Industry Pestel

1. Size & Scope of the Sector

No of companies: Beauty treatment 624
Levy contribution R3 711 031
No of employees 5641






2. Sector Vocational Profile

Learnership Title Description
National Certificate in ladies hairdressing Afro hairdressing
National Certificate: Hairdressing Hairdressing
Further Education & training certificate: Hairdressing Hairdressing
National Certificate: Beauty technology Beauty Technology
Further Education & training certificate: Beauty Nail Technology

3. Skills Demand

SUB-SECTOR OCCUPATION Top-up skills required in occupation
Salon owners, Distributors, MD's, Providers Learneship, skills prog's, Skin specialisation
Snr therapist, Health and skincare prof, Affiliator, Mkting prof, HR Manicures, Skills progs, Make up artist, Aromatherapy, Reflexology
Nail tech's, Beauty therapists Learnerships, Skills Progs, Updates on new treatments
Receptionist  
Sales consultants  
Drivers  
Cleaning, Security  


4. Skills Supply

SUB-SECTOR OCCUPATION CURRENT MAIN PROVIDER
Salon owners, Distributors, MD's, Providers ED
Snr therapist, Health and skincare prof, Affiliate, Mkting prof, HR ED
Nail tech's, Beauty therapists ED
Receptionist ED
Sales consultants  
Drivers  
Cleaning, Security  

5. Scarce & Critical Skills

Specialization/ job Critical Skills Comments
Financial Management, Business organizational skills, Product manufacturing training Financial Management, business organizational skills, product manufacturing training Need more training on how to do bookkeeping and finances
Aromatherapy Aromatherapy Up skilling, franchising business
Nail brushing Nail brushing The world evolves, hence new techniques arising
Running front desk Running front desk The receptionist need to learn how to man the front desk efficiently, Basic office work, telephone etiquette
Selling skills Selling skills  

6. SME Opportunities

Business Description Skills or expertise required to be successful
Manufacturing of own facial products for Africans Pigmengation and the Black market
Mobile Therapy Stress Management
Towel & linen service  
Sterilization  
Service to old age homes  
Promoting cosmetics in all salons  
Selling cosmetics to the public  
Manufacturing of local products  
Nail Beauty  
Contractors  
Logistics  
Face Appeal Recruit learners for learnerships and equip them to do treatments
Win a business Enrolment for a field and being found competent you could win funding for your business
International screening agency HR Skills, Administrative, Health and Skincare
Employment Agency HR Skills, Administrative, Health and Skincare
Brush up training provider Health and skincare

7. Sector Contribution to ASGISA

ASGI-SA Category SETA Contribution
Infrastructure Investment Eskom logistics
Sector Strategies 2010 getting a tender or service. Do a marketing campaign promoting skilled learnerships
Education and Skills Development Learnerships
Eliminating the Second Economy Fund SME's to develop own salons, Stricter regulations on foreign practices.  Too many hasty courses available. Illegal foreigners don't pay taxes. Undercutting of prices and inferior products in the industry
Macro Economic Issues Legalise operators (fly by nights). CTFA preventing impact of products. One man shows 2-3 week qualifications. Ensure that unqualified people do not work
Governance and Institutional Interventions Regulating standards, stricter control. Legalise illegal providers. Employers are paying beauty industry workers too little