Spa provider, The Product House (TPH), is announcing a new initiative to offer free access to CIBTAC’s Spa & Salon Management Course Level 4 Diploma, in partnership with Professional Beauty.

The free admission will be awarded to up to 50 successful candidates following an application process, providing them access to over 200 hours of online lectures and over 200 hours of self-study. The course takes approximately six months to complete.

Registration will begin at the end of October and the course will be launched at the Professional Beauty Show GCC in February 2021.

During lockdown, TPH already launched a Spa Learning Community to support the spa industry in the GCC region and help members upskill by offering free access to the BABTAC Anatomy and Physiology course.

TPH is now heading towards certifying over 200 therapists in the region in the qualification.

The new spa management diploma initiative will be part of TPH’s Learning Community and be sponsored by a selection of industry leaders and TPH brand partners.

TPH and Professional Beauty developed this initiative to raise the bar on wider industry standards and allow more spa colleagues to benefit from learning opportunities at a time when many are feeling the stress and pressure from the effects of the pandemic.

“This offering allows us to give back to the industry, with the support of our partners, experts and educators, at a time it is most needed,” said Janette Watts, TPH founder.

“I’ve been wanting to offer a spa management course in the region after spending 40 years there and we were at a stage where, with the combined knowledge of our team, we could do it ourselves.”