Amendment to Vitality Dec/Jan Training grid

Please note that the Lynton Group 'Core of Knowledge' course takes place on the 9th February and not the 8th as previously advertised. For further details call Lisa Hutton on 0845 612 1545

BABTAC Christmas opening hours

BABTAC will shut down for the Christmas period on Thursday 24th December at 12.30pm and re-open on Monday 4th January 2010 at 8.45am. We would like to wish you all a very happy Christmas.

E-newsletter sign-up winner

Congratulations to Theresa Sinclair from Gloucestershire who won the IPod shuffle in the BABTAC e-newsletter sign up. . .look out tomorrow as the prize has changed, but we still want to hear from you; so if you have not yet registered, go to the home page and register to this time potentially win a digital camera ! http://www.babtac.com/

Marketing Calls

A note to BABTAC members; if you receive marketing calls, even if they say that they are working on our behalf, then please be aware that your data has not been passed on.

The only two compaines that have our consent currently are nPower (BABTAC member benefit provider), and Aztec Marketing (our retained PR agency; running the national incentives scheme).

Other companies may have acquired your details from our 'Find a Specialist' page for example, or from a list bought from a list provider.

If you do not wish to be contacted even by companies that we work with, then please call the membership department on 0845 065 9000, and we will be happy to 'opt you out'.

New member benefits

Go to the member benefits section of the website to see the latest constantly updated benefits, specifically for BABTAC members.

The newest of these is with industry jobs board 'Top Jobs for Leisure', which includes a weighty discount for members wishing to advertise.

Go to www.babtac.com 'member benefits' to see many, many more

BABTAC Video Podcasts

Make sure you pay regular visits to the BABTAC YouTube page - typing BABTAC, will give you access to the BABTAC video podcasts. Updated weekly, these are a series of industry masterclasses from some of the best knowm names.

BABTAC members enjoy 7 days exclusivity before they are uploaded to YouTube, so other therapists can view them with a week's delay.

Remember - Thursday is Podcast day!

BABTAC 2010 course dates

Log on to the BABTAC website www.babtac.com and visit the BABTAC courses page. You will find confirmed dates for the first of the 2010 BABTAC courses, run at BABTAC head office in Gloucester. Downloadable information is available now; courses confirmed so far are;

Hopi Ear Candling
Make-up
Spray Tanning
Manicure
Pedicure
Hot Stone Massage

There are also dates to come for; Infant Massage, Threading, Freehand Nail Art and Sports Massage.

BABTAC e-newsletter

We want to communicate with our members as often as possible. Of course bi-monthly we can do so with Vitality magazine, and of course there are regular updates on the website - www.babtac.com and the social groups; facebook and Salongeek and on Twitter.

January 2010 however sees the launch of the BABTAC e-newsletter. This will go out on the opposite month to Vitality, so that we can now communicate with members on a more regular basis.

To sign up for it and be in with a chance of winning an Ipod, simply go to the BABTAC homepage, and fill out the brief form. A winner will be chosen on the next week, so act quickly!

BABTAC/CIBTAC Awards

The inaugural BABTAC/CIBTAC awards have launched, calling on all BABTAC members to be the first to be the best!

The 7 categories are:

BABTAC Beauty Therapist of the Year
BABTAC Holistic Therapist of the Year
BABTAC Nail Technician of the Year
CIBTAC Tutor of the Year
CIBTAC Student of the Year
CIBTAC Body Artist of the Year (this category is open to all)
Spa Therapist of the Year

Download the application forms from www.babtac.com

The winners will receive their awards at a glittering ceremony in London in June 2010

Good luck to all of you!