The Ed.
Well-Known Member
The Habia Skills Academy are to launch a professional register for all those in the beauty, nail and spa industries in an effort to raise professional and quality standard as well as boost consumer confidence. The register will be based on the very successful Register of Exercise Professionals (REPS) model which is run by Habia's parent company SkillsActive and is the largest of its kind with over 30,000 members.
The register will be voluntary and and accessible to the general public allowing them to identify industry professionals who meet a range of criteria. The criteria is currently being developed by an independent technical group and Habia's expert forum.
Employers will be able to use the register to help them recruit and industry professionals will be able to update qualifications and experience using a "skills passport", currently in development. The cost is also to be finalised but Habia say that it is "unlikely to exceed £35 per year."
While legislation in the beauty sector is unlikely, the government does support self-regulation and Rob Young, Habia MD, believes that this is a huge step forward.
"Habia is entering a new era where sector professionals must embrace the need to demonstrate their professionalism in a way that is utterly transparent to employers and has the trust of the general publish. This register will be a key element of gaining that new level of trust.
According to Habia, everyone is excited about the launch of the register. "Employers have told us they would use this register for recruitment, as it gives them a set of established and agreed criteria they can work from. Equally, those industry professionals we have spoken to are excited about having the opportunity to demonstrate their professionalism - and the professionalism of their entire industry - to the general public."
So what will this register look like and how will it work? "It will be run on a not-for-profit basis and supported by an online skills passport which allows learners and professionals to update their qualifications and experience as they go along. And for long servicing professionals without formal qualifications, Habia - along with the technical groups and forums - will be developing a mechanism so that they too can gain entry to the register."
That's great, but it won't work unless it's marketed properly and consumers know about it. "Habia will launch the register to consumers in 2013. We are aiming to exceed the high levels of public awareness of REPS, which you will almost certainly have come across if you go to a gym, leisure centre or sports venue."
The register is expected to be launched in the summer and if you can register your interest in joining HERE. In regard to hairdressing, Habia remain committed to supporting the State Registered Hairdressers (SRH) programme operated by the Hairdressing Council.
Until then...geek on!
The Ed.
The register will be voluntary and and accessible to the general public allowing them to identify industry professionals who meet a range of criteria. The criteria is currently being developed by an independent technical group and Habia's expert forum.
Employers will be able to use the register to help them recruit and industry professionals will be able to update qualifications and experience using a "skills passport", currently in development. The cost is also to be finalised but Habia say that it is "unlikely to exceed £35 per year."
While legislation in the beauty sector is unlikely, the government does support self-regulation and Rob Young, Habia MD, believes that this is a huge step forward.
"Habia is entering a new era where sector professionals must embrace the need to demonstrate their professionalism in a way that is utterly transparent to employers and has the trust of the general publish. This register will be a key element of gaining that new level of trust.
According to Habia, everyone is excited about the launch of the register. "Employers have told us they would use this register for recruitment, as it gives them a set of established and agreed criteria they can work from. Equally, those industry professionals we have spoken to are excited about having the opportunity to demonstrate their professionalism - and the professionalism of their entire industry - to the general public."
So what will this register look like and how will it work? "It will be run on a not-for-profit basis and supported by an online skills passport which allows learners and professionals to update their qualifications and experience as they go along. And for long servicing professionals without formal qualifications, Habia - along with the technical groups and forums - will be developing a mechanism so that they too can gain entry to the register."
That's great, but it won't work unless it's marketed properly and consumers know about it. "Habia will launch the register to consumers in 2013. We are aiming to exceed the high levels of public awareness of REPS, which you will almost certainly have come across if you go to a gym, leisure centre or sports venue."
The register is expected to be launched in the summer and if you can register your interest in joining HERE. In regard to hairdressing, Habia remain committed to supporting the State Registered Hairdressers (SRH) programme operated by the Hairdressing Council.
Until then...geek on!
The Ed.
