The Gundog Trainers Academy Teachers Course has been designed for dog trainers wishing to teach gundog skills in their classes; professional trainers wishing to ‘crossover’ to positive reinforcement methods; and existing positive reinforcement gundog trainers looking to gain accreditation with a respected body.

The Gundog Trainers Academy Teachers Course and its full assessment process was awarded accreditation by the ABTC (Animal Behaviour Training Council) in 2020, making it the only gundog trainers qualification in the UK to have met industry agreed criteria for welfare and ethics; teaching and training dogs and people; professional conduct; and underpinning knowledge.

The ABTC is the UK's only organisation with a nationally agreed criteria for animal training which must be met by all council member organisations and is in itself in the process of becoming accredited to the RCVS (Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons). The ABTC is the gold standard to aim for in terms of quality and ethics for trainers in the UK.

Successful GTA students and members will have achieved an industry recognised accreditation as a professional gundog trainer and will be entitled to use the suffix GTA (accredited on dummies and game) or GTA-AD (accredited on dummies only).

Your GTA accreditation will help you to attract customers and give them the confidence that your knowledge, techniques and ethics are of the highest standards and are the most scientifically sound methods of animal training. This will also give you an enormous sense of personal achievement and credibility as well as potential advantage when seeking professional insurance.