Joan Scott
Non-voting member
Beauty and Spa expert, skills consultant and award-winning educationalist specialising in Further Education and Apprenticeships; her last senior leadership role was Assistant Principal at Trafford College Group. A qualified Beauty Therapist and former salon owner with an MSc from Manchester Metropolitan University, she leads HABIA’s team to develop national standards and apprenticeships, endorse high-quality training and promote education, excellence and professionalism, and hosts ‘Education Forums’ and roundtable events. She is author of The Official Guide to Spa Therapy and co-author of Beauty and the Best and Fit for purpose Leadership. Joan promotes Government regulated qualifications and regular CPD, speaks on the importance of safety in beauty, high professional standards and robust insurance to protect the public and the practitioner, and is the WorldSkills UK North-West Champion for the Association of Colleges (AoC), having won the TES WorldSkills UK Hero Award.