Kate Bowler - Beauty Level 3
The
facilities here are really outstanding, they're fantastic. You've
got everything you need. There's all the equipment that you'd get
in a salon and there are never any shortages.The teaching style's
also really good, because of the teaching I've been getting 100% in
all of my exams. The tutors take time with each student to make
sure they know what they're doing.
It was towards the end of the Level 3 course that I realised I
wanted to open my own business. Everything just fell into place,
and I had that confidence and clarity and knew what I wanted to
do.
I've just started my own business, I'm now a mobile beauty
therapist which means I go to people's houses and give them
treatments. I do everything from facials to spray tanning. In the
future I want to open my own salon and do laser hair removal.
Coming to Lewisham College has given me the tools and confidence
I need to know exactly what I need to do without fear. If people
are thinking about studying Beauty I'd tell them to definitely pick
Lewisham College: I wouldn't choose any other.
Kerry Hewitt-Snyders - Beauty Lecturer
I knew that I
wanted to be a beauty therapist from an early age. So I found out
what subjects I needed to take to get into that industry and got
myself into college.
After college, I became a beauty therapist on cruise ships with
a company called Steiner. I was able to work internationally, which
was fantastic. Since then, I've been a head therapist, spa manager,
group director of a company, and a training provider.
Being a spa manager, I kept myself up to date with trends, and
the biggest complaint in the beauty industry is that there
aren't enough good therapists.
That's why I became a lecturer, because I know what the beauty
industry needs.When I was recruiting, I actually said I wanted
therapists straight out of College - so I could help mould them
into what we were looking for.
Having worked in the industry, I know exactly how tough it is
out there. A lot of people think a beauty therapist is just a
beauty therapist and they sit behind a counter - but they actually
learn a lot about dermatology and physiology. A lot of people don't
realise how far you can go in life with a beauty therapy
qualification.
I wouldn't say my job's easy or difficult: I just enjoy it. I
like to motivate and inspire people.