POWERED BY PASSION.
GROUNDED BY STANDARDS.
WELCOME TO THE TABLE
What is Groom Forge?
Groom Forge connects professional pet styling education, employment, industry credentials, and Registered Apprenticeship within one flexible framework.
Foundational First
The Core Six by Groom Forge
Through participating employers, education partners, Related Technical Instruction, and paid on-the-job learning, education becomes experience—and experience becomes sustainable employment.
BRING YOUR RECEIPTS
Carrying over a pervious Certificate?
Your education should not become decorative paperwork. Completed Groom Forge modules and preapproved partner equivalents may move forward toward corresponding instruction requirements.
YES, MONEY IS ON THE MENU
Do Apprentices Get Paid?
Registered apprentices earn progressive wages for on-the-job learning and regular work completed through participating employer salons.
WHO’S AT THE TABLE?
Independent and Industry-Led
Groom Forge is independently sponsored by a family-owned organization and guided by employers, educators, workforce partners, advocates, and working professionals.
MADE IN IDAHO
Built to Travel
Headquartered in Caldwell and servicing statewide, Groom Forge works through local salons, education providers, workforce partnerships, and a multistate sponsor framework.
DIFFERENT DOORS
One Connected Way Forward
Start where you are. Keep what you have learned. Build when you are ready.