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🚨 YOUR VOICE MATTERS! LET'S SHAPE THE FUTURE OF AESTHETICS TOGETHER! 💙

📢 An important message from A-Training Grantham

The government has launched a consultation on restricting high-risk cosmetic and wellbeing procedures in England — and NOW is the time to have your say!

At A-Training Grantham, we fully support raising industry standards, protecting public safety and promoting professional excellence. 🙌

However, we strongly believe future regulation must be FAIR, PROPORTIONATE and EVIDENCE-BASED.

🎓 What about our highly trained non-medical practitioners?

Many practitioners have invested years of dedication, significant financial commitment and extensive education into achieving, or working towards, regulated Level 7 qualifications.

Their training, knowledge, demonstrated competence and commitment to safe practice deserve meaningful consideration when shaping future regulations.

💙 We are not asking for lower standards — we are advocating for higher standards with fair recognition of education and competence!

We encourage the government to consider proportionate pathways for appropriately qualified non-medical practitioners, with robust assessment, clinical safeguards and accountability where appropriate.

📣 WE NEED YOUR VOICE!

Whether you're a:

✨ Training provider or educator
✨ Medical or non-medical practitioner
✨ Level 7 qualified practitioner or student
✨ Clinic owner or aesthetics professional
✨ Member of the public

PLEASE TAKE PART IN THIS CONSULTATION!

This is a consultation, NOT a final decision. Your professional experience, knowledge and opinions matter.

Let's respond positively, professionally and constructively, putting public safety first while ensuring the voices of dedicated non-medical practitioners are heard.

🤝 Let's work together for safer treatments, recognised qualifications, fair opportunities and a stronger aesthetics industry.

🗓️ Consultation closes 13 January 2027.

🔗 Find the government consultation here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/restrictions-on-the-performance-of-high-risk-cosmetic-and-wellbeing-procedures-in-england

📲 SAVE • SHARE • HAVE YOUR SAY!

Let's make sure training providers, practitioners and the public are all represented.

A-TRAINING GRANTHAM 💙
Championing Education, Safety & Professional Standards

A POSITIVE STEP FORWARD FOR THE FUTURE OF AESTHETICS AND COSMETIC PROCEDURES

We warmly welcome today's Government announcement of a consultation on the regulation of cosmetic procedures — an important opportunity to strengthen professional standards, public safety and confidence across our sector.

At Training Gratham, we have always been at the forefront of championing high standards, best practice, professional accountability and nationally recognised, regulated qualifications.

We firmly believe that education, competence and robust qualifications must form the foundation of a safe, credible and respected aesthetics industry.

We particularly welcome the opportunity for the sector to engage with Government and will be advocating strongly for a consistent, qualifications-led regulatory framework that recognises professional competence and provides clear, equitable pathways for all practitioners.

This consultation presents a valuable opportunity to revisit alignment across the sector, ensuring that training, qualifications and professional standards are appropriately recognised within any future regulatory framework.

Our position remains clear: regulation must be underpinned by education, demonstrable competence, recognised qualifications and a commitment to excellence.

We look forward to contributing constructively to the consultation, working alongside Government, regulators, awarding organisations and industry stakeholders to help shape a future that protects the public, supports responsible practitioners and raises standards across the profession.

NOW IS THE TIME FOR OUR INDUSTRY TO HAVE ITS VOICE HEARD.

We strongly encourage training providers, qualified practitioners, awarding organisations, professional bodies and industry leaders to engage actively with this consultation.

The decisions made today will help shape the future of our profession for years to come. It is essential that those with the knowledge, experience and commitment to delivering high standards are part of that conversation.

We must come together to champion meaningful regulation, fair recognition of qualifications and consistent professional standards across the entire sector.

At Training Gratham, we are ready to contribute, collaborate and ensure that the importance of regulated qualifications remains central to the discussion.

WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS?

We welcome your views, questions and feedback on this important development.

Do you believe regulated qualifications should form the foundation of the new framework? How should existing qualifications and professional experience be recognised? What changes would you most like to see?

Comment your thoughts and queries below! 👇

Let's open up the conversation, share professional perspectives and work together towards a safer, stronger and more regulated aesthetics industry.

We also encourage everyone across the sector to make their voice heard by participating in the Government consultation.

Your voice matters. The future of our industry deserves a united, informed and professional voice. Let's help shape it together.

