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I am delighted to report I have been involved in the Beauty Health and Skincare Therapy Industry since 1982 and worked as a therapist. Early in my career, soon found my true calling lay in helping others to learn skills and at a young age become an Educator in the field. I simply found teaching skills, I love, made it easy to dedicate my life to upskilling woman from all levels of our industry.
I was privileged to start my education Journey at UJ (Previously Known as The Technikon Witwatersrand) in the Somatology Department in 1985 Thanks to the Mentorship of Mrs.Christine Du Raan and Mrs. Linda Jackson , with hard work and dogged determination and endless studies, I was promoted through the ranks from Lecturer to Head of the Somatology Department. After twelve and a half years I had a deep yearning to enter the Private Sector.
In 1997, I was fortunate to be offered a position as Vice Principal and later progressed to becoming the Principal of the prestigious Camelot international Health and Skincare Training and Spa Group, working alongside Debbie Merdjan, where my team and I were able to grow and develop the schools to become the formidable brand that it has become today.
As I wanted to start my own Academy, In January 2014, I purchased Soma Sense Hairdressing and Beauty Therapy Training Academy, situated in Vanderbijlpark.
Soma Sense Academy (Pty) Ltd is a Registered and Accredited Hairdressing, Beauty Therapy and Spa training institution. We offer training programmes from level 2-5, as well as ITEC qualifications and skills programmes at all levels.
At Soma Sense Academy we developed a model where we can customize our training to suit our students or Client’s needs.
At Soma Sense Academy our motto is:
WE GIVE OUR STUDENTS CAREER ASPIRATIONS WINGS THROUGH OUR
CUSTOMISED APPROACH THROUGH SKILLS TRAINING AND EDUCATION
In 2017, I launched my Training Consultancy to offer training and upgrade courses to all in the field of Health, Spa and beauty therapy and later added Quality Assurance Services to the industry.
For me the Training Consultancy has become a fulfilling experience where I am able to work with salon owners and therapists from all levels of the industry who want to upgrade and develop their talents to succeed -THIS BRINGS ME JOY!
My Consultancy clients have included :
This has always fuelled my ambition and drive to improve my own knowledge of the Beauty Therapy Educational Systems in South Africa and to elevate the standards of education and training across all levels of training in South Africa.I believe, I have the ability to recognize talent and to select and mentor and Therapists /students/lecturers to have trust in their own innate abilities. To never give up but to work hard to achieve the success they deserve.
That is why you will always see me at all the SETA, SAAHSP and all meetings related to the industry I believe that Health and Skincare therapists must be in control of their own destiny because if we don’t ……who will take care of our very special profession.
Prior to owning my own business, I had the great honor of working for the following businesses, to whom I owe a deep gratitude as these companies helped me to grow and develop my business and management skills from a very young age.
In addition to these qualification , over the years I have attended numerous conferences and completed many short courses .
I have dedicated my career to being an active member of the South African Association of Health and Skincare Professionals (SAAHSP) since 1985 and have been a board member ,President and have been awarded honorary membership for my commitment to the organization.
Skills training in South Africa MUST be elevated at all costs. The South African education department must , I believe make SKILLS training Sexy so that we can create job opportunities and pride in our nation !!!!
As such, I have voluntarily been involved with the Worldskills Skills Movement since 2007 as the South African Expert.
Worldskills is a prestigious event held every 2 years , which is like the Olympics’, show casing the BEST skills. It is a competition where competitors from all over the world compete against each other to win medals for themselves and prestige for their trainers and country.
As the Expert for South Africa, I have had the chance to share Best Practice in the Beauty Therapy industry with experts from over 34 different countries and in turn share these with our Soma Sense Academy facilitators and students. My Worldskills journey has afforded me the opportunity to travel the world and take on the following roles:
In 2017 and 2019, I was selected as the first, South African Chief Expert, and it is with profound gratitude that in 2020, I was selected as the Skill Competition Manager for the WorldSkills International Organisation.
In my new Role as the SCM, I will be responsible for the development skill competition for the Beauty Therapy and shall have direct experience of working with vocational standards, a thorough understanding of the WorldSkills Standards Specification.
On the 30th October 2021, I was honoured to be presented with an award by the Panache Woman of Wonder Organisation and this was part of my acceptance speech:
Thank You, Panache Group for Recognising my endevours to Uplift Woman in the Beauty therapy and Spa Industry through Skills development training, with great gratitude, I Accept the Woman Of Wonder , “I conquer “ Award and dedicate this to my Team at Soma Sense Academy, all my mentors throughout my career and every therapist I have trained in the past and future as they have given me the opportunity to Experience True PASSION AND JOY in my career .
Kind regards
Menna Kleine
Principal
Soma Sense Academy
Panache Gauteng 7th Annual WOW recipient
Award Ceremony at the Johannesburg Hilton Hotel
2021 WOW Award
Soma Sense Academy
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