100 Miles in May 2021 is back

Take on your own 100 Miles in May challenge, whenever or wherever you like between 1 May and 30 May 2021. That is just over 3 miles a day and you’ve got this….

Help raise vital funds for SKCIN and Melanoma Focus during Melanoma and Skin cancer Awareness Month this May. You can run, cycle, walk the dog, jump on your static bike, rowing machine, treadmill or do laps of the garden, the choice is yours! You might want to make it your own personal challenge or take part as a team. It’s completely flexible. It’s the ideal challenge.

Registration is FREE, all we ask is that you aim to raise a minimum of £100 split between SKCIN and Melanoma Focus.

Sign up and receive a FREE SKCIN cap, Melanoma Focus sports t-shirt and fundraising pack. Once you have completed the challenge, we will send you a 100 Miles in May certificate and medal.   SKCIN and Melanoma Focus will be sharing all funds raised through the challenge 50:50

The 100 Miles in May team are here to give you all the support you need to raise as much as possible. If you have any questions get in touch with us at christina.driver@skcin.org or fundraising@melanomafocus.com

Once you've signed up, start fundraising by setting up your 100 Miles in May challenge on Virgin Money Giving here

To sign up for 100 Miles in May:  REGISTER HERE

Victoria Hexter is MASCED Accredited!

Congratulations to Victoria Hexter for completing the MASCED Accreditation!

“Although i felt i had a good knowledge in the subject, the visual identification process was a great way of helping confirm what to look for and the way to put that across to the client. Thank you so much for a great programme.”

Victoria Hexter would recommend the MASCED Accreditation to other industry professionals and rates the programme 5 stars.

 

National skin cancer charity, SKCIN are delighted to announce an exclusive partnership with University College Birmingham and their Kickstart scheme.

 

The Kick-Start scheme provides students with targeted financial support to spend on educational resources, products and services to complement their studies and enhance their student experience.

Skcin have partnered with University College Birmingham to provide their health, hairdressing, beauty and aesthetics students with access to their industry recognised and professionally endorsed training programmes, MASCED.

The online programmes (backed up by professionally printed resources) teaches professionals working across these industries how to spot the early signs of melanoma and skin cancer on their client’s/patient’s skin and potentially save lives! The training will be promoted to students and featured on the Kickstart website. 

 Skin Cancer is the UK’s most common and fastest rising cancer and alarmingly, rates have increased by 45% in the last decade. 90% of skin cancers are also preventable as they are largely due to over-exposure to UV. The route to solve this is education. 

Professionals either working in, or entering the hair, health and beauty industry sectors are all perfectly placed to undertake skin cancer surveillance and provide prevention advice as part of their engagement with clients - helping to combat these statistics head on.

The MASCED training was developed in 2017 by the charity and since its launch in 2018 has fully trained and accredited over 7,500 professionals, from not only the UK, but around the World. The training has been reviewed by Habia (Hair and Beauty Industry Authority) and is professionally accredited with three CPD points.

 BABTAC (British Association of Beauty Therapists and Cosmetologists), NHBF (National Hair and Beauty Federation) and the BBC (British Beauty Council) have all supported the training and are keen to see it undertaken nationally by those working in the relevant sectors.  

The University College Birmingham is proud to support Skcin in making this important training accessible for their students and in supporting their work to tackle a major public health concern via such a positive collaboration.

Skcin’s CEO Marie Tudor said, “We are delighted to be working with University College Birmingham by engaging and supporting their students with our MASCED training. Over 210,000 cases of non-melanoma skin cancers are reported each year and 7 people die every day of melanoma in the UK. Skcin continually receive stories from individuals whose skin cancer has been detected early, due to our training. When it comes to melanoma, early detection is vital to improve prognosis, so this training really can be life-saving. We look forward to working with University College Birmingham and their students throughout 2021 and beyond – training eyes to save lives!”

 Level 4 Manager Portia Foster, who helped develop and teaches on the Aesthetic Practitioners degree, said: “We strive hard to give our students invaluable continued professional development (CPD), and this vital surveillance training will arm them with potentially life-saving skills. 

“The University is extremely proud to support Skcin and their work to help tackle this public health concern through a positive collaboration."

For more information about the training please visit: masced.uk 

or contact: marie.tudor@skcin.org

Amie Wallace is MASCED Accredited!

Congratulations to Amie Wallace for completing the MASCED Accreditation!

“This has made me feel more comfortable when looking at moles, spots and lesions. It has also helped me on how to acknowledge the lesion and inform clients in a calmly manner. Thank you”

Amie Wallace would recommend the MASCED Accreditation to other industry professionals and rates the programme 5 stars.

Charmaine Chudley is MASCED Accredited!

Congratulations to Charmaine Chudley for completing the MASCED Accreditation!

“Very interesting and useful course. Will be very beneficial in helping to notice if my clients have anything suspicious. This is also useful in helping to raise awareness.”

Charmaine Chudley would recommend the MASCED Accreditation to other industry professionals and rates the programme 5 stars.

maxine OToole is MASCED Accredited!

Congratulations to maxine OToole for completing the MASCED Accreditation!

“I really enjoyed this programme, working with peoples faces everyday I often see blemishes and moles that make me curious, now I feel more confident and knowledgeable to approach a client to seek professional help, if I was to spot something not quite right.”

maxine OToole would recommend the MASCED Accreditation to other industry professionals and rates the programme 5 stars.

SKCIN BECOME MEMBERS OF THE CITY & GUILDS INDUSTRY ADVISORY BOARD

Skcin are proud to announce we have been invited to sit on the City & Guilds IAB (Industry Advisory Board).

The IAB has been formed to demonstrate City & Guilds commitment to meeting employers’ needs in the Beauty, Nails, Spa, Media Make-up and Complementary Therapies sectors. The IAB comprises employers, Professional Associations and product houses to ensure that City & Guilds have the rigour, quality and content needed to support young people to progress within the industry.

CEO of Skcin Marie Tudor said: “We are delighted to become members of the City & Guilds IAB. We have been working together for some months now and they are hugely supportive of our MASCED (Melanoma and Skin Cancer Early Detection) programme that supports the industry with quality, dermatologist reviewed and industry body endorsed training.

Having already trained thousands of industry professionals how to spot the early signs and symptoms of both melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer and how to advise their clients to seek appropriate action, we have saved many lives. We want to support City & Guilds in teaching young people entering the industry not only how to detect skin cancer, but how to prevent it as almost all cases are avoidable by adopting simple sun safe practices.

Educational intervention is what we do, what we know and what works - it is key to reversing the soaring rates of skin cancer in the UK and we are very proud to be working alongside City & Guilds to build awareness amongst young people progressing within the industry”.

Want to learn more about our MASCED training programme? Visit: https://masced.uk/about/