August 2023
We are leaving VTCT!
After working with VTCT from the beginning, we regretfully are not going to be a VTCT approved centre during academic year 23/24.
The following statement was issued on our Socials earlier this month.
(Those directly affected by the changes enclosed have already been personally contacted earlier this month)
We regret to inform you that a much loved, and previously well utilised part of our business will be no longer available. We understand that this news may come as a disappointment, and we want to assure you that this decision was not made lightly.
As of academic year 23/24, Essex Training Solutions LTD will no longer be registering learners with VTCT, and we will no longer operate as a VTCT approved centre. Whilst we have thoroughly explored all possible options to keep this aspect of our business running, unforeseen circumstances imposed by VTCT have made it unsustainable to continue operations.
Please know that our commitment to serving our learners remains strong. Despite this closure, we will continue to operate the rest of our business with the same dedication and quality you have come to expect from us. Our full range (and a few more!) of Ofqual regulated qualifications will be available for registration with Qualifi and Focus Awards with immediate effect.
We promise to do all we can to ensure smooth transition for our valued learners. All learners registered with Qualifi, Focus Awards or enrolled on a Professional Beauty or CPD accredited qualification remain unaffected.
We would also like to reassure all learners who are studying at our venue but are registered for advanced learner loan funded courses with Specialist Trade Courses, that your course is unaffected, and Specialist Trade Courses continue to hold VTCT approval on our venue.
If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out to our team, who will be more than happy to assist you.
We’d like to offer a huge heartfelt thank you to VTCT for being such a huge part of our journey for so many years
Sarah, Kenzie and the team xx
Thank you for contacting us.
We will get back to you as soon as possible. If you need to speak to someone urgently, please use the contact us page to direct your message to a member of the team.
The online portfolio for VTCT qualifications can be accessed using the following link
PivotPoint is VTCTs bank of resources for hairdressing and L2 beauty learners.
https://eu1.pivotpointlab.co.uk/login/index.php
You need to be signed up as a tutor to be able to access the classes. Resources should not be shared outside of the centre, or between groups.
Please use the link to be directed to Google Classroom if your qualification documents are being shared with you this way.
https://classroom.google.com/u/0/h
Your tutor will give you your class code to be able to access your specific class
"Absolutely love training NVQ Level 3 Hairdressing at ETS. I get excited for every class and could not reccomend my trainer Sarah enough. She's been brillaint and always at the end of the phone if I have any questions out of college hours. Will be sad for it to end x"
"Best training centre I've ever been to. Studied level 4 salon management with advanced level 4 beauty. Outstanding courses. Very helpful all the way through the courses and after. No question is too small or too big. Fab company"
"I've just done brow lamination and Henna brows here and the educators were amazing and very knowledgeable would recommend to anyone"
"I done my level 4 permanent make up course at Essex training solutions with Katty she was very good and very thorough and very helpful and I would recommend all the girls at Essex training solutions"