2 Week In- Person Comprehensive
Image Consulting Course
Step Into Your Calling:
2-Week In-Person Comprehensive Course
Investment: R49 999
Duration: Two weeks (Monday–Friday, then Monday–Saturday)
Locations: Pretoria, Gauteng & Somerset West
Mode: In-Person Training
AVAILABLE SLOTS:
Pretoria: 18-30 May 2026
Somerset West: 2-14 November 2026
Description:
The ultimate hands-on experience in Image Consulting education. Spend 11 powerful days immersed in transformation — guided by Aletté and the SA Image Academy faculty. You’ll learn every aspect of Image Consulting through demonstrations, client simulations, wardrobe edits, and full colour analysis practice.
What’s Included:
- Live, in-person mentorship from SAIAI trainers
- Full practical coverage of all nine syllabi
- Live colour draping, body shape styling, and presentation practice
- Access to printed and digital manuals
- Certificate of Completion
Outcome:
You’ll leave not only qualified but fully confident — experienced in client consultations, styling, and business application. This is where theory becomes tangible mastery.
- Training fee
- Manuals
- Business in a box (Style Syllabus)
- Business in a box (Colour Syllabus)
- One set of Colour Boards (R2500)
- Personal Pocket Stylist App
- Morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea
- Annual invitation to IPIA conferences
- Certification with stamp of approval from The SA Image Academy on submission of post-course assignments
- Excludes accommodation
Sit-In
Need to jog your memory?
Have you completed the course before but still need your certificate? Or did you get the certificate but need to refresh your memory? Qualified and unqualified SA Image Consultants can attend any day of our Two-Week Course at an agreed-upon daily rate.
Updated manuals and kit items can be ordered and paid for in advance. Contact us for prices.
Course Breakdown:
Syllabus Outline
2-Week Comprehensive Course Syllabus: Step Into Your Calling
At The South African Image Academy International, Image Consulting is more than clothing and colour — it is a calling, a transformative journey that leads from Vanity to Vitality. Here, we don’t simply train stylists.
We raise leaders. We restore identity. We shape destiny.
This 2-week intensive equips you not only with technical skills but with purpose, confidence, and the heart to bring out the gold in every person you meet. Every module is crafted to help you grow personally, academically, professionally, and spiritually so you can guide clients into their best, most authentic selves.
Syllabus 1 – 4:
Personal Development
Your journey begins with YOU — your identity, purpose, calling, and leadership.
We equip you with the mindset of an excellent Image Consultant so you can stand confidently in your role as a guide, teacher, consultant, and encourager.
Days 1-4: Here you learn:
- Style principles & personal branding
- Figure analysis & balance
- Lines, silhouettes, scale & proportions
- Fabric, texture, pattern & visual weight
- Facial features & style personality
- Wardrobe building & capsule planning
This is where the foundation of your consulting expertise is formed.
Make the Man
Learn to consult with excellence for male clients:
- Men’s style principles
- Fit, fabric, colour, and grooming
- Business casual vs formal
- Professional presence for men
Corporate Syllabus
Master the essentials of:
- Corporate dress codes
- Power dressing
- Executive presence
- Personal branding in the workplace
- Non-verbal communication & etiquette
You walk away prepared to consult professionals at every level.
Syllabus 5:
Day 5-6: Colour Syllabus
Colour is transformational — and at SAIAI, it is taught with depth, intention, and excellence.
You will master:
- Colour theory
- Undertones, overtones & flow
- Hue, chroma, value & contrast
- Seasonal & directional colour analysis
- Hair, makeup & wardrobe colour decisions
- How to identify and explain a client’s best colours with ease
Important:
Saturday & Sunday fall between Day 5 and Day 6 — giving you a powerful reset period to absorb this rich, life-changing content.
The Pocket Stylist App (Introduced After Colour)
Once you have mastered the language of Colour, you will be introduced to your digital consulting assistant:
The Pocket Stylist App, created by SAIAI.
It includes:
- Figure & face shape analysis
- Style, silhouette, proportion & design recommendations
- Style personality insights
- Complete seasonal & directional colour guidance
- Fabric, print & accessory suggestions
This app instantly elevates your consultations to a professional level.
Syllabus 6:
Day 7: Wellness & Makeup Practical
Your role is holistic, and wellness profoundly shapes a client’s self-image.
What you will learn:
- Foundational skincare knowledge
- Inner & outer wellness principles
- How wellness impacts confidence & identity
- A full makeup practical appropriate for beginners and advanced learners
- Tools, applications, product selection & enhancement techniques
You also receive an incredible Wellness Manual with 10 topics ranging from nutrition to mental well-being.
This day brings Image Consulting and true well-being together.
Syllabus 7:
Days 8: Presentation Skills
This is not fashion styling alone — it’s also communication, leadership, and influence.
Here you will be trained in:
- Public speaking fundamentals
- How to stand confidently in front of a group
- Body language, posture & presence
- Structuring and creating powerful presentations
- The qualities of a great speaker
- Vocal delivery, projection & clarity
By the end of Day 8, you will know how to present YOU — your brand, your message, your expertise.
Syllabus 8:
Day 9: Business Building
Now that you are trained, it’s time to build your business.
You will learn:
- How to launch your Image Consulting career
- Branding, pricing & packaging your services
- Marketing for consultants
- Client experience & retention
- Social media basics
- Revenue streams & growth models
- Consultation structures & workflow
This day empowers you to turn your passion into a sustainable, purpose-driven business.
Practical Training (Day 10 & Day 11)
Day 10: Presentation Practical + Shopping Practical
A full day of hands-on experience where you:
- Present your short presentation to the group
- Receive constructive feedback
- Learn real-world client communication
- Go shopping for a volunteer client
- Apply colour, style, fit & silhouette decisions in-store
This is where theory becomes skill and skill becomes confidence.
Day 11: Full Masterclass Practical with Aletté Winckler
Your final day is a powerful culmination of everything you’ve learned.
You will:
- Work hands-on with real volunteers
- Perform full Colour & Style Consultations
- Experience Aletté’s coaching, mentoring & expert demonstrations
- Practice real client scenarios
- Build confidence in your consulting flow
- Celebrate your transformation and completion of the course
This day is where you step boldly into your calling as a fully empowered Image Consultant.
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