Thursday night, 20/20 reported on the incidence of medical issues arising from poor hygiene and sterlisation (amongst other things) in some clinics in the Auckland region. It’s interesting to note that some (if not all) of these nail bars seemed to be run in malls. I would wager that some of the operators did not …
This story is no longer valid. In my last post about Application and Interview Changes, I wrote about the application changes happening at NaSA for 2014 courses. In this post, I’ll continue this by writing about changes in the interview process for 2014. Changes in the Interview Process As I explained in my last post, …
This story is no longer valid. In my last post, I wrote about a major change at the National School of Aesthetics in 2014 by offering a concurrent Diploma in Beauty Therapy and Certificate in Nail Technology course. Now that we’ve updated our Web site with a fresh new look and uploaded our 2014 course …
This story is no longer valid. “But Scott,” I hear you say, “we’re only a little beyond halfway through 2013! And you want to talk about 2014?!?” I think a lot of people don’t quite understand how much forward planning goes into tertiary education. We’re lucky that Private Training Establishments (PTEs) like ours respond to …
This story is no longer valid. The New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) is required to review all New Zealand tertiary-level education providers, including Industry Training Organisations (ITOs) and Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics (ITPs) but excluding universities, through an External Evaluation and Review (EER). In our 2013 EER, NZQA judged us “highly confident in educational …
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 …
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 …
Apologies for the break between my last post about this and this one. We had our NZQA External Evaluation and Review on Tuesday and Wednesday, I had my normal duties to perform on Thursday, and we were only at work for an hour or so on Friday because it started to snow… quite hard! In …
In my last post about the Targeted Review of Qualifications (TRoQ), I wrote about the dangers of this process. In this post, I’ll add more about some of the dangers this process can present to the future of our industry. The Dangers of This Process, Part Two Competence versus Confidence Another part of the “problem”, …
In my last post about the Targeted Review of Qualifications (TRoQ), I wrote about how qualifications in New Zealand are changing. In this post and the next, I’d like to tell you about some of the dangers this process can present to the future of our industry. The Dangers of This Process Many attendees at …
