I've been trying to find a school where I can get some sort of certification on dog training, so that I can establish myself as a dog trainer in my country, with some degree of peace of mind and legitimacy.

The profession is essentially unregulated here, with a single option to obtain true certification which is by our national authority for veterinary services, where I am put through an exam supervised by specialists of our national police in dog handling, and this accreditation is specifically to accredit professional for the training of potentially dangerous breeds and animals declared as such. It is a mandatory no coercive force exam where martingales, chokers, pronged and e-collars are simple banned; the bar is very high and many fail it.

Although I want to achieve this, it is a very long journey and a very expensive one so I would like to achieve some sort of formal schooling besides all the material and practice I'm putting in. I've been volunteering hours at local shelters to get a wide range of experience with different dogs and helping dogs when and where I can but I want to move myself into a more professional setting. I will never make a full career ot of it but my objective is just to have fun and if possible make some extra money.

All schools I have found are extremely expensive and usually demand full payment up front. I simply do not have 3/5/+k to put down towards a course. I had found a school where I could enrol course by course but that school is due to shut down by this December.

Are there any schools I can check out? I'm in Europe.

Thanks in advance.