two days of the course will be spent at Hartpury College with the following days spent in various woodlands around the county.

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Courses are from 9am to 4.30pm and last 5 days.

This payment is for external delegates. Current Hartpury students should pay for their short courses through the ‘Additional courses for FE and HE students’ section of the product catalogue, where the student discount is applied.

This is a one-day course preparing candidates to take NPTC PA1 Foundation Module Test.

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This payment is for external delegates.

Current Hartpury students should pay for their short courses through the ‘Additional courses for FE and HE students’ section of the product catalogue, where the student discount is applied.

This is a one day course preparing candidates to take NPTC PA2 Ground Crop Sprayer (Mounted) Test.

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This payment is for external delegates.

Current Hartpury students should pay for their short courses through the ‘Additional courses for FE and HE students’ section of the product catalogue, where the student discount is applied.

This is a one day course preparing candidates to take NPTC PA6 Hand Held Applicators (Knapsack) test
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Hire of chainsaw during course undertaken with Hartpury University

This gives you the option of paying for your short course in instalments.

Use this if you want to pay a small amount and reserve your course(s) but do not wish to pay the total cost now.

Type 5 /6 spray overalls

Protective gloves for when using pesticides