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Eleven learners from Chesterfield’s White Rose Beauty College through to the national final of World Skills competition

Learners at Chesterfield’s White Rose Beauty College have been announced as finalists for the 2023 UK World Skills event.

The learners will compete across various speciality categories, including the Beauty Therapist, Creative Media Makeup and Nail Technician competitions. The competitions are designed by industry experts to help young people grow personally and professionally, by developing their technical and employability skills.

They focus on upskilling and developing young people, aged 25 and under, from all backgrounds and abilities. After their success at the regional heats which took place earlier this year, the learners will now undergo further training and development from September to October 2023 before competing in the National Finals in November.

Using international best practice to raise standards in apprenticeships and technical education, the competitions aim to support under 25s across the world via competitions-based training, assessment, and benchmarking, to succeed.  The national finals will ultimately test learners ability to achieve world-class standards in the Skills Olympics which takes place every two years.

Learners including, Harriet Dolphin, Bobbi Stobbs, Eva Henderson, Ellie Whittaker, Amelia Fox, Kelsey Lawler and Phoebe Botham will put their skills and knowledge to the ultimate test as they battle to win these prestigious competitions in their field.

This is a fantastic achievement for these learners, and White Rose Beauty Colleges, who are a subsidiary of Learning Curve Group and deliver funded training courses in a host of beauty related disciplines, supporting people to upskill and reskill to develop or start their careers in the industry.

White Rose Beauty Colleges have nine academies across Yorkshire and the North West, taking Learning Curve Groups total to 17 hair and beauty academies across the UK. This news comes just two weeks after two of Learning Curve Groups Hair and Beauty learners were announced as finalists in the national VTCT Awards for Student of the Year.

Helen Jones, Head of White Rose Beauty College Chesterfield, said I am absolutely delighted that 11 of our learners have made it through to the World Skills UK finals. This is absolutely fantastic news and really cements that the training we provide at White Rose is of the absolute highest standard and quality within the beauty sector.

“We are proud to have them represent White Rose nationally and we are so delighted that our mission of transforming lives through learning is clear yet again.”

“I wish the learners the best of luck as they prepare for the National Finals in November. We have no doubt that they will excel in their respective categories! Their talent is amazing, and they display the highest level of determination and enthusiasm to win these competitions and build their careers in the beauty industry.”

White Rose was founded in 1996 and has helped thousands of learners gain the skills and experience they need for successful careers in the beauty industry. It delivers a wide range of Beauty Therapy, Holistic Therapy, Sports Massage and Make Up Artistry courses.White Rose is a Centre of Excellence with ITEC, a Flagship Centre with VTCT and a Habia Centre of Expertise, as well as achieving a Grade 1 Outstanding result in its most recent Ofsted inspection.

White Rose Beauty College Chesterfield supports the marketing and economic growth of the town through Chesterfield Champions, a network of over 200 organisations across Chesterfield and North Derbyshire.

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White Rose Beauty Colleges to showcase a range of skills and career opportunities in Chesterfield

Chesterfield’s White Rose Beauty Colleges is reminding people across the town of the range of career opportunities in the sector, by hosting a relaunch event this month.

The business opened in the town back in November 2019, just months before the lockdown. Head of Recruitment, Helen Bradshaw takes up the story on how the business had to quickly adapt to changes brought on by the pandemic:

“We successfully navigated our business through this difficult period by adapting our courses to facilitate online learning but like most businesses we were unable to execute all our plans due to the restrictions in place.

“With lockdown firmly behind us we feel now is a great time to host an open event to showcase who we are, what courses we offer and reach out to those in the community who may still not of heard of us.”

Helen and her colleagues are hopeful that the relaunch event will help to engage the local community and provide people with an insignt into the key learning opportunities they are able to offer.

She commented: “We have an evening of positivity and fun planned, with music and light refreshments, mini treatments such as hand and arm massage or shoulder massage to enjoy, make-up demonstrations and a tour of our college with staff on hand to answer any questions about the importance of our role in the learning and development of others and contribution to our town.  In addition, and our way of saying thank you all attendees will receive a voucher which can be redeemed against a treatment at another time.”

White Rose Beauty Colleges is confident that the business will continue to grow  in Chesterfield  and is dedicated to its commitment and contribution towards the Chesterfield community.

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Helen added: “Recently we became part of The Learning Curve Group and feel excited about the opportunities this will offer in the future.  We will continue to provide an excellent training environment in the heart of Chesterfield where White Rose Beauty Colleges is an accredited centre of excellence offering VTCT and ITEC registered qualifications.  These awarding bodies are recognised worldwide and make us a great choice for those wishing to use their qualification in the professional environment.

“Our college plays an active role in supporting Derbyshire schools by attending their careers events, also we host open days and taster sessions in our college throughout the year. Our excellent two-year Study Programme for school leavers helps prepare the learner for work in the industry by providing a realistic salon environment where members of the public can book treatments.