Book a call to discuss your route to a regulated qualification - visit:
BookCall.co.uk

🌴 A LITTLE BALI BLISS… AND A FEW HOME TRUTHS! 🧘‍♀️❤️

Here we are, floating in the Balinese jungle, finding our inner peace… yes, even Chris! 😂

But being away has given us something we rarely get at home. Time to stop, reflect and appreciate just how far we've come.

Building A-Training Grantham has taken hard work, sacrifices, determination and a genuine passion for an industry we both love.

And sometimes, a little distance gives you a whole lot of perspective.

Because while we're finding peace in Bali, the aesthetics industry back home seems to be finding anything but!

Back in 2019, Chris created the Level 7 with a vision of making advanced aesthetics education more inclusive and accessible to all, regardless of whether practitioners came from a medical or non-medical background.

It was about opening doors, not closing them. Raising standards, not creating divisions.

For years, the conversation was about medical versus non-medical practitioners.

Yet now, sadly, it seems some of the biggest battles are non-medics fighting against other non-medics.

The undercutting, the negativity, the constant comparisons and the race to be the cheapest.

When did we go from fighting for opportunities to fighting amongst ourselves?

We should be supporting one another, protecting the opportunities we've worked so hard for and proving that professionalism, education and safety matter.

Because here's the uncomfortable truth…

If we can't respect our own industry, how can we expect anyone else to respect it?

We're not perfect, and we'll never claim to be. We're still learning, growing and evolving ourselves.

But one thing hasn't changed since 2019.

We believe in opportunity, inclusivity and raising standards for EVERYONE.

So here's our little Bali wisdom… 🌴

✨ Less ego. More education.

✨ Less division. More unity.

✨ Less undercutting. More self-worth.

✨ Less fighting each other. More fighting for our industry's future.

And remember…

Someone else's success doesn't take anything away from yours. ❤️

There's room for us all to succeed. Let's not destroy the very opportunities we've fought so hard to create.

Now, back to our chakras, cocktails and pretending we're not checking the work WhatsApp! 🍹😂

With love and a little Bali perspective,

Chris & Laura ❤️
A-Training Grantham

FIX-IT FRIDAY: A client asks to have their old lip filler dissolved using Hyalase. Before you even touch the filler, what are your FIRST 3 moves? 💉

Monday – The Answer
1. PATCH TEST: Perform an intradermal patch test on the client's forearm using a small dose of diluted Hyalase (e.g., 0.1 ml / ~15 IU).
2. WAIT & OBSERVE: Wait 30 minutes to monitor the test site for signs of an allergic reaction (redness, swelling, or wheal formation).
3. ASSESS & PROCEED: Only proceed with the dissolving treatment if the patch test is completely negative and the client shows no signs of sensitivity.

Never skip your prep! A patch test 30 minutes before administering Hyalase is an essential safety step to protect your client from severe allergic reactions or anaphylaxis.

Every person has a story. Laura’s is one that has been shaped by experience, challenges, change and a passion for the aesthetics industry.

In our latest a-training podcast, Laura talks about her journey — from her experiences within the aesthetics industry to becoming part of the a-training team.

She shares the moments, lessons and milestones that have helped shape her career and the person you know today.

🎙️ a-training | Podcast: Laura’s Story

WATCH ON YOUTUBE:
https://youtu.be/K-abJVTqDX4

LISTEN ON SPOTIFY:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/7ozhouVcm2S7w89MyBoN92?si=z2dA2jIFRNyTHmH3s1cb0A

17 years of a-training.
17 years of people, experiences and stories.

🎧 Listen to Laura’s story now.

📩 DM us or book a call: bookcall.co.uk

📧 [email protected]

FIX-IT FRIDAY: A client asks to have their old lip filler dissolved using Hyalase.
Before you even touch the filler, what are your FIRST 3 moves?

⚠️ DON’T RISK BUYING COUNTERFEIT AESTHETIC PRODUCTS

We’re seeing an increase in unauthorised sellers offering fake and sub-standard imitations of aesthetic products.

They might look identical to the genuine product — but poor quality, lack of support and potential safety issues can make counterfeit products a costly risk.

So how can you spot the fakes? And what should you look for when buying aesthetic products?

We’ve put together a full guide covering what to look out for and how to protect yourself.

👉 Read the full story:
https://a-training.co.uk/fake-aesthetic-products/

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