Globally the trend in the beauty industry has been one of substantial growth. Our ageing population has led to growing consciousness towards wellbeing which has resulted in a boom within industry. Many consumers no longer see the beauty as 'pampering' but as a requisite to stay healthy and look good.This beauty consciousness has dawned on rising affluence. With an increase in the number of househo
lds upgrading to a higher consumption lifestyle, there is an explosion of growth in the demand for trained therapists.
�Hydro International College finds itself with the opportunity to advantageously position itself at the centre of this industry and diversify into its other sub-sectors.
�Hydro International College was established in 1982 as a leading private tertiary institution we provide the highest level of instruction for students enrolled within our programs.
�Hydro has perceived a substantial increase within the beauty sector for qualified therapists seeking to acquire new jobs in light of the current economic climate. This is especially true as the trend for salon ownership is one with a strong entrepreneurial focus and the industry lends itself well to an informal sector. The experience we have gained by fulfilling and enhancing the training needs for our industry is part of the key to our success. Our interactive and dynamic approach to practical and theoretical education ensures that each student is assisted in reaching their full potential and graduating at the highest level. The college prides itself on its program for job opportunities for the learners not just locally but in many exciting countries throughout the world. Many of the college graduates have successfully opened their own businesses throughout South
Africa and abroad. Academic staff & lecturers are highly skilled, dynamic and motivated, they have attained outstanding qualifications and experience in their chosen field. They are dedicated, professional & performance driven
Since our founding, Hydro International College has prepared generations of youth to become both successful, productive citizens and personally fulfilled human beings. We also have embraced the education of a smaller cohort of students who affirm the power of liberal learning to illuminate both their professional and personal lives. We offer them a challenging institutional culture, one infused with opportunities to participate in and acquire the highest level of achievement in the beauty industry. We emphasize the importance of education that provides the foundation in both the cognitive skills and the outcomes based activities of the learner to excel in both the college and workplace platform. Our overarching objective, therefore, is to be a College that fully realizes the objectives of our Mission: one that inspires, challenges, and supports the highest levels of excellence for all our students, as evidenced by their achievements in realizing the values of engaged learning while at Hydro and expressing them throughout their lives. The college expects that an intellectually rigorous, transformative educational experience will lead to graduates whose achievements at Hydro will launch them into the next phase of their lives, who are prepared to function effectively in the complex and increasingly diverse beauty industry and who understand and embrace the responsibilities of living as informed, responsible citizens.
