Electrolysis training in pairs – why do we teach this way?

Until recently, our electrolysis training was held exclusively one-to-one with an instructor. We changed the format to learning in small pairs — you, one other trainee and an instructor who is with both of you the whole time. In this article we explain the reason for the change and why we believe it's a better way to learn this profession. (Training in English remains individual, by prior arrangement.)

Why did we move away from an exclusively individual format?

Because electrolysis is a profession in which you work with another person, and learning in a pair teaches this much better than one-to-one sessions with an instructor. On the pair course you take turns being the trainee performing the treatment and the model on whom the other participant practises. This way, on the one hand, you train your technique under the instructor's eye, and on the other, you literally feel on your own skin what the treatment is like from the client's perspective — how long it takes, how much it hurts and what can be done to make it more bearable. There's no other way to gain this knowledge.

There's also a simple practical benefit. An instructor who leads two trainees at once has more opportunities to show what a given situation looks like on different skin and hair types, instead of only explaining it in theory. You see not only your own work but also the other person's work, their mistakes and corrections, which in practice doubles the number of cases you learn from in the same time.

Does the instructor give me less attention in a pair?

No, because a two-person group is still a small, personal setting, far from mass, crowded training sessions where one trainer has a dozen or several dozen people. The instructor is with you for the entire course, corrects the needle position on the spot and sees every movement, just as in fully individual sessions. The difference is that you also spend part of the time as a model — not that someone stops watching you.

In practice, this also means more time spent effectively working on live skin. When the other trainee performs the treatment on you, you watch up close as the instructor corrects her movements, instead of waiting idly for your turn, as often happens in large groups.

What do you gain from learning in a pair?

A lower price while keeping a small, personal setting, the client's perspective thanks to the model role, and contact with another person with whom you can exchange experiences from your first months of work after the course. Many of our graduates stay in touch with the colleague they met on the course long after it ends, consulting each other on more difficult cases.

The base price of training in a pair is 2,499 PLN per person for two days. That's a real saving compared with fully individual sessions, with the same quality of teaching and the same number of hours of work with the instructor.

When is it better to choose the individual option?

If you prefer to learn at your own pace without sharing class time with another person, or for some reason you want only a one-to-one relationship with the instructor, the individual option is still available as a paid add-on for 499 PLN. It's a good solution for people who have already had contact with skin treatments and prefer the most personalised learning pace, or who simply don't have anyone to pair up with on a particular date.

Whichever option you choose, the theoretical programme and the scope of practice on models remain identical. The only difference is who you spend the two days of training with.

And what about the Blend and IPERBlend module?

It's a separate, independent add-on for 499 PLN, available with both the pair and the individual option. If, in addition to the basic technique, you want to master the Blend and IPERBlend modes — advanced methods that are effective on thick and resistant hair — you add this module regardless of whether you learn in a pair or one-to-one with the instructor.

Check the detailed programme, current dates and full price list on the electrolysis training in Kraków page. Have questions about which option is best for you? Write to us — we'll be happy to advise based on your experience and career goals.