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Aesthetics Training Academy Software in Nigeria: Student Enquiries, Cohort Intakes, Course Payment Plans and Your Graduate List
Many Nigerian clinics run a training academy on the side. Here is how to answer student enquiries, fill each cohort, take course fees in instalments, give access to course material, and turn graduates into your best product customers.
Your academy in Maitama announced a new microneedling cohort. Sixty people asked about it. Twelve paid. What happened to the other forty-eight?
- Week one. Sixty DMs asking 'how much is the course?' The clinic's front desk answers between patients. Twenty get a reply.
- Week two. Twenty-five people said 'I will pay next week'. Nobody followed up. The intake closed with twelve students.
- A student paid half the fee in instalments and stopped. It is in a notebook. Nobody noticed until the certificate day.
- Course videos are sent as WhatsApp files. A student forwards them to her friends in Kano.
- Graduates from last year would buy the machines and serums you stock. Nobody has their numbers in one place.
- You run the clinic all day and teach two evenings a week. The academy's admin happens at midnight.
What does software do for an aesthetics or beauty training academy in Nigeria?
It runs the academy as a business next to the clinic. Every student enquiry from Instagram, WhatsApp and calls lands in one inbox and gets an instant reply with the courses, the next intake dates, the fees in Naira and an application link. Each cohort fills from a list of interested students, with reminders before the intake closes. Course fees are paid in full or in instalments, each invoiced with a reminder. Course material, videos and lessons sit in a members area students log into. After graduation, every student is on one list for advanced courses, product kits and refresher classes. Certificates are yours to issue; the software does not issue them automatically.
Many of the best-known aesthetic clinics in Nigeria run an academy on the side. Skintisfaction in Lagos and Skin101 in Abuja both train therapists and practitioners alongside their clinics. It makes sense: the clinic has the equipment, the experience and the reputation. But an academy is its own business, with its own customers, its own calendar and its own money, and it usually runs on the clinic’s front desk at the end of a long day.
The result is predictable. Sixty enquiries become twelve students. Instalments are found unpaid on certificate day. Course videos travel around WhatsApp. And graduates who would buy your kits for years buy them somewhere else.
Who this is really for
- The clinic owner who teaches and runs the academy in the evenings.
- The academy with a small admin team handling enquiries, fees and class changes by hand.
- The owner who wants the academy to fund the clinic’s growth and needs to see its numbers separately.
- The product distributor with training who sells kits to the people they train.
Where your hours and money go
| Job | Who does it now | What runs it with a system |
|---|---|---|
| Answering “how much is the course?” | The clinic front desk between patients | Instant reply with fees, dates and application link |
| Following up interested students | Nobody | Reminders before the intake closes |
| Tracking instalments | A notebook | Invoices with dates and reminders |
| Sharing course material | WhatsApp files | A members area |
| Selling to graduates | Nobody | One list for kits, advanced courses and refreshers |
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What a training academy sells
An academy is its own business, with its own customers and its own calendar.
Foundation courses
Beginner courses for new beauty therapists and skincare specialists.
Runs onCohort intakes, application links, fees in instalments, course material in a members area.
Advanced and medical-professional courses
Advanced techniques for nurses, doctors and experienced practitioners.
Runs onSeparate cohorts and prerequisites, graduates of foundation courses invited first.
Short workshops and masterclasses
One or two-day sessions on a single technique.
Runs onTickets in Naira, check-in on the day, attendees saved for the next one.
Product kits and machines
Starter kits, serums and devices for graduates setting up.
Runs onProducts with stock levels, payment links in Naira, offered to graduates on one list.
Refresher classes
Updates and practice sessions for past students.
Runs onGraduates invited on a schedule, booked from a link.
