In addition to the core courses offered each year, such as Fundamentals and Retail Essentials, Pioneer Europe Ltd also offers a continuously updated range of tailor-made one-day classes that focus on a particular theme, season, or occasion.
The classes are mainly demonstration-based with some hands-on elements. They are ideal classes to attend if you are looking for inspiration and ideas to update your balloon portfolio.
This season's Masterclasses:
Bubbles Mini Masterclass
Whether you're new to Bubbles or simply looking for some new on-trend ideas, this fun-filled mini-masterclass will inspire you and help you grow your balloon business! Lucy Hennessy, CBA, will showcase personalisation, stuffing techniques, inflation tips and tricks, and special Christmas bonus ideas, all while creating a host of inspirational designs with Qualatex Single, Double and Deco Bubble Balloons!
TBD
“Instagram-able” Walls & Backdrops Mini Masterclass
In this class, delegates will learn how to design stunning “Instagram-able” photo backdrops and walls and get hands-on with building one, incorporating a range of techniques to give added value to your work!
TBD
Simply Organics
LEVEL: Intermediate
Ideal for Decorators, Events planners, Balloon Stylists and retailers
UPDATED WITH NEW TRENDS!
Nothing has quite changed how small businesses operate the way Instagram and Pinterest have. Anyone can quickly share their gorgeous designs and ideas on these popular platforms, and this has made balloon design and creation more popular than ever before. Everyone is picking up this trend, from celebrities and influencers to small business owners and crafty mums. Many are using Instagram and Pinterest as inspiration and planning for their big life moments, most especially when it comes to the seemingly complicated organic balloon trend. Enter, Simply Organics!
Simply Organics is a one day masterclass exploring the most sought after balloon décor around the world. The course is designed in collaboration with one of the industry's top balloon artists, Sue Bowler! She will share a selection of on-trend decor designs that sell, and offer tons of hints and tips; it's sure to motivate you to take your balloon and business skills to the next level.
The course will also cover various organic designs, both structured and free-style, and will include the use of frames and line.
Delegates will produce organic garlands, a large puffed heart design, a moon-gate arch and air-filled deliverables, across a variety of on-trend themes.
This is a hands-on class where delegates will have an opportunity to build organic décor in small groups and learn the theory behind combining different sizes of balloons and creating custom colours.
This class will also teach up-selling techniques, and different ways to add value to your balloon work.
INCLUDES: A link to recipe sheets and a selection of images from a professional photo shoot.
PREREQUISITES: Requires knowledge of basic skills such as correctly inflating and tying balloons, making clusters. Delegates should also have an understanding of how to price using a Job Cost form.
UPCOMING DATES:
TBD
What's Hot: Air-filled Fun
Structures, sculpting and photo props
LEVEL: Intermediate/advanced
Ideal for Decorators, Events planners, Balloon Stylists and retailers
This exciting new class is 100% air-filled, and packed with profitable "Pinterest-worthy" ideas! Sharing your designs is easier than ever with the existence of platforms like Instagram and Pinterest. These Social media sites help drive many of the most popular ballooning trends, including air-filled décor. Everyone, from stylists and business owners to busy mums and amateur ballooners, use social media as their first resource to help shape their vision for their next event!
This course is designed in collaboration with one of the industry's top balloon artists, Luc Bertrand, who will share a host of on-trend decor designs that sell and offer tons of hints and tips. It's sure to motivate you to take your balloon and business skills to the next level. join us, and learn a multitude of techniques to create scripts, logos, sculptures, letters, numbers and more!
This is a hands-on class in which participants will learn how to design and work with foam boards, aluminium rods and other practical and helpful tools that make a perfect balloon sculptures.
INCLUDES: A link to photos of the designs taught on the day, perfect for sharing and boosting your business on social media!
PREREQUISITES: This is an intermediate/advanced class and is not recommended for inexperienced candidates. As a minimum, all candidates are recommended to have completed and be confident in applying techniques taught in Qualatex Fundamentals courses.
UPCOMING DATES:
TBD
What’s Hot Right Now!
LEVEL: Intermediate
Ideal for Decorators, Event Planners, Balloon Stylists and Retailers
Designed to inspire balloon professionals, this one day Masterclass uses the latest on-trend products and accessories and is perfect for learning new techniques and for adding new designs to a retail or decor portfolio.
This course is designed for retailers and event planners, decorators looking to expand their balloon portfolio with a mixture of deliverable balloon designs as well as bigger balloon décor, focused around these on-trend themes:
- Elegant Balloons Wall
- Unicorns and Rainbows
- 3ft Confetti Filled balloons
- Air filled Designs trending
This class is a combination of demonstrations, practical exercises and business tips.
INCLUDES: A link to recipe sheets and a selection of images from a professional photo shoot.
PREREQUISITES: Requires knowledge of basic skills such as correctly inflating and tying balloons, making clusters. Delegates should also have an understanding of how to price using a Job Cost form.
UPCOMING DATES:
TBD