The UK Skin Care Academy: Transforming professional skin care & education in Nigeria

The UK Skin Care Academy (UKSA) opened its doors in Lekki, Lagos earlier this year and promises a fresh approach to skin care services and education in Nigeria. But what about the fresh faces behind it? Meet the” K” in the UK Skin Care Academy: The Koloko Sisters! Continue...

UKSA’s Managing Director, Ufuoma Koloko (left) with sister, Ediri Koloko, Director of Education

These enterprising young women started with a passion and translated it into a vision. Add a good dose of hard work and an equal measure of good fortune (they were awarded the YouWin grant from the Nigerian Government) and you have a recipe for success right there!

Winning the Federal Republic of Nigeria’s YouWin Award

Ufuoma explained “YouWin is an initiative launched by the Nigerian government to help build and grow SMEs to enable them to employ more people and increase job creation opportunities. We had a vision that we captured in the business plan that we wrote and submitted and God did the rest!” The YouWin grant is the major reason we are finally able to follow our dreams to make a difference here in Nigeria.”

A Three Part Vision: Treatment Training and Transformation

 UKSA Dermatherapist Vera Francis performing a treatment on a client in a treatment room

Treatment

UKSA has a range of treatments including Diamond Tip Microdermabrasion and chemical peels to address the following concerns:

·         Adult acne

·         Male skin challenges

·         Teenage acne

·         Sun burned or sun damaged skin

·         Pigmentation

·         Acne scars and dark spots

·         Dull, uneven skin tone

·         Anti-ageing

·         Sensitised skin

UKSADermatherapist, Grace Bassey,takes a client through her consultation and prescription sheet

UKSA don’t deal in dangerous creams promising instant results because they don’t want to be responsible for destroying people’s skin to make a quick buck. Achieving gorgeous skin is a lifelong project and they would rather form lasting realtionships with their clients to help them work towards that. All they can promise is professional skin care treatments, world class professional products and dealing with customers in a professional manner.

Call 09093915506 or 09038678764 to book your FREE CONSULTATION or first treatment now!

Training

Apart from performingtreatments, UKSA will also be a training academy offering courses from a leading UK awarding organisation called the Vocational Training and Charitable Trust (VTCT). All VTCT qualifications are mapped to UK regulatory frameworks and are recognised by international employers, governments and professional associations. That means people graduating from the UK Skin Care Academy will be qualified to go and work internationally as skin care specialists in any of the many countries that recognise VTCT qualifications.

 Ediri will head the Training Academy

Ediri has a Masters in Education and Social Justice from the University of London plus seven years teaching experience. She has also achieved “Specialist” status at the International Dermal Institute where both sisters havebeen attending courses since they started the business in 2006. She is responsible for designing the combined courses for the students and the overall running of the Academy.Enrolment has already commenced and the first course will begin in November 2014. They pln to run four cycles per year so those that don’t make November can start in March 2015.

 Ufoma is passionate about sharing her business development and branding skills

Transformation

One of the courses will focus on preparing to run a beauty business. That is where thetransformation bit of their vision comes in.“We want to help transform people’s careers, livelihoods and ultimately impact on society by giving as many people as we can the opportunity to gain the knowledge and skills that will help them set up and run a successful beauty business. This will in turn enable them to employ more people just like us”, says Ufuoma. The business courses will run one weekend a month so that even people that are working Monday-Friday but are thinking of changing career or opening up a side beauty business can attend.They also plan to invite some of the big names in the Nigerian beauty industry to come and share their knowledge and experiences during the courses too.  All this will take place in what is believed to be Nigeria’s and maybe the world’s first ever Beauty Business Incubator (BBI). The sisters plan for the BBI to be an open house for budding beauty entrepreneurs to meet, share ideas, be inspired and become empowered with some of the fundamentals of building a brand and running a successful beauty business.

Dermatherapists, Grace Bassey and Vera Francis perform treatments and prescribe products as they work towards their VTCT Qualifications at UKSA

If you want to come and see the UK Skin Care Academy for yourself, to have a treatment or enquire about our courses please see contact details below:

For all your skin enquiries please email: myskin@ukskincareacademy.com

For enquiries about our courses please email: myeducation@ukskincareacademy.com

To book your free consultation call: 09093915506 or 09038678764

The UK Skin Care Academy is located at

14B Charles Ifeanyi Street
Off Adebayo Doherty Road (Road 14)
Off Admiralty Way
Lekki Phase 1

Opening hours
Monday – Friday 8am-8pm, Saturday 10am-6pm, Sunday 1pm-5pm

www.ukskincareacademy.com