Beauty Trade Testing Center
We assess beauty and wellness therapists to awarding body standards, helping underperforming yet qualified professionals enhance their skills, ensuring clients and agencies receive consistently high-quality service across the industry.
Raising Standards.
Empowering Professionals. Enhancing Businesses
Our business is dedicated to trade testing therapists across a wide spectrum of services including beauty, nails, massage, semi-permanent make-up, make-up artistry, hairdressing, and teacher training.
With a team of highly trained and qualified Assessors, we evaluate all candidates according to awarding body and NVQ standards, ensuring only the most capable professionals are placed into roles.
One issue we frequently encounter is feedback from dissatisfied clients or agencies frustrated by underperforming therapists—despite their qualifications. This is precisely where we come in.
We identify and develop those who are qualified but falling short—supporting them to excel with the backing of our professional training centre.
Why Choose Us?
Avoid the time-consuming and costly process of recruiting, evaluating, and training new staff. Our Chingford-based team takes care of that for you.
We help:
- Salons
- Recruitment agencies
- Beauty and hair service providers
…to maintain high standards by offering expert workshops and practical training to prospective employees.
Established in 2001, our trusted business has grown steadily and now serves a wide range of clients, delivering tailored training in small groups to ensure exceptional results.
What Sets Us Apart?
Thanks to our extensive experience in the beauty and hair industry, we understand exactly what clients need from their team. We handpick top candidates and prepare them to succeed in your business, combining technical skill with professionalism and customer care.
We’re committed to raising the bar across the industry, delivering therapists who exceed expectations and enhance the client experience.
Therapist Assessments
At the Beauty Trade Testing Center, we deliver a market-leading training and assessment platform for qualified therapists. With over 90 years’ combined industry experience, our team offers a wide range of specialisms, ensuring every candidate is tested to meet real-world standards.
We work to prevent the common issues employers face:
- Client complaints
- Refunds
- Negative online reviews
- Reputational damage
- High staff turnover
We support newcomers and experienced professionals alike, offering them second chances and fresh opportunities to thrive in the industry.
Therapist Assessments
Our Services Include:
Level 2 Treatments
- Manicure & Pedicure
- Facials & Eye Treatments
- Brow Lamination
- Nail Art, Gel Polish, Artificial Nails
- Waxing (including intimate waxing)
Level 3 Treatments
- Swedish/Deep Tissue Massage
- Indian Head Massage
- Individual & Russian Lashes
- Electrical Facial & Body Treatments
- Epilation
Other Services
- Kit Checks
- Qualification Verification
- Bolt-On Qualifications
- 1–2–1 & Half-Day Workshops
Education & CPD
- Teaching Techniques Refresher
- Assessor Techniques Refresher
- IQA Techniques Refresher
- Professional Etiquette Classes
Advanced & Aesthetic Treatments
- Aesthetic Training
- Micropigmentation
- Microblading
- Advanced Epilation
- Laser & Skin Rejuvenation
We also offer accredited vocational courses to help you enhance your qualifications and boost your earning potential.
Workshops
Our workshops provide targeted support for candidates who may have:
- Not passed their initial assessment
- Received client complaints
- Been identified as having potential, but needing further guidance
Workshops last half a day to a full day, depending on the area of training. Upon completion, candidates are reassessed and issued with a certificate. A successful pass qualifies them for agency work.
We operate from our East London assessment center and pride ourselves on quick turnaround times—because we know time is money.
Our Purpose
We offer a pathway to opportunity—empowering your team with:
- Industry-leading knowledge
- Exceptional practical ability
- A passion for delivering 5-star client experiences
We’ve identified the most common concerns around agency-hired therapists, and our mission is to mitigate client complaints, refunds, staff turnover, and social media backlash before they affect your brand.
Our Mission:
- Verify qualifications and align them with UK standards
- Assess against NVQ benchmarks
- Treat candidates with fairness and respect
- Maintain confidentiality at all times
- Issue authenticated certificates upon passing
- Provide refresher assessments following complaints
- Emphasise professional appearance and conduct
- Identify the right attitude, personality, and behaviour to meet client expectations
Who We Support
Our service is ideal for:
- Newly qualified therapists who feel unprepared after college
- Mobile therapists transitioning into agency roles
- Experienced professionals who struggle with interviews or trade tests
- Agency therapists receiving negative reviews
Introductory Package – £120 (3-hour session)
Includes:
Trade Test (Health & Safety, Set-Up, Consultation, Skills Assessment)
Kit Check (if required)
Professional Conduct Review (Appearance, Posture, Work Ethic)
Completion E-Certificate
BONUS: Free Half-Day Workshop (if needed)
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