“We are passionate to introduce the concept of how diverse a career in beauty can be, with excellent links to organisations who we regularly invite as guest speakers to our college.  We have forged good links with local salons and are happy to advertise job opportunities around our college.  We provide the opportunity for NEETS learners who often come to us with challenges and obstacles which we help and support them to overcome.  We literally encourage every learner to believe in themselves and achieve their goals.”

“Our adult learners can choose from a varied and interesting course programme, we find our learners are either looking for a career change or have a job they enjoy but want to learn something creative.  We have strong links with the Job Centre and have attended career events, our Level 2 Diploma courses are fully funded including kit and uniform to anyone who is unemployed to ensure those in need are not denied the chance to join us.

“Most recently we have offered and facilitated courses for a local group of Ukrainian refugees who wished to upskill whilst they are in the UK or simply enjoy the sociability of meeting new friends. We will continue to reach out and support local charities and businesses alike, my belief is we can and do make a difference.”

Find out more about the upcoming open day at White Rose Beauty Colleges here. 

White Rose Beuty Colleges Supports the marketing and economic growth of the town through Chesterfield Champions, a network of over 200 organisations across Chesterfield and North Derbyshire.

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Chesterfield’s White Rose Beauty Colleges collaborates with local fitness firm

A Chesterfield health and beauty training provider has been working alongside a fellow Derbyshire-based company to provide CPD Accredited Training.

White Rose Beauty Colleges is teaming up with the personal trainers at Bakewell company Eley Fitness, giving staff and introductory course into Zone Therapy, Body Massage, Nutrition and Aromatherapy which will support their continuous Professional Development. The team will have completed their course within the space of just six weeks.

Eley Fitness has been helping their members fitness and well-being for 7 years and first started with husband-and-wife team Ed and Torie Eley. They are a family run Personal Training and group class Studio based in Bakewell near the Monsal Trail.

Ed and Torie Commented ‘We believe strongly in working with local businesses as we all support each other and it’s been a tough couple of years for all of us, with small businesses being hit the hardest of all.”

“We are extremely excited to begin the CPD Health and Wellbeing Course with White Rose Beauty College Chesterfield as they have been so friendly and informative from the beginning.  What we will learn from this Course will only offer our members more in terms of knowledge and skills from body massage to reflexology and we can’t wait to add these to our services at Eley Fitness”.

Jules Slack, Corporate Ambassador for White Rose Beauty Colleges went on to explain: “We plan to continue to work in collaboration with Eley Fitness by offering their staff additional training in Sports Massage.”

“Team Chesterfield can provide bespoke training tailored to meet the needs of the individual businesses in Derbyshire and the surrounding community, providing individuals the opportunity to upskill or enhance their current skills.”

For more information on fully funded CPD Bespoke Training Courses, email jules.slack@whiterosebeautycolleges.co.uk or Tel: 07928467941.

White Rose Beauty Colleges supports the marketing and economic growth of the town through Chesterfield Champions, a network of over 200 organisations across Chesterfield and North Derbyshire.

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Ringwood Hall staff receive training from fellow Chesterfield business, White Rose Beauty Colleges

Staff at Ringwood Hall were given a training boost recently with the help of fellow Chesterfield Champions, White Rose Beauty Colleges.

The White Rose team recently carried out CPD Accredited Training with the therapists at Ringwood’s ‘The Garden Secret Spa,’ located within the grounds of Ringwood Hall Hotel & Spa in Chesterfield.

The Spa Therapists enjoyed advance training in deep tissue massage using the ancient method of Bamboo on hands & feet.  They completed their Health and wellbeing course within 6 weeks which supported their gradual return back to work.

Jemma Whitney, Garden Secret Spa Manager at Ringwood Hall commented: “The whole team at the Garden Secret Spa have enjoyed training and refreshing their skills with White Rose Beauty Colleges, after a stop start year for the beauty industry it was important for our team to feel confident and up to date with the latest training for their return to work this May.

“It is great to collaborate with a local Chesterfield College, we are often able to provide work placements and apprenticeships for their students which have led to full time employment in the Garden Secret Spa at Ringwood Hall.”

Jules Slack, Corporate Ambassador for White Rose Beauty Colleges went onto explain: “We plan to continue to work in collaboration with The Garden Secret Spa, Ringwood Hall Hotel in Chesterfield, by offering our students the opportunity of achieving a New Apprenticeship in wellbeing and Holistic Therapy.”

Jules also went onto say that this new apprenticeship qualification will meet the needs on all wellbeing environments; Spas, Leisure, Holistic or Wellness Therapy Centres and Beauty Salons. The team can provide bespoke training tailored to meet the needs of the individual businesses in the Chesterfield community, providing individuals the opportunity to upskill or enhance their current skills.

For more information on FREE CPD Bespoke Training Courses, email jules.slack@whiterosebeautycolleges.co.uk

White Rose Beauty Colleges and Ringwood Hall Hotel & Spa support the marketing and economic growth of the town through Chesterfield Champions, a network of over 180 organisations across Chesterfield and North Derbyshire.

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