Educational Solutions for Salon Relevant Training
Cosmetologists are artists who express their creativity in the media of hair, nail art, skin care and makeup. They are also personal service providers who must interact with a wide variety of client personalities and satisfy their needs.
Preparing beauty school students for the “real world” of salon work is critical to their success. This preparation involves learning the theory behind cosmetology – from anatomy to business management and marketing, to the philosophy of design. They must also learn the practical skills of hair sculpting, design, finishing, hair coloring and chemical reforming.
Through innovative, mindful learning practices, Pivot Point’s brand new Designer’s Approach program changes the way today’s student generation, and generations to follow, will learn and experience education. Until now, teaching beauty school students this vast body of knowledge has been done with traditional reaching methods – lectures, intensive textbook study and demonstrations of practical skills.
In Designer’s Approach, cosmetology theory is explained in a visual way that is based on unified art and design concepts. Foundational concepts are applied to practical solutions and client communication strategies are incorporated throughout the program. This new learning philosophy will greatly improve the way cosmetology students learn, while preparing them for real salon world experiences.
The Designer’s Approach overarching course structure is based on the core of Pivot Point education: seeing, thinking, creating and adapting as a designer.
- Seeing as a designer promotes the ability to observe and connect inspiration from any source. It focuses the learner’s attention to details of the design.
- Thinking as a designer leads to visualization and organization through analytical thinking.
- Creating as a designer develops skills and techniques to perform, plan and generate predictable results.
- Adapting as a designer is about composing and personalizing while ensuring client satisfaction.
The Latest Educational Strategies of Design
Pivot Point Designer’s Approach offers the most advanced and extensive educational program in the industry through use of the latest strategies of instructional design, proven step-by-step and hands-on learning processes and salon-relevant training that goes beyond licensure-only based education.
The six key areas of learning covered in Designer’s Approach are:
- Cosmetology Fundamentals – contains core theory required for licensure.
- Sculpture – offers the possibilities of basic, advanced and men’s sculpting techniques.
- Texture – covers the possibilities of texture, including basic and advanced perming and relaxing.
- Hair Design – offers basic and advanced wet and thermal designing, as well as long hair design.
- Color – approaches basic and advanced color design for women and men.
- Salon Success – teaches life skills and professional strategies necessary to promote exceptional guest relations that lead to professional success.
Cosmetology students will boost their learning potential, improve their confidence, and learn to work through real-world situations with Pivot Point’s Designer’s Approach courses.
Pivot Point International, Inc., the global leader in cosmetology education, introduces its latest and most extensive educational program in the professional beauty industry.
At Pivot Point, our primary goal is to instill a work ethic and provide the tools required to achieve success in the salon, as an educator or whatever path an individual artist and designer chooses to take. Designer’s Approach is our latest step in achieving this ongoing goal.
