Pro Lokktician Training
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Thinking about launching your new career as a Professional Lokktician?
Why choose the
Sista System Dreadlock Training Academy?
Since 2008 we have been training Australia’s top dreadlock artists (AKA Lokkticians) to create stunning, all natural dreadlocks made without waxes, chemicals, harsh backcombing or interlocking using the incomparable Sista System method, pioneered by Weirdsistas founding Sistas, Nazy Dada & Bonn Soir Harpie.
The Sista System Dreadlock Training Academy™ was the first online, module-based, comprehensive dreadlock training package offered in Australia. Our Professional Lokktician’s course is a complete package that not only teaches you everything you need to know in order to create and maintain clients’ dreadlocks using our respected and sought-after method, but also provides you with all of the tools that you will need to launch and prosper in your own small business Sista Salon.
Did you know?
‘Sista’ is a term that we use to describe a Professional Lokktician who has trained with us and graduated from the Sista System Dreadlock Training Academy’s Pro Lokktician course. We work collaboratively and never in competition. When you join the Sistas, you join community.
While SSDTA was founded by women, and many in our tribe identify as women, we welcome Sistas of any gender identity. 🏳️🌈
What the course covers:
Installation
Learn the Sista System method of installing dreadlocks and extensions. Includes detailed instruction on sectioning, sizing and technique.
Maintenance
Learn how to tighten and bring in loose hairs on lengths, as well as best practice for base maintenance. Strategies for tacking loops and “blow outs”, as well as what to do when you encounter problems such as dread rot or wax.
Repair
Learn how to perform “dread surgery”, including simple base separation all the way through to re-sectioning. Information on bulking out thin patches, how and when to safely do a "dread burn” and more.
Products & Scalp Care
Learn about scalp conditions that are common with new and established lokks, and how to treat these. Includes thorough product education, so that you are best placed to offer your clients advice that suits their unique needs.
Small Business Advice
Starting your own Sista Salon can be daunting if you haven’t run a small business before, but it need not be! We provide you with the advice and links you need to get up and running ASAP.
On-site Training
Onsite training is an invaluable final step before sitting your exam, giving students the opportunity to gain practical experience in a busy and professional salon setting. 4 hours of onsite training is included in our Pro Lokktician course, and more time can be arranged at an additional fee.
Grads receive FREE referrals and ongoing promotion through the Weirdsistas website & social media
Business is booming,
but there are not enough Lokkticians!
The dreadlock industry has been growing exponentially for the past several decades and the demand for trained, professional Lokkticians outstrips supply. If you are hard-working, friendly and interested in learning to run your own business, you can build a Sista Salon in your own home or community.
We provide ongoing FREE LEADS & REFERRALS for graduates of the Sista System Dreadlock Training Academy* from our client database that spans all of Australia, and you will join our private online community of Sistas who have trained with us over the years, who will help support you along your journey of learning.
Ours is a community of Professional Lokkticians who seek to support and enable one another to reach our professional goals as Lokkticians. We operate in cooperation with one another and never in competition. There are enough clients for us all. What there aren't enough of are well-trained, professional and reliable dreadlock artists to meet the demand. This is particularly true of Sista System trained Lokkticians.
Our clients have been known to travel several hours to reach our doors, and will only trust their lokks to Sista System trained Lokkticians. We have large gaps in our network that need filling with new Lokkticians, and there is no better time than now to re-train and set yourself in a new and profitable professional direction.
*Grads must remain in good standing with SSDTA to continue to receive leads and referral traffic (ie. adhere to the Sistas Collective professional code of conduct, no outstanding debts with SSDTA or any of our sister businesses)
