The Beauty Academy Birmingham — Local services in Birmingham

Over the last year I have completed 4 courses with the beauty academy to gain my insurance when opening my own business. ( I did book 5 but lost my place on one course as my grandfather died on that morning and they refused a reschedule) Luckily for me I had years of experience and was just retraining to get myself up to date. The Lash course was extremely poor the tutor allowed the course to be taken over by a student who like myself had previous experience and decided she would show everyone how to do the correct application and then left half way through day and still got passed off!. The students were asking me questions and advice as I had more experience and the class was large so the tutor couldn’t spend time with everyone, which I was happy to give but I was going to learn, not teach, the tutor even said to me that I would probably know more than her!. You are taught on a mannequin head with a single row strip lash which is nothing like working on live clients I don’t feel you are fully prepared, there is no demonstration of removal, What if you make a mistake? What if someone’s eyes react? there’s not enough info. I then did waxing which was better, however I left with my skin peeling on the backs of my calves and big bruises - again that student was passed off and sent out to work with clients. They also don’t show you how to do intimate waxing or eyebrows so you have to pay extra. My final course was the gel manicure. I was paired up with a student that had never held a file before and therefore was struggling, I highlighted this to the tutor who happily continued getting her nails done by another student and was shouting over instructions - she didn’t even get off her chair. I was left to talk her through and give advice - I didn’t pay for a course to teach someone myself. They also don’t demonstrate how to do the correct removal of gel you are just told to wrap the nails in acetone for 10 minutes and then “they should be off” I spent a lot of money with the beauty academy and I feel that’s all they care about. The classes are large the tutors struggle to be able to give enough attention. My main concern is that these students are walking out fully qualified and insured but many not capable. Generally poor - would definitely not recommend...

I started my adventure with beauty about 7 years ago from a facial and skincare course with Yvonne. This amazing woman infected me with her passion. That's why I kept going back to the next courses: microdermabrasion, electrical facial, massages, pedicures, eyebrows, eyelashes, nails, ... Sometimes I was a really creepy student, especially the last two which were difficult for me. However, the patience of another wonderful woman, Katy, allowed me to complete these courses successfully. At the encouragement of both ladies, I decided to do NVQ 2 and 3. During the year I had to get NVQ, my life turned upside down. I underwent 3 surgeries, one of which was life-saving. I was afraid that I would not be able to complete the competencies before the deadline. Then the support team came to my aid, extending the deadline for completing the course, for which I am extremely grateful. I was able to pass my written exam on the first try and Katie made sure my practical exam went very smoothly. Therefore, if you love what you do and want to learn new skills, I believe that this is the best beauty school you can choose. The professionalism, experience and passion of the teachers is amazing ! ...

I did the full lash training course with this company (classic, hybrid and russian) While I thing the course is reasonable priced I wish I had gone somewhere else. As almost 1 year later and I dont feel anymore condident than when I started. I think a student should master a classic application before being allowed to do more advanced techniques such as hybrid and russian. Though the tutor was lovely the training was pretty blahhh in terms of the practical sessions, and I would have prefered to train with real humans with real lashes instead of a manniquin head. I also didnt feel as though there was much support once you finished the course which would have been really helpful. I now feel like it was wasted time and money as I have no idea how to do a full set of classic lashes which has really affected my confidence level to carry on. 1-2 day training is simply not enough and wish the company did more to support their students to ensure they were fully competent and confident in the new...