Looking for advice and space to vent about London Councils and Special Treatments Licensing.
It seems like they make arbitrary rules without thinking if they are effective in keeping the public safe. Most Councils have required a Beauty Therapy NVQ - when I comment that Beauty Therapists aren't necessarily semi-permanent makeup artists they just shrug. On the flip side I had 80 hours of in a tattoo course including health & safety, physiology etc, and a dozen brows/liner clients (in North America when I'm from) - but cannot obtain a license.
Some Councils (Kingston) have advised I need NVQ Level 4 in Micropigmentation ?! - not even the most artistic and qualified techs will have this today. It just seems like some made up certificate for private beauty schools to cash cheques from.
Anyway those of you who've navigated this hurdle successfully - I salute you.
It seems like they make arbitrary rules without thinking if they are effective in keeping the public safe. Most Councils have required a Beauty Therapy NVQ - when I comment that Beauty Therapists aren't necessarily semi-permanent makeup artists they just shrug. On the flip side I had 80 hours of in a tattoo course including health & safety, physiology etc, and a dozen brows/liner clients (in North America when I'm from) - but cannot obtain a license.
Some Councils (Kingston) have advised I need NVQ Level 4 in Micropigmentation ?! - not even the most artistic and qualified techs will have this today. It just seems like some made up certificate for private beauty schools to cash cheques from.
Anyway those of you who've navigated this hurdle successfully - I salute you.