Patricia obtained her Diploma of Beauty
Therapy in 1979 in Canberra. She then moved to Port Macquarie where she owned a
very successful beauty salon for ten years. Patricia completed post graduate
and advanced courses in Nail Technology, Diathermy and Electrolysis and holds
numerous product knowledge certificates. She has certificates in Instructional
Skills, Certificate IV in Workplace Training and Certificate III in Workplace
Assessment.
Patricia, as partner in the college, has been teaching beauty therapy for 11
years and acrylic nails for 16 years. Patricia has served on the National
Committee of the Association of Professional Aestheticians of Australia and
during this period held the portfolio of National Education Officer for four
years. She is active in the quest to raise the level of training and to provide
on going educational workshops to keep abreast of the latest techniques, this
has involved regular trips overseas to examine first hand the evolving changes
to her chosen fields of expertise.
In 2002 Patricia launched her product range "dermaessentials" onto
the market. This product is an aroma therapeutic natural skin care range and is
used in many salons throughout Australia. |
