As members of GenZ seek alternatives to conventional four-year
degree programs, trade schools are experiencing a renaissance.
Trade schools typically provide a path for entering the workforce
more quickly and with less debt than conventional four-year degree
programs.
SAN
DIEGO, July 31, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/
-- As members of GenZ seek alternatives to conventional
four-year degree programs, trade schools are experiencing a
renaissance. Trade schools typically provide a path for entering
the workforce more quickly and with less debt than conventional
four-year degree programs.
"Technology, popular culture, and
demographic shifts are some of the factors that are driving growth
in the professional beauty sector and providing opportunities to
combine interests in art, fashion, business and helping
others."
Despite the advantages trade schools offer, an image has been
perpetuated that these careers are only for "dirty" jobs, such as
plumbing, contracting, and engine repair. Today's trade careers are
much more diverse and inclusive, especially when preparing workers
for careers in the ever-expanding professional beauty sector.
Three achievers who have found immense success in the beauty
industry are on a mission to raise awareness of a trade secret –
careers in the trades can combine polish with potential. A job in
the trades doesn't have to be dirty; it can be glamorous.
Lynelle Lynch is the owner of Bellus
Academy, renowned internationally for its advanced programs in
cosmetology esthetics and nail education. Lynch founded Beauty
Changes Lives, a non-profit organization that has raised more than
$8 M for beauty and wellness
scholarships.
Jan Arnold co-founded CND, the
global nail, hands, and foot products company that pioneered nail
artistry on the fashion runway, making nails the ultimate couture
accessory.
Gayle Fulbright, owner of Headlines
Salon in San Diego, is owner of a
multi-million-dollar salon that is routinely recognized among the
nation's top 100 Salons.
Through their achievements in philanthropy, product development,
fashion, and entrepreneurship, these women are defying traditional
perceptions of careers in beauty. Their careers demonstrate the
diverse pathways beauty presents as a business, a craft, and a
creative calling – no toolbelt required.
Lynch, a long-time advocate for Career Education Colleges and
Universities (CECU), stated, "Technology, popular culture, and
demographic shifts are some of the factors that are driving growth
in the professional beauty sector and providing opportunities to
combine interests in art, fashion, business and helping others."
She is collaborating with Arnold and Fulbright to raise awareness
that a cosmetology license can lead to career opportunities beyond
working behind the salon chair and that attending a cosmetology
trade school is the first step on the journey. "From product
development to platform artistry to founding a global beauty brand,
the beauty and wellness sector offers unlimited growth
opportunities, she said.
Since its founding in 2013, Beauty Changes Lives has raised more
than $8M for beauty school
scholarships and mentorship experiences. More information on
scholarships to prepare people for a beautiful trade is available
at http://www.beautychangeslives.org.
Media Contact
Susan Miller, Bellus Academy,
7656202007, smiller@5metacom.com, www.bellusacademy.edu
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