EVERYONE from dads, boyfriends and kids have been roped in to make sure trainee make-up artists can still perfect their skills while in lockdown.

GlamCandy students from Dunfermline's High Street academy would normally be practising their techniques on each other but now classes have gone online they're counting on their family to lend their face!

As businesses everywhere try to adapt to the coronavirus lockdown, the make-up college has also revealed a major support package for self-employed graduates.

They will offer rent-free studio space to self-employed graduates at their colleges to help them get back on their feet when restrictions are lifted.

GlamCandy is also planning to convert retail areas into studio space to support small business owners in these uncertain times.

Co-owner Hayley Harvey Smith said: "We're fortunate that as a private college, we can be adaptable and change the way we work pretty quickly – and fortunately we had been working on an e-learning model for some time.

"We employ creative people and they've used that creativity to make home learning fun and interesting – the response has been incredible.

"I joined the class of our senior tutor, Rachel Melrose, class in Dunfermline over Zoom. The students were sitting with their pets, their kids – even out walking their dogs – and were still able to communicate and learn.

"We're all in it together just now – the situation is totally unprecedented and unexpected so we just have to make the most of it.

"We want to do what we can to support our students both in terms of their studies but also their mental health during the lockdown period. The social contact is crucial."

The company plans to make support available to ex-students to help them restart their work.

"When we can get back out again we will be offering our students and graduates who need to rebuild and get back on their feet free studio space for three months to help them out," Hayley added.

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