• Has relevant industry qualification/s 
• Has relevant industry experience, knowledge and skills
• Actively practices force free training methods
• Due diligence is undertaken on applications
• Requires a current PPGA Professional member as a referee on application
• Is required to maintain a minimum of 20 CEPs over a 1 year period
• Suitable/relevant Insurance is required for Professional Business owners

Other information

• Business/Name is advertised on the PPGA public website
• Has access to PPGA Vendor discounts
• Professional members have voting rights (PPGA Incorporated Association)

• Has relevant industry qualification/s
• Has relevant industry experience, knowledge and skills
• Actively practices force free training methods
• Due diligence is undertaken on applications
• Required to maintain a minimum of 10 CEPs over a 1 year period (progressively being introduced)
• Suitable/relevant Insurance is required for Associate Member Business owners

Other information

• Business/Name is not advertised on the PPGA public website
• Has access to PPGA Vendor discounts
• Associate members have voting rights (PPGA Incorporated Association)

• A student, trainee or employee without relevant industry qualifications - typically studying or working toward a qualification
• A student, trainee or employee without relevant industry experience, knowledge and skills - typically working on these
• Actively practices force free training methods
• Is required to maintain 5 CEPs over a 1 year period

Other information

• Business/Name is not advertised on the PPGA public website
• Has access to PPGA Vendor discounts
• Provisional members don’t have voting rights (PPGA Incorporated Association)

As Above

• Is required to maintain a minimum of 12 CEPs over a 1 year period

As Above

• Is required to maintain 6 CEPs over a 1 year period

As Above

• Is required to maintain 3 CEPs over a 1 year period

 Veterinary Behaviourist

Behaviour Veterinarian

Veterinarian

• Has relevant industry qualification/s
• Has relevant industry experience
• Has relevant industry knowledge and skills
• Actively practices force free practices
• Due diligence is undertaken on applications
• Requires a current PPGA Professional member as a referee on application
• Is required to maintain a minimum of 20 CEPs over a 1 year period
• Suitable/relevant Insurance is required for Business owners

Other information

• Business/Name is advertised on the PPGA public website
• Has access to PPGA Vendor discounts
• Veterinary members don’t have voting rights (PPGA Incorporated Association)

As per Associate level criteria

• Does not have voting rights

As per Professional level criteria

• Does not have voting rights

• A previous PPGA professional member who has retired

• Committee approval required

• Does not have voting rights

COMING SOON!!!!

Dog Club Membership

• Club Training Manager has relevant industry qualification/s

• Instructors have relevant industry experience, knowledge and skills

• Club has relevant documentation and policies to support professional practices

• Actively practices force free training methods

• Due diligence is undertaken on all applications

• Must have a minimum of one current Professional member as a referee on application

• Head Trainer Is required to maintain a minimum of 20 CEPs per 1 year period

• Club Instructors are required to obtain 10 CEPs per year*

• Suitable/relevant Insurance is required

• Club agrees to an annual review of this criteria

• Club to provide a list of Instructors annually

• Club class sizes to meet certain criteria

Other information

• Club Name is advertised on the PPGA public website

• Has access to PPGA Vendor discounts

• Has voting rights – 1 per Club (via Professional Member status)