Welcome to the Global Wellness & Spa Institute

​Providing excellence in ITEC courses and accredited certificates for the Beauty, Spa, Complementary, Holistic and Sports therapy sector. The Global Wellness & Spa Institute (GWS) was created to change the standard of education within the spa, beauty, complementary and sports therapy sectors offering students qualifications that provide a solid foundation for a professional career. We train people who are new to the industry, as well as experienced therapists who are looking to expand their skills CV to reach the very top of their career. ITEC is one of the world's leading and most successful awarding bodies for beauty and complementary therapy and their qualifications are highly favoured within the industry and are recognised in over 33 countries. ITEC qualifications are also accredited by the Office of the Qualifications and Examination Regulator. We are a small committed team that train globally, working with some of the biggest hotel and spa chains in the world. All our courses are taught by fully qualified teachers who have a minimum of ten years of industry experience and are passionate about improving industry standards through ITEC certified training. With a 100% success rate, you will receive full support from the moment you book your course with us. At the Global Wellness & Spa Institute, we keep our classes sizes small ensuring you get the best tuition available. With such a variety of courses and distance learning courses available you will find the perfect course for you ​at the Global Wellness & Spa Institute. We are also happy to be able to supply in house training to salons, hotels and spas. Please contact us for further information about this service. Thank you for taking the time to visit our website.

What makes us the best?

Due to our sister company, we work with the Global Spa and beauty leaders and educate our students in the latest developments in the industry. Something that is unique. We pride ourselves on providing the very best training and our knowledge in the sector is second to none. Our course theory is all delivered online, so when you come to class then the time is dedicated to practical, allowing you to gain more practical experience. We do test your learning online and any additional help is given either in class or can be arranged over skype or the telephone, ensuring you are supported throughout the whole process. We also have DVD’s that are available to purchase which are a great reminder of the routines of the course. For any student that we feel needs extra experience, we will invite you to attend again free of charge. So you can have confidence that you are the best in the industry this is also helped by our small class sizes so we can identify any extra help you may need. Our training school is regularly checked and we have internal and external audits for our training so you can have confidence that the course you are attending meets the Government guidelines..

  • GWS Diploma

    Our school has been around for close on 20 years and for this reason, our certification is accepted by many other schools and insurance companies. However, it is your responsibility to check that our accreditation is right for you before you purchase the course.

  • ABT Diploma

    For students that have successfully achieved their GWS Diploma, you are able to come to class to obtain your Association of Beauty Therapies Diploma on a number of courses. There is a fee of £39 per course and all students have to attend our school in Stevenage.

  • ITEC Certification

    ITEC is an ofqual certification and is recognised all over the world. We offer our ITEC Anatomy and also Diet and nutrition. Please note exam fees are an additional cost and external exams are only available in Stevenage, all student will have to attend an external exam to obtain an ITEC qualification.

Instructor(s)

Senior Instructor and Founder

Sue Jessop