Why choose ATAI? …
A laser & light course may have the same name and accreditation,
but that is often where the similarity ends.
The first training academy in Ireland dedicated to Laser, IPL, and advanced treatments within the clinical environment.
Over the last two decades, the industry has changed. With advancements in technology, results typically only available under the surgeon’s knife are now accessible in skin clinics and medi-clinics. While the sector has changed, the training industry has struggled to keep up. Much of the training industry was born out of the traditional beauty therapy sector. While it plays a fundamental role in all professional therapists education, laser and light advancements are often tacked on at best. It’s hard for training centres to offer the machinery used in modern skin clinics with laser machines easily costing €80.000 for a single machine.
While many courses seem the same by name and accreditation, they can significantly differ in the course structure. That is how learning with ATAI, is far removed from what looks like the same course, at another college.
There is simply nothing more important for the Laser & Light Skin Specialist than the training they receive. ITEC, (The International Therapy Examination Council,) has facilitated world-recognised qualifications since 1973. Having an ITEC qualification is your gateway to the world. Recognised in over 33 countries including, United Kingdom, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
However, we were not just looking for an awarding body with worldwide recognition. We wanted to bring our understanding of the industry and training into the courses we offered. We spoke with many people in the industry before starting ATAI. A common complaint was the training sector seems to have become a business model first and training second. Provide the shortest possible course, get them in and out again and here is your certificate.
If you are entering the clinical world of Laser treatments, should you not be taught using multiple platform Lasers?
It is unfortunate, that passing a Laser and Light Courses can be achieved, without ever touching a Laser machine. Training centres only need to provide an IPL machine. While they are similar to a Laser, as in, they both have a handpiece and send out a beam of light, the similarity pretty much ends there.
How are we to produce professional Laser & Light therapists, if they have only ever been trained, on an IPL machine? Do we leave it up to the busy clinic? If we are producing therapists that have only been trained on IPL, where are the experienced operators to teach new therapists Laser in these clinics? It is little wonder, ineffective treatment, burns, and unwanted pigmentation changes are all too common.
ITEC provides the latitude required to formulate training not only in a bespoke manner depending on the learner’s needs, but also add to the curriculum where we see the need.