New Kennel Club Accredited Instructor Scheme
City & Guilds NPTC, the biggest awarding body in the UK for vocational awards, has formally endorsed the scheme and recognised the Kennel Club as an Approved Centre for offering the national qualification – the Kennel Club National Quality Award for Instructors in Dog Training and Canine Behaviour.
This means that for the first time in the UK, instructors involved in teaching dog training and advising on canine behaviour will have the opportunity to gain a nationally recognised, credible and externally verified qualification. Dog owners and dog training enthusiasts will also benefit by having the reassurance of a national standard to ensure that they are provided with the best quality advice and service.
Those wishing to know more about the scheme and the new qualification can visit the KCAI area on the Dog Activities Stand at DFS Crufts 2010 throughout the show which runs from 11th - 14th March. On the second day of DFS Crufts 2010, Friday 12th March 2010, the new National Quality Award is being formally launched and Kennel Club Accredited Instructors will receive the UK’s very first Kennel Club National Quality Awards for Instructors in Dog Training and Canine Behaviour.
The Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) is inviting applications from veterinary students to attend a one-week extramural studies (EMS) placement in July 2026.
