Dog training skills are in demand all over Australia. Get the skills, the certificate, and the business know-how to get started — without quitting your job or spending thousands on a 12-month course.
Dog training skills are in demand all over Australia. Get the skills, the certificate, and the business know-how to get started — without quitting your job or spending thousands on a 12-month course.
Advanced Certificate in Dog Training
Owners everywhere want calm, well-behaved dogs, and skilled trainers are genuinely sought after.
Learn how dogs really learn, and the techniques behind reliable, confident behaviour.
Train privately, run classes, or build your own dog-training business.
Completing this course could open doors to roles across Australia. Here are some directions graduates may explore.
These are possible career directions only. No specific career outcome is guaranteed. Actual opportunities depend on your experience, location, and the current job market.
Advanced Certificate in Dog Training
From first principles to professional practice.
All 100 lessons across 10 modules, available from day one.
An AI tutor trained on your course material, available 24/7 to answer your questions and check your understanding.
Every lesson as written text, narrated audio, visual slides, video, and AI tutor chat. Learn the way that suits you.
Your advanced certificate is endorsed by ICOES, the International Council for Online Educational Standards.
Earn CPD points that count toward your professional development and show employers you are keeping your skills current.
Content written specifically for Australia, covering the standards and conditions that apply here.
100% online on any device, with 24/7 access and self-paced study. No fixed schedule, no classrooms, no deadlines.
Start from scratch. No prior experience or qualifications required, and a full 12 months to finish at your own pace.
“What I liked most was the way the module connected practical training skills with the underlying behavioural science that makes those skills effective.”
“Very informative, and I like the focus on clients. It's better to give advice in small segments — just as we do with our dogs. Small steps.”
“The detail and practicality of the information, as well as the thoughtful collation of the videos for each module. You really see how important consistency and consolidation are at each level.”
“I loved how I could move at my own pace. Learning about service dog training was a highlight. The course was great from start to finish.”
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40 weekly payments · $1,000 total
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Try the course, explore the AI tutor, work through the first lessons. If it's not for you within 14 days, we'll refund you in full.*
A different approach
This isn't a PDF you download and forget. Every lesson adapts to your pace through an AI tutor that answers your questions, tests your understanding, and helps you apply what you're learning to real scenarios.
Video lessons, audio, and written content. Choose how you learn best
Phone, tablet, or desktop. No fixed schedule, no classrooms.
ICOES and CPD endorsed Advanced Certificate upon completion.
Unlike other online courses where you're left reading slides alone, every lesson comes with an AI tutor built in. It explains concepts in plain language, answers your follow-up questions, quizzes you to check understanding, and walks you through real scenarios.
No waiting for a cohort or start date. Pick your payment option and get instant access to all 100 lessons.
Work through lessons on your phone, tablet, or desktop, whenever suits you. Your AI tutor is there on every lesson to answer questions and check your understanding.
Complete the course and receive your ICOES-endorsed Advanced Certificate, plus the skills and confidence to start working.
“The first weeks in the home are not a warm-up phase, they are the foundation. The guidance we give owners during this window can prevent months of remedial work later, making early intervention one of the most powerful tools we have as trainers.”
“Very informative — understanding in more depth the behaviour of canines, and what signs are prominent, like lip-smacking, panting and showing discomfort — classic signs a dog is starting to get unsettled with its surroundings.”
“Good information on threshold cues and behaviour modification techniques — the importance of understanding threshold, client education and documentation. The behaviour modification and advanced impulse control sections were also interesting.”
“Some well-presented information about different breeds and myth busting about the origin of the domesticated dog.”
“What I liked most was how clearly the module connected behaviour to what the dog is actually feeling — understanding stress signals, emotional state, and how dogs process the world. A dog's behaviour only makes sense when you look beneath the surface, rather than as "stubbornness" or "not listening."”
“The content covered regulatory considerations, e.g. insurance and local by-laws.”
Enrol in Advanced Certificate in Dog Training and join students across Australia who are building real skills, earning a real certificate, and starting careers they love.
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