Education & Training

Part of any indoor tanning salon’s success is providing ongoing educational opportunities for staff members. Employees only need to learn about skin typing and the tanning process, but also the unique offerings of the salon: its equipment, lotions, sales packages, operations procedures and more. The best employees will take their knowledge and become advocates who effectively teach and train customers.

  • Membership Has Its Benefits
    Membership Has Its Benefits by Amy Thorlin NTTI Raises The Industry Standard Now more than ever, due to national regulatory issues and stiff industry competition, it is important for salon owners and operators to stay current with tanning news and set themselves apart as ...More
    July 5, 2005 Amy Thorlin
    Posted in Articles, Operations
  • We Need A Prudent Message
      We Need A Prudent Message by Joe Schuster Could it be that the all of the hype from special-interest groups and the media have led us to a picture slightly different than reality? Take the following quiz; you’ll be suprised at how much the media affect our views. We ...More
    July 1, 2005 Joe Schuster
    Posted in Articles
  • 2006 Top 250 Salons Surveys Now Available Online
    LOOKING FIT is taking submissions for the 2006 Top 250 Salons. The list will be published in a special Feb. 15 issue of LOOKING FIT magazine. To be considered, salons must fill out a comprehensive survey about their businesses and return it to LOOKING FIT no later than Nov. ...More
    June 1, 2005
    Posted in News
  • World Health Organization’s Recommendation Based On Errors
    World Health Organization’s Recommendation Based On Errors by Patricia E. Reykdal and Donald L. Smith The World Health Organization (WHO) recently published a recommendation that no person under 18 years of age should use a sunbed. This likely was based on the WHO’s 2003 ...More
    June 1, 2005 Patricia E. Reykdal and Donald L. Smith
    Posted in Articles, Operations
  • Posted : 5/01/2005
    Posted : 5/01/2005 Are You A Salon Professional? The word professionalism is defined as the expertness characteristic of a professional person. Some people interpret a salon professional as a person who has taken an accredited industry training program. While this is a ...More
    May 1, 2005
    Posted in Articles, Operations
  • Proposed Changes To The Performance Standards For SunlampProducts: Part II
    Posted : 4/01/2005 Proposed Changes To The Performance Standards For Sunlamp Products: Part II by Donald L. Smith This article summarizes the regulatory changes that the FDA proposed to TEPRSSC (and TEPRSSC approved) on Oct. 1, 2003 regarding the X/Y Ratio Amendment that, ...More
    April 5, 2005 Donald L. Smith
    Posted in Articles, Operations
  • Posted : 4/01/2005
    Posted : 4/01/2005 Indoor Tanning And The Wall Street Journal The Jan. 26, 2005 edition of The Wall Street Journal contained a story citing a sharp increase in legislative efforts to strengthen regulation of the indoor tanning industry. While the term “sharp increase” is a ...More
    April 1, 2005
    Posted in Articles, Operations
  • Industry Reacts To UN Adviser’s Tan-Ban Proposal
    At least two tanning-industry groups have voiced their opposition to the World Health Organization’s recommendation. ...More
    March 18, 2005
    Posted in News
  • NTTI Launches Enhanced Web Site
    NTTI today launched its new and enhanced Web site at www.tanningtraining.com. ...More
    March 17, 2005
    Posted in News
  • Is The Glass Half Full Or Half Empty?
    Posted : 3/01/2005 Is The Glass Half Full Or Half Empty? by Patricia E. Reykdal and Donald L. Smith This article discusses a topic that is very important to the indoor tanning industry. Has the two-decade-long attack by the dermatology community and the sunscreen industry ...More
    March 1, 2005 Patricia E. Reykdal and Donald L. Smith
    Posted in Articles
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