ABOUT US

The Irish Academy of Massage and Beauty is an international accredited training academy that delivers a wide range of Massage and Beauty related courses and services for those at the start of their career right up to business owners. The Academy is a family run business with customer care at the core of it’s ethos. It was established more than 13 years ago and has progressed to Ireland’s leading Massage and Beauty Academy providing life changing opportunities for many of it’s graduates. We are the first company in the industry to supply multimedia learning aids for students which include DVD's, CD's and audio aids. The Irish Academy is now Synonymous with quality training with pass rates averaging between 95% to 100% across all departments.

WHAT WE OFFER

The Academy offers a variety of Massage and Beauty related courses that can be studied part time, and range from one day workshops through to certificate and diploma programmes. The programmes require no prior knowledge or qualifications and some of the courses enable graduates to start earning money after 1 day of training. Courses on offer include Holistic massage - Anatomy and physiology - Teacher training - Beauty specialist (includes make-up, waxing, manicure and pedicure and skincare and eye treatments) - Make-up (beginners and advanced) - Hair styling for make-up artists - Spray tanning - Nail technology - Advanced waxing - IPL / laser training - Business studies - Retail sales - Customer care skills - Home study - Online learning. We offer a first class service and have become synonymous with quality training and education with students travelling from all over Ireland to enrol on our programmes.

WHY MASSAGE AND BEAUTY

There has never been a better time to train for a career in Massage and Beauty as they have become two of the biggest growth industries in the world offering a multitude of exciting career options. A career in beauty and Massage can also offer you the opportunity to be your own boss or start your own business. The vibrant and glamorous world of beauty presents many career pathways including, working from home or as a mobile therapist - salons - spas - cruise liners - skincare consultant - make-up artist - nail technician - cosmetics sales - travelling sales rep and trainer - salon or business owner. A career in beauty and Massage can be a life changing experience offering the flexibility of a work life balance and rewarding career.

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THE BENEFITS OF A CAREER IN MASSAGE AND BEAUTY

A career in Massage and Beauty can offer many exciting and glamorous opportunities. There are also many benefits to training for a career in Massage and Beauty as it presents an array of options suitable for different lifestyles and revenue potential.

Benefits include

- Work from home
- Be your own boss
- Start your own business
- Work part time or full time
- Provide mobile treatments
- Fantastic job satisfaction
- Do something you love
- A variety of revenue streams

A qualification in Massage and Beauty also presents a variety of career opportunities including

- Salons
- Spas
- Leisure centres
- Hotels
- Cruise liners
- Retail cosmetics
- Retail skincare products
- Retail make-up products
- Customer support with beauty suppliers
- Sales representative with beauty suppliers
- Trainer \ educator with beauty suppliers
- Pharmacies
- Nail technician

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A BRIEF HISTORY

The Irish Academy was established in 1995 and specialised in the delivery of massage programmes under the ITEC awards system.  The Irish Academy progressed over the years and by the year 2002 were one of the biggest providers of massage programmes in the country with five training centres in Dublin and surrounding areas. Throughout this growth we focused on quality training and customer support.  We were the first college in Ireland to provide students with dvds, cds and support outside of course hours and have become synomous with quality programmes and tuition.

Our policy has been to continually invest in research and development to provide the best service possible.  In 2003 we started a research process analysing training standards in the beauty industry.  Following this research process we invested in new premises, staff and equipment, and in 2005 launched our first BEAUTICIAN TRAINING programme under the ITEC awards system.  The company now consists of 7 staff members dedicated to customer support, curriculum development and research.  Our new state of the art training facility on the Naas Road Dublin 12 has enabled us to reach new levels of quality with a variety of beautician and massage related programmes on our curriculum.

In March 2007 we reached another milestone with the addition of the ITEC teaching diploma at our college (First ITEC college in the world to offer this service).  This enabled us to conduct our own in house teacher training and produce quality teachers for the industry.  We are also be the first college in Ireland to produce make-up, massage and skincare dvds for our students.