A Registered Apprenticeship Model for Pet Grooming Businesses
A formal training model for grooming businesses to build consistent talent.
About The Program
A registered apprenticeship model is for grooming businesses
that want to develop talent internally
instead of relying on informal training.
It combines work based learning, formal instruction,
and documented skill progression.
It creates a workforce pipeline.
Not a course. Not a school. Not a one time training event.
Who built this program
This apprenticeship model was developed and is led by Jennifer Oppel, a salon owner in the St. Louis area and training program director with direct experience operating a grooming business and building structured training systems inside it.
She has worked hands-on in grooming operations, helped support and advise other businesses, and built this model in response to the real challenges salons face — inconsistent training, high turnover, variable skill standards, and the limits of informal, owner-dependent systems.
This is not a content product or an opinion-based course. It is a structured training framework built from real operational experience and designed to support consistency, safety, and long-term business stability.