About Us
The Academy’s mission is:
“To provide each learner with a diverse education and training programme in a safe, supportive environment that promotes self-discipline, motivation and outstanding teaching and learning opportunities.”
The Academy was set up in 1976 with one campus in Rosemary Street and since that date has spread across Northern Ireland with four further campuses in Belfast, Ballymena, Newry and Portadown with great success. We are a modern and contemporary organisation who are recognised internationally as a sector leader in hairdressing and beauty therapy.
The quality of the provision at the Academy has received extremely high levels of praise and accolades from Education Training Inspectorate (ETI), Department for Employment and Learning (DEL) and awarding bodies City and Guilds and Vocational Training Charitable Trust (VTCT). The Academy has had the accolade of Grade 1 – Outstanding for our quality of provision in both hairdressing and beauty therapy for the last 12 years with the latest inspection outcome of outstanding received in February 2016 for hairdressing and again in November 2015 for beauty. This is an unprecedented achievement within the hairdressing and beauty industry both locally and nationally. We will continue to consolidate our achievements, our reputation and our best practice.