About the Academy
Built inside a clinic,not a classroom.
The Cosmetic Education Academy is the training arm of Laser Location — the Bury laser and aesthetics clinic founded by Carmen Douglas.
The Story
From treatment room
to training room.
Carmen Douglas founded Laser Location with a simple standard: thorough consultations, honest advice, and treatments delivered by qualified, insured practitioners. The clinic built its reputation on it.
CEA exists because that standard deserved passing on. Every course is taught at 399 Rochdale Road — next door to the working clinic — on the same professional machines used for paying clients, with models provided for your practical days.
Whether you're starting from zero or adding a specialism to an established business, you learn the way this industry actually works: client by client, patch test by patch test.
Meet the Team
The people behind your training
Founder & Lead Educator
Carmen Douglas
Founder of Laser Location. Fully qualified and insured aesthetician specialising in advanced aesthetics, continuously trained in the latest techniques — and still consulting and treating clients in the clinic next door to your training room.
Front Desk & Student Support
Abbie Foley
Part of the front-desk team at Laser Location, supporting the day-to-day client and student experience across the clinic and academy.
How We Teach
Four things we won'tcompromise on
01
Honest advice first
We recommend the course that fits your goal — including the cheaper one when it does the job. Students who trust us come back for the next level.
02
Standards an insurer recognises
Everything we teach is built around VTCT and CPD frameworks, patch testing, contraindications and consultation practice — the things that keep you and your clients safe.
03
Real clinic, real clients
The academy sits beside the Laser Location clinic. Your educators treat paying clients every week — and it shows in what they teach.
04
Support that continues
Insurance guidance, machine sourcing, business setup, and a message-us-anytime policy after you qualify. Your certificate is the start, not the end.
Find the academy
Cosmetic Education Academy399 Rochdale RoadBury, Greater Manchester BL9 7DBFree private parking on site · 15 minutes from Bury centre
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- Tue–Sat
- 10:00 – 20:00
- Training days
- 10:00 – 18:00
- Sun–Mon
- Closed