Purpose
The purpose of the hands-on training class is to provide you and your staff with the basic knowledge of solution formulas, application technique, and equipment use and maintenance. Our goal is to give you the knowledge to continue practicing and providing tans after the trainer has left. We don’t expect you to become spray tan experts in 4 hours. As you continue to practice, your skills will continue to develop. Your sessions will take less time and your solution usage will lower as you become more precise. Practice makes perfect!

Planning
The training class is designed for 4 technicians over a 4 hour time period. (If less than 4 technicians are trained, the session may not take the full 4 hours.) It is very important that this time remain uninterrupted. It is suggested that you schedule your training time during slow or closed business days to help avoid any delays. We request that you set aside an additional 3 hours to ensure your availability should our trainer experience a delay which is outside of our control (such as an extraordinary flight delay). You’ll provide the Training Coordinator with 3-5 dates and times you and your staff are available. She will then find a trainer that is available on the first date possible. She will reconfirm this date with you and send you an email confirmation. After the training has been scheduled, your trainer will contact you within 48 hours to personally introduce herself.

Preparation
To prepare for this training, we recommend reading through the training manual. Write down any questions you have on topics that are not clear to you so you can remember to ask them during your training. You do not need to assemble any components on the equipment. Just plug in the power cord and make sure the machine fills up with air (15-20 seconds) and then shuts off. The fan in the back should keep running. (An instruction sheet comes with your packages.) When your trainer arrives, they will show you how to correctly assemble the components. Be sure to provide your models with the attached Pre-Tan, Post-Tan instructions so they can get the best tan results possible.

Practice
During the first hour or so of your training, your trainer will cover basic education on Fantasy Tan solutions, retail products and equipment set-up. We would like to encourage note taking and write your questions down along the way. The next 3 hours or so will cover hands-on spray technique and application. You will need to have 4 “models” to spray during this time. (All models need to be 18 years or older.) A normal spray session can take anywhere from 5-15 minutes, but because this is during training, expect to spend 30-45 minutes on each model. When the models are completed, your trainer will cover equipment cleaning as well as troubleshooting potential problems you might run into. This is also a good time to ask those questions that have not been covered.

Post Training
At the end of your training, your trainer will ask the owner to initial each line of the Training Schedule and print the names of the technicians who participated. Training certificates will be issued to these technicians. As you begin practicing over the next week or so, you will most likely run into some questions. The training manual and your notes are great resources for tips, tricks, and information. If these don’t answer your questions, you can always contact your account representative or a customer service representative at (630) 406-6011.