Designer's Approach: The Latest Way to Learn Beauty

School Testimonial

"We have implemented the curriculum with our Phase I program, August start date. We took a fresh look at the curriculum and decided to go out with the old and in with the new. As stressful as it is to embrace change it has been the best change we have made in our infancy as a school. We have integrated all aspects of the Mindful Teaching with the new curriculum and extended our theory to include many of the activities. The retention and test scores have been amazing and it cannot go without saying the excitement of the students. The unexpected outcome from this is actually the students talking so much about it in their personal lives, we have even gotten some leads. Prospects have come in stating how excited their friend is about school and they are very interested in coming to see what we are about."

"You know sometimes people become complacent and feel there is no other way to do things except the way they were taught. That is a huge mistake that we made, for example; one-hour theory every morning. We as a team embrace the change and our staff is excited and their passion is here to create the next generation of Designers. I also want to say the speaker at Design Success 2009, Eric Chester, was a huge impact for our team. I showed the video that he presented at the event, our staff has a new appreciation of the generation we are teaching."

Teresa Newman
General Manager, The Process Institute of Cosmetology
Lawrenceville, GA

Educational Solutions for Salon Relevant Training

Cosmetologists are artists who express their creativity in the media of hair, nail art, skin care and makeup. They are also personal service providers who must interact with a wide variety of client personalities and satisfy their needs.

Preparing beauty school students for the “real world” of salon work is critical to their success. This preparation involves learning the theory behind cosmetology – from anatomy to business management and marketing, to the philosophy of design. They must also learn the practical skills of hair sculpting, design, finishing, hair coloring and chemical reforming.

Through innovative, mindful learning practices, Pivot Point’s brand new Designer’s Approach program changes the way today’s student generation, and generations to follow, will learn and experience education. Until now, teaching beauty school students this vast body of knowledge has been done with traditional reaching methods – lectures, intensive textbook study and demonstrations of practical skills.

In Designer’s Approach, cosmetology theory is explained in a visual way that is based on unified art and design concepts. Foundational concepts are applied to practical solutions and client communication strategies are incorporated throughout the program. This new learning philosophy will greatly improve the way cosmetology students learn, while preparing them for real salon world experiences.

The Designer’s Approach overarching course structure is based on the core of Pivot Point education: seeing, thinking, creating and adapting as a designer.

• Seeing as a designer promotes the ability to observe and connect inspiration from any source. It focuses the learner’s attention to details of the design.
• Thinking as a designer leads to visualization and organization through analytical thinking.
• Creating as a designer develops skills and techniques to perform, plan and generate predictable results.
• Adapting as a designer is about composing and personalizing while ensuring client satisfaction.

The Latest Educational Strategies of Design

Pivot Point Designer’s Approach offers the most advanced and extensive educational program in the industry through use of the latest strategies of instructional design, proven step-by-step and hands-on learning processes and salon-relevant training that goes beyond licensure-only based education.

The six key areas of learning covered in Designer’s Approach are:

1. Cosmetology Fundamentals – contains core theory required for licensure.
2. Sculpture – offers the possibilities of basic, advanced and men’s sculpting techniques.
3. Texture – covers the possibilities of texture, including basic and advanced perming and relaxing.
4. Hair Design – offers basic and advanced wet and thermal designing, as well as long hair design.
5. Color – approaches basic and advanced color design for women and men.
6. Salon Success – teaches life skills and professional strategies necessary to promote exceptional guest relations that lead to professional success.

Cosmetology students will boost their learning potential, improve their confidence, and learn to work through real-world situations with Pivot Point’s Designer’s Approach courses.