Industry experts and stakeholders commence a Higher National Diploma (HND) curriculum development in Makeup Artistry to complete the learning path for standardised training and specialisation in the makeup sub-sector of the beauty and wellness industry to accelerate job creation.
Makeup Ghana, the advocate for the beauty industry, as part of its advocacy, started the Standardization Project in 2018. The initiative is to bring standards into the beauty industry in Ghana through a three-pronged approach (Certification & Licensing; Code of Practice; Product Certification), covering all stakeholders – practitioners, brands and retailers – starting with certification & licensing.
In 2019 and 2020, with funding from the Skills Development Fund (SDF) and Council for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (COTVET), now CTVET, the first path to certification & licensing was completed. Level 3 – National Certificate 1 in Makeup Artistry and Level 3 – National Certificate 2, developed collectively with the industry, is now part of Ghana’s National TVET Qualification Framework.
Although this was a great accomplishment for such a young sub-sector as makeup, the work was not complete. Due to demand for greater depth in specialisation training to combat an over saturation of lower-level qualified makeup artists and to adhere to technical policies within the National TVET Qualification Framework, a higher-level programme was required.
Makeup Ghana applied to the Ghana Skills Development Fund (GSDF), a sub-component of the Ghana Jobs and Skill Project (GSJP) implemented by Commission for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (CTVET), stating the demand for higher paying and specialist makeup artistry jobs which will be facilitated by a Level 5 TVET programme. As a demand-driven challenge fund, they approved the project to maintain the job growth momentum for this fast growth, female driven sub-sector.
Speaking on securing the funding, Rebecca Donkor, the CEO of Makeup Ghana, said: “The hallmark of a progressive sector is recognising bottlenecks hampering growth early. Saturation in Certificate 1 trained Makeup Artists has led to unhealthy competition with low priced services. We needed a path to grow the number of Certificate 2 trained makeup professionals and more importantly, a path for specialisation for more lucrative work opportunities and faster job growth.
“This HND programme is the path to facilitating the demand, and we are grateful to GSDF and CTVET for their support. We are also extremely grateful to our industry practitioners and other stakeholders for dedicating their time, knowledge and resources to this national assignment. The makeup industry is pioneering an HND programme in the beauty & wellness sector, and we look forward to this spurring on more such initiatives.”
Makeup Ghana
Makeup Ghana, the advocate for the beauty industry, was established in 2015 to be at the forefront of empowering the African beauty industry toward excellence. The vision is for the industry to reach its full economic potential creating transformation through world-class professionals and entrepreneurs. The objective is to bring together beauty practitioners, brands, retailers and beauty content creators under one umbrella in order to propel the industry forward.
Ghana Skills Development Fund (GSDF)
The GSDF is the vehicle to operationalise the sub-component of Ghana Jobs and Skill Project (GSJP) and is implemented by the Commission for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (CTVET).
