The London School of Beauty and Make-up has partnered with organic skincare brand Made for Life Organics and its charity, the Made for Life Foundation, to launch a new training course enabling qualified therapists to offer treatments to cancer patients. [read more]

German skincare brand Babor is continuing its global expansion, with the opening of branded spas in Vancouver, Canada and Tallinn, Estonia. [read more]

California’s historic La Valencia Hotel & Spa is set to open a 3,500sq ft wellness sanctuary, as it transforms a 1905-era ocean-facing bungalow into Spa La V, a sensory experience spa and garden. [read more]

Beauty entrepreneur Susan Gerrard has launched a branded training academy for the UK spa market. [read more]

Africa is a fast-growing spa and wellness market, and according to Australian wellness advocate and course developer Angela Derks, a quality education framework is the key to optimising the continent’s immense potential. [read more]

The number of people starting new apprenticeships has fallen by a third, igniting worries that the government’s new apprenticeship levy is having an adverse effect on companies taking on apprentices. [read more]

The International SPA Association (ISPA) has announced that it is now accepting applications for the 2018 ISPA Foundation Mary Tabacchi Scholarship. [read more]

To coincide with National Apprenticeship Week in March, Leisure Opportunities is undertaking an employer survey on the leisure industry’s needs and appetites for hiring apprentices. [read more]

International beauty and spa therapy standard setter Cidesco has announced plans to launch a menu of signature experience treatments this year. [read more]

The Spa at Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills has introduced a signature massage created in collaboration with six top therapists and consultant Jean-Guy de Gabriac. [read more]

Spa Business School has joined forces with spa consultant Peigin Crowley to provide a business management programme designed specifically for the Irish spa market. [read more]

Human resource has been revealed as the theme for this year's Asia Pacific Spa & Wellness Coalition's (APSWC) roundtable, to be held in Singapore from 15 to 16 March. [read more]

Michael Tompkins will head up a new leadership team at Hutchinson Consulting after Bill Hutchinson announced his retirement following 25 years in hospitality recruitment. [read more]

Industry veteran Joanne Berry has launched The Wellness Education Hub, a training and events company serving the global spa and wellness sector. [read more]

Luxury hotel group Corinthia Hotels has appointed a director of learning, development and wellbeing, as part of a strategy to improve retention and staff happiness. [read more]

US franchisor Massage Envy has launched a plan called ‘A Commitment to Safety’ in the wake of allegations of sexual assault at its spas. [read more]

US-based supplier Universal Companies has partnered with consultant, educator and founder of the Advanced Spa Therapy Education and Certification Council (ASTECC) Anne Bramham. [read more]

The International Spa Association (ISPA) has launched its Get Your Dream Job campaign, designed to “elevate and celebrate careers in the spa industry”. [read more]

A string of product houses have signed a partnership deal with spa and wellness training specialist The Training Room. [read more]

Australia’s Peninsula Hot Springs (PHS) is planning a major expansion focused on story- driven experiences including an open-air amphitheatre with seven pools and seating for 700 people, Spa Opportunities can reveal. [read more]