fter covering the ground between products and services with its Lakm� Salons, HLL is integrating backwards. It is trying to complete "the circle of service" by starting a training academy branded the Lakm� Training Academy (LTA).

The Mumbai-based LTA promises to train students "through a holistic and uniform course in beauty". Freshers and practising beauticians will be offered courses that will help refine their skills as beauty experts. A counsellor at the LTA will test each student�s aptitude and guide him/her through the various courses available. At the end of the course, the professional certification and expert skills will "help them get jobs in India and abroad", claims a prepared note from the company.... more