Personal Private Instruction (PPI)

Welcome, and congratulations on your journey to becoming a bad ass cat groomer! The following will give you all the information you need to know about training with us. You can book from 3 to 5 consecutive PPI (personalized private instruction) days with us.

Pre-Requisites

  • NCGI membership (your membership must be current)

  • Syllabus (you need to have bought the syllabus)

  • 2 written exams (you need to have passed at least 2 written exams)

PPI is appropriate for beginners, intermediate, and experienced cat groomers. No previous experience is required but you must meet the pre-requisites to learn with us. Each day of PPI can be customized for the trainee who is purchasing the PPI day. When signing up for PPI, please provide your previous hands-on experience, if any, and which 2 written exams you have passed.

You will also need to tell us how many PPI days you are looking for and what your objective is. We will also need to know what you would like to work on during your PPI. If you are not sure what you need, we can gladly assist you in determining that with you depending on the number of days, your previous experience, and your goals.

Cost

Full PPI Day 10 am to 4 pm | $700 per day
PPI days can be anything you want to work on 3 to 5 consecutive days


Mandatory Tools:

  • Air Muzzle

  • Nail Trimmers appropriate for cats

  • Metal Combs (we like CC de-shedding Comb, Face/Feet Comb, and Fine/Coarse Comb)

  • Clipper with a #10 Blade (our favorites - Bravura, KM Cordless, KM 10)

  • Additional #10 Blades

The above items are mandatory*. We cannot provide these items to you and failure to bring those items could result in cancellation of your PPI day without reimbursement.

All other equipment, products, and cats will be provided by I Groom Cats, and use of such is included in the price. Trainees must wear grooming clothes and appropriate non-slip shoes.

*If you are traveling from abroad, please send us an email at [email protected] to review the mandatory tools you will need to bring.

CFMG Exams

Written exams

Written exams are available to be proctored at no extra cost during your PPI day and must be completed during the PPI day (each exam has a 1-hour time limit as per NCGI guidelines). Please let us know when booking if you would like to schedule an exam. Registration and exam fees must be paid to NCGI before the day of testing. This can be done at www.nationalcatgroomers.com/exams, make sure to enter Anne Thompson in the proctor’s information box.

Practical Exams

Most people need some minimal amount of hands-on training prior to being able to take the practical exams. It is impossible for us to know whether a trainee is ready to take any of the practical exams until after we have spent a minimum of 1 day of PPI. After such, we can provide an assessment of a trainee’s readiness for any of the 5 practical exams.

Practical exams can be attempted during PPI days. Exam fees for practical exams is payable to NCGI after the exam is passed.

PPI Sessions

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I understand that a deposit of 50% is required to hold my spot, with the balance due 30 days before the first day.*
I understand that Deposits are non-refundable but can be applied towards another training day or days within 1 calendar year of the first day of the originally scheduled training with at least 30 days' prior notice.*
I understand that I will receive an invoice by email once an agreement is reached on the dates for PPI and I agree to pay this invoice within 5 days of receipt.*
I understand that the 2nd invoice will be sent about 40 days prior to the 1st day of PPI and I agree to pay said invoice 30 days prior to the first day of PPI and no later. Failure to do so will result in an automatic cancellation of PPI days and forfeit of the deposit.*
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