Where the journey breaks
| Stage | What usually goes wrong | What closes the gap |
|---|---|---|
| The enquiry | 'How much is the course?' answered between patients, if at all. | One inbox. An instant reply with courses, next intake dates, fees in Naira, what is covered and an application link. |
| The interested list | 'I will pay next week.' Nobody follows up. | Interested students go on a list for that cohort. Reminders go out before the intake closes, with the payment link. |
| Fees and instalments | Half paid, in a notebook, found on certificate day. | Fees paid in full or in instalments, each invoiced with a date and a reminder. Who owes is on one screen long before graduation. |
| Course material | Videos sent as WhatsApp files and forwarded. | Lessons and videos in a members area. Students log in to access what they paid for. |
| Classes and practicals | Class dates changed in a group chat. Half miss the message. | Class and practical sessions on the calendar with reminders to each student. |
| Graduation and after | Graduates disappear. They buy their products elsewhere. | Every graduate is on one list for advanced courses, product kits, refresher classes and your next event. Certificates are issued by you. |
How the system runs it
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Student enquiries land in one inbox
Instant reply with courses, intake dates, fees and the application link.
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Interested students go on the cohort list
Reminders before the intake closes, with the payment link.
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Fees are paid in full or in instalments
Each instalment invoiced in Naira with a reminder.
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Students get access to course material
Lessons and videos in a members area they log into.
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Classes are booked and reminded
Theory and practical sessions on the calendar.
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Graduates stay on one list
Advanced courses, product kits and refreshers offered to the right graduates.
The same week, two ways
Sixty enquiries for a new cohort
Twenty answered. Twelve paid.
All sixty answered in seconds. Interested list reminded twice. Twenty-six paid.
Half-paid student
Found on certificate day.
Instalment reminder went out on the date. Missed payment visible the same day.
Course videos forwarded on WhatsApp
Friends in Kano have the whole course.
Material in a members area students log into.
Graduates setting up their own practice
They buy kits elsewhere.
One message to last year's graduates. Nine kits sold in a week.
Owner teaching two evenings a week
Admin at midnight.
Enquiries, fees and reminders ran on their own.
What setting this up involves
- 01
Set up your courses and cohorts
Each course with its fee, instalment options, intake dates and prerequisites.
- 02
Build the members area
Your lessons and videos organised for each course.
- 03
Write the enquiry reply and intake reminders
In your academy's voice.
- 04
Set up your products
Kits and devices with stock levels for graduates.
- 05
Bring in your past students
Every graduate, with the courses they took, ready for the next offer.
What GrowUp Business does not do
- GrowUp Business runs the academy as a business: enquiries, cohorts, fees and instalments, course access, class reminders and your graduate list. Teaching, practical supervision and assessment are your faculty's work.
- Certificates are yours to design and issue. The software does not issue them automatically.
- Course material in a members area makes access controlled, not impossible to copy.
- GrowUp Business collects fees, instalments and product sales, sends invoices and receipts, all in Naira. Stock levels for the kits you sell sit on your products. Full accounting is a different job.
Common questions
Can students pay course fees in instalments?
Yes. Each instalment is invoiced in Naira on its date with a reminder, and who owes is on one screen long before graduation day.
Can students access lessons online?
Yes. Course lessons and videos sit in a members area students log into, so material is not passed around as WhatsApp files.
Does it issue certificates?
No. Certificates are yours to design and issue. The system tracks who completed and who has paid, so you know who qualifies.
How do I sell to graduates?
Every graduate is on one list with the courses they took. Advanced courses, kits and refreshers go to the right ones in one send.
I already run a clinic. Can the academy run in the same system?
Yes. The clinic and the academy share one inbox and one set of contacts, with separate calendars and offers. A student who later becomes a client, or a client who becomes a student, is one record.
Is it expensive?
A full build tailored to your academy is free for one month, no card. Up to 10 staff logins are included and there are no per-message WhatsApp charges.
Why owners choose GrowUp Business
- Try it in your business first
- One month free on a full system built for your industry. 14 days free on the quick setup. No card upfront.
- Set up for you
- We build your inbox, bookings, payments, follow-up and staff lanes around how you already work. You are not handed a blank tool.
- Naira, not dollars
- Naira pricing and Paystack payments. Your subscription does not move with the exchange rate.
- No per-message WhatsApp fees
- Your WhatsApp stays on your phone and connects to the business panel. No per-message or per-conversation charge on top.
- Your whole team included
- Up to 10 staff logins included, each with their own lane and permissions.
- Honest about what it does not do
- Every page says plainly where GrowUp Business stops, and which specialist tool does that job instead.
- Built inside working businesses
- These systems were built and proven inside working Nigerian businesses in Abuja before they were offered to anyone else.
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