Month: July 2013

Scott’s Plain English Guide to the Targeted Review of Qualifications

As I said in my previous post about the New Zealand Beauty Expo, one of the most humbling pieces of feedback I received was about my blog entries on the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) Targeted Review of Qualifications (TRoQ) in beauty therapy education. Some providers and industry people said that my blog entries were …

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Our First Time at the New Zealand Beauty Expo: Loved It!

Noel, Don, Soni and I have been to several different beauty expos throughout the world, and the one we have visited the most times has been the Sydney Beauty Expo, held around August each year at the Convention Centre in Darling Harbour. This year, Don and Soni made the decision to visit the New Zealand …

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NaSA Owners Noel Turner and Don Kendall Win Lifetime Achievement Beauty Industry Award

Every 2 years, the New Zealand beauty industry gets together for the New Zealand Beauty Expo and the New Zealand Beauty Industry Awards.  This year’s awards were hosted by former New Zealand Idol and current X-Factor New Zealand host Dominic Bowden. This year, the New Zealand Beauty Industry Awards were held on Saturday, 6 July …

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Happy 28th Birthday, NaSA!

28 years ago today, two young men named Noel Turner and Don Kendall launched NaSA: The National School of Aesthetics. Beauty therapy training in the South Island would not be at such a high standard today if Noel and Don had decided not to open the school and continue in the day-to-day operations of NaSA …

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