Services

Beyond our diverse qualifications, VTCT Skills offers a range of services designed to elevate both business operations and workforce skills. Whether enhancing business growth or advancing industry expertise, our services cater to various needs.

The only online platform you need for hair and beauty qualifications

Pivot Point LAB provides hundreds of hours of interactive content, videos, and downloadable resources to empower learners. Choose from two flexible options:

Option 1: Learner Licences

Pivot Point LAB is available for as little as £30 per learner.

NEW for 2025: Register your intent now for access to Pivot Point LAB and pay when you register learners on one of our eligible qualifications.

For every 12 learner licenses purchased, receive a complementary Educator Licence.

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Option 2: Educator Only Licences

Pivot Point LAB Educator only licences start at £299

Each additional Educator is just £50, with no purchase limits.

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For non VTCT Skills centres interested in purchasing either Learner or Educator licences please email sales@vtct.org.uk

81% of learners achieving a Distinction grade use LAB, with twice as many Merit grades earned by those engaging with LAB

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Why Pivot Point LAB

LAB has been optimised to support the ever-changing requirements of educators and learners both in and out of the classroom.

LAB provides over 600 lessons specifically designed for Hairdressing, Barbering, Beauty Therapy, and Nail qualifications at Levels 2 and 3.

Accessible 24/7 on any internet-enabled device, including computers, laptops, tablets, and smartphones, LAB is built for flexibility and ease.

We offer a variety of package options, ensuring that every user can gain the most from LAB’s comprehensive resources.

Boost learner engagement
Encourage collaboration
Tracks learner progress
Provide feedback options
Keep learners organised
Deliver digital learning anywhere, anytime

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Features and benefits

Pivot Point LAB offers a suite of features tailored to the needs of both educators and learners.

Our LAB Support Team is always ready to assist, whether you need help accessing LAB, have questions, or require training.

Features and Benefits For Educators

Learning Path Creation

Much like a typical playlist, you can sequence your lessons to reflect your curriculum flow, creating a consistent, clear path for learners and educators.

Teacher’s Support

Slide Presentations, Answer Keys and Resource Maps designed to help you create schemes of work.

Time-tracking Functionality and Reporting

Reports can show you where your learners are spending their time, as well as level of engagement and scores within a lesson.

Lesson Creation

LAB’s unique functionality gives you the freedom to customise your own course and showcase your school’s own educational content, all within one platform.

Integration

Thanks to LTI technology, from August 2023 LAB can integrate seamlessly with Blackboard, Moodle, Canvas and other popular college learner management systems.

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Features and Benefits For Students

Step by Step Technical Videos (60+ for each area)
Provide the key information needed to successfully learn a skill or procedure

Webbooks

Provide the underpinning knowledge and skills needed to work in the industry.

Knowledge and Skills Builder

Fill in PDFs designed to develop and check knowledge and skills. These can be submitted back into the platform for review and feedback.

Learning Connection

Interactive, self marketing activities

Lesson Challenge (40+ for each area)

Interactive quizzes that can be self marked to check knowledge and understanding.

Join the conversation

A discussion forum to share your ideas, thoughts or to ask questions.

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How to Buy Pivot Point LAB Learner Licences

Our new process, informed by feedback helps centres achieve greater value for their budget, and offers more ways to support their learners’ progress

Step 1: Complete the Pivot Point LAB registration of interest form, including how many learner accounts you anticipate you will need

Step 2: Using the link provided by Pivot Point LAB, set up your individual learner accounts to gain immediate access to resources.

Step 3: Register your learners as normal using the Qualification Set Codes on a Pivot Point LAB eligible qualification. The cost of Pivot Point LAB will be included in your invoice and will take into account any differences in learner numbers from the start of the year.

Please visit Linx2Online or speak to your Key Account Manager for more information

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