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Terapists perform a broad range of treatments


Te service that spa therapists provide and the skills they possess will always be in demand CASE STUDY 2


My name is Lauren Cornwell and I’m a training manager at ProSkin Advanced Skin Care clinics. I have been working in the


industry now for approximately eight years. I have to admit that I never envisaged the career route I would take, nor realised the opportunities that would open up for me. I instantly knew aſter finishing college that training/lecturing in beauty therapy was my goal. Once qualified, I started to work in a local salon, offering all mainstream beauty therapy treatments. But ideally, to get the experience I needed, I knew that I needed to work within a spa environment. Aſter approximately eight months, I


landed the perfect spa opportunity at a 5-star spa near to where I lived. Tis really taught me invaluable skills, from client experience, to spa etiquette. I spent 18 fan- tastic months with this business, before I moved on to a mineral skin care company, working for their head office spa. Here it gave me an opportunity to work on prod- uct and treatment development, but also I got to visit different clients and provide seminars on our products and treatments to really help promote brand awareness. Aſter five years working in the salon/spa sector, I


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knew that there was so much more for me to learn. Tis was when I came across


ProSkin. A small chain of advanced skin care clinics, offering various types of laser treatments such as Laser hair removal, tattoo removal, thread vein removal and a wide


variety of treatments for the removal of acne and acne scarring and pigmentation. Tis medical opportunity was a route that I didn’t know was possi- ble within the beauty industry and only thought this was for medical practitioners. Since starting at ProSkin back in 2012, I


have progressed my career within the aes- thetics industry and recently got promoted to training manager. I now look aſter train- ing for our large and expanding company – currently comprising 14 clinics and more than 100 therapist. I also oversee recruit- ment for our new clinics on the horizon. Working in the world of aesthetics, has


proven to be the most challenging, reward- ing, diverse and definitely the most exciting sector of the industry that I have had the opportunity to be a part of. I would highly recommend it to all, as it opens an entire new sector of the industry and truly is the best part of my career path.


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commission earned through selling retail products to clients. Spa therapists at top spas – and those who progress to management and director positions – will be able to earn a considerable salary. In addition, as a qualified spa or beauty


therapist, there are opportunities to diversify into other beauty-related occupations with further training and experience, as Lauren Cornwell’s story (see leſt) illustrates. You’ll be working in a fast-moving, ever-


changing industry. Spa therapists are people who love their work and gain enormous pleasure working with the public to improve their wellbeing. As a spa therapist, you have skills that will ensure job mobility within spas in this country, on-board cruise liners and at international holiday resorts throughout the world. Spas are part of an industry that will last


forever and, in wellness, they have an amazing product. But, most importantly in today’s post-recession society – with job losses and failing industries – the ser- vices that spa therapists learn to provide and the skills they develop will ensure they will always have plentiful career options.


Where can I go to get free guidance and advice? You can visit the Habia website for the latest guidance and advice on careers in the beauty therapy, spa, hair and nail industries: www.habia.org


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