Dog Trainer/Canine Professional Certificates
Level I. Associate Dog Trainer (ADT)
Level II. Professional Dog Trainer (PDT)
Level III. Professional Canine Training Specialist (PCTS)
Click HERE for a downloadable and printable copy of the programs.
Specialty Certificates
- Canine Massage Therapist
- Vet Clinic Puppy Manners and Socialization
- Therapy Dog
- More coming...check back soon!
Why a Certificate?
Certificates are increasingly recognized by employers and clients as validation of special skills and knowledge. Certificates offer the possibility to study a concentrated area without the expense or time commitment of seeking an entire degree.
About Certificates
Earning a certificate demonstrates your willingness to make the time commitment necessary for professional and career development and success. A certificate is only as good as the knowledge and skills gained by the student. In other words, its quality is dependent on the Instructor, the Content and the Student. We stand behind you with our name on your Certificate. This is not something we take lightly.
Validity of an Internet Program for a Dog Trainer
To be a dog trainer, one's training MUST consist of a large proportion of hands-on experience. Dogs are live creatures and you can not learn how to be a dog trainer without training dogs. Our internet-based courses are mainly "applied." This means you will be expected to take what you learn, apply it and prove (demonstrate) that you have applied it. How can this be done over the internet? Through the rich capability of the medium of course delivery used at E-Training for Dogs, Inc., we rely heavily on in-class discussion, presentation and VIDEO DEMONSTRATIONS. This means YOU will have to video your progress working with the dog in whatever homework you are given and send it to your instructor who will often share it in class. You will have to demonstrate your progress working with a dog. We are not a mail order school.
"Degree" Program
To our knowledge, there are no formal "Degree" programs designed strictly for canine professionals in this country or any others. There are single courses within some Universities that you can take to help you, but no full program. Ours is NOT a degree program, however, it is a comprehensive, quality full Certificate program.
Accreditation:
- In the United States, accreditation is voluntarily sought by institutions and is conferred by non-governmental bodies. There are two types of educational accreditation: institutional and specialized.
- An institutional accrediting agency evaluates an entire institution in terms of its mission and the agency's standards or criteria. It accredits the institution as a whole. It assesses the formal educational activities of the institution and also evaluates governance and administration, financial stability, admissions and student personnel services, institutional resources, student academic achievement, institutional effectiveness, and relationships with constituencies inside and outside the institution.
- A specialized accrediting body evaluates particular units, schools, or programs within an institution. Specialized accreditation, also called program accreditation, is often associated with national professional associations such as those for engineering, medicine, and law, or with specific disciplines such as business, teacher education, psychology, or social work.
- At E-Training for Dogs, Inc. we are seeking “specialized” accreditation wherever and whenever we can find a legitimate accrediting body. Unfortunately, there are not many legitimate specialized accrediting agencies in the canine professions. For example, our Therapy Dog I course is recognized by the Council of Certified Pet Dog Trainers. It counts for 5 CEU's if you are a CPDT. We have several other examples, dependent on the specialization area.
- “Instititional” accreditation at E-Training for Dogs, Inc. will be applied for to the Colorado Department of Higher Education, Division of Private Occupational Schools (DPOS).
- Beware schools that claim accreditation! Ask them “who” is the accrediting body and what kind of regulations and monitoring are required of the school. The DPOS is responsible for providing educational standards for private occupational schools and protecting the public interest against substandard schools. Even so, it does not “accredit” schools. It can only “license” them. Their Mission Statement is: The mission of the Division is to implement the directives of the General assembly, to provide standards for and to foster and improve private occupational schools and their educational services, and to protect the citizens of this state against fraudulent or substandard private occupational schools.
