PMU SKILLS & TRAINING GAP ASSESSMENT

ABOUT YOU & YOUR TRAINING

Tell Us About Your Previous PMU Education

You don't need to start over. This assessment is designed to help identify gaps in your previous education, areas that may need additional practice, and skills you would like to strengthen through individualized coaching.

First Name *

Last Name *

Phone *

Email *

City *

State *

Where did you receive your PMU training? *

Name of Instructor *

Approximately how many hours of actual education did you complete, including required homework? *

How many training hours are listed on your certificate? *

Which procedures have you received FORMAL training in?

PMU Fundamentals

Microblading

Powder/ Machine Brows

Ombre Brows

Combination/ Hybrid Brows

Nano/ Machine Hairstrokes

Permanent Eyeliner

Lash Enhancement

Designer/ Winged Eyeliner

Lip Blush/ Full Lip Color

Lip Liner

Lip Neutralization/ Correction

Color Correction

PMU Removal

Other

How many LIVE MODEL brow procedures did you perform during training?

How many LIVE MODEL eyeliner procedures did you perform during training?

How many LIVE MODEL lip procedures did you perform during training?

Approximately how many brow procedures have you performed since training?

Approximately how many eyeliner procedures have you performed since training?

Approximately how many lip procedures have you performed since training?

How would you rate your healed work compared with the level you want to achieve?

BadGood

1 — Needs Significant Improvement 2 — Developing 3 — Competent but Inconsistent 4 — Strong 5 — Highly Confident

WHAT WAS MISSING FROM YOUR EDUCATION?

Let's Identify Your Training Gaps

Your previous education is the foundation of your PMU career. This section will help identify important subjects that may not have been taught or may not have been covered thoroughly enough for you to feel confident.

Safety, Skin & Client Care-For each section below, check the subjects that were NOT taught or were not covered thoroughly enough in your previous training.

Bloodborne Pathogen Safety

Proper sanitation and infection-control procedures

Needle-stick injury protocol

Skin anatomy

Fitzpatrick skin typing

Identifying skin undertones

Contraindications

Allergy / patch testing and when appropriate

Primary and secondary numbing products

Client medical history and screening

Pre-procedure consultation

Aftercare and healing

Recognizing complications and when not to perform a procedure

Equipment & Technique

PMU machine fundamentals

Machine speed / voltage

Hand speed

Needle configurations and their uses

Needle depth

Proper stretch

Proper pigment implantation

Recognizing insufficient depth

Recognizing excessive depth

Preventing unnecessary skin trauma

Building even saturation

Understanding why pigment may not retain

Evaluating healed work

Knowing what to adjust at a touch-up

Color & Pigment Theory

Basic PMU color theory

Pigment ingredients / formulation

Choosing pigments for different skin tones

Understanding warm and cool undertones

Mixing pigments

Knowing when NOT to mix pigments

Corrective color theory

Working over previously tattooed skin

Understanding limitations of corrective work

Preventing undesirable healed colors

BROW SKILLS ASSESSMENT

Let's Look at Your Brow Skills & Confidence

Your previous brow training may have given you a strong foundation while leaving certain techniques or concepts that need additional development.

Brow Skills-Which Brow skills would you like additional education, practice, or supervision with?

Mapping and designing brows

Mapping asymmetrical faces

Mapping clients with little or no brow hair

Correcting low or downward-growing tails

Choosing brow shapes for different face shapes

Creating symmetry

Microblading depth

Pressure / depth testing

Creating natural hairstroke patterns

Upward directional hairstroke patterns

Hairstroke transition / shift patterns

Creating crisp healed hairstrokes

Preventing blurred or expanded strokes

Powder brow technique

Ombre brow technique

Combination / Hybrid brows

Machine hairstrokes / Nano brows

Creating soft fronts

Creating clean borders

Building even saturation

Preventing blotchy healing

Working on mature skin

Working on oily / problematic skin

Brow color correction

Improving healed results

How confident are you performing brow procedures independently?

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1 — Not Confident 2 — Slightly Confident 3 — Somewhat Confident 4 — Confident 5 — Very Confident

EYELINER & LIP SKILLS ASSESSMENT

Let's Identify Your Procedure-Specific Training Gaps

If you have completed formal eyeliner or lip training, this section will help identify techniques or concepts where you may benefit from additional education, practice, or supervision.

Only answer the questions for procedures in which you have received previous formal training.

Eyeliner Skills- Which eyeliner skills would you like additional education, practice, or supervision with?

Eye anatomy and safety

Client consultation

Choosing an appropriate eyeliner style

Proper stretching

Machine settings

Needle selection

Needle depth

Lash enhancement

Upper eyeliner

Lower eyeliner

Creating clean, consistent lines

Building saturation

Working safely within the lash line

Wings / tails

Designer eyeliner/ smudged

Preventing pigment migration

Managing swelling

Working on mature eyelids

Improving healed results

Touch-ups

Correcting existing eyeliner

How confident are you performing eyeliner independently?

BadGood

1 — Not Confident 2 — Slightly Confident 3 — Somewhat Confident 4 — Confident 5 — Very Confident

Lip Skills-Which lip skills would you like additional education, practice, or supervision with?

Lip anatomy and safety

Client consultation

Lip mapping

Creating symmetry

Pigment selection

Lip color theory

Proper stretching

Needle selection

Machine settings

Needle depth

Lip liner

Lip blush

Full lip color

Ombre techniques

Building even saturation

Preventing excessive trauma

Working on mature lips

Dark/cool lip neutralization

Correcting uneven color

Understanding healed lip color

Improving pigment retention

Touch-ups and corrections

How confident are you performing lip procedures independently?

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1 — Not Confident 2 — Slightly Confident 3 — Somewhat Confident 4 — Confident 5 — Very Confident

YOUR RESULTS & PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

Let's Look Beyond the Procedure

What happens after your client heals can tell us a great deal about technique. This section helps identify patterns in your healed results as well as professional skills you may want to strengthen.

Answer based on what you are currently experiencing in your own work.

Which statements describe your current work?

My work looks good immediately but doesn't heal as expected

My pigment heals too light

My pigment retention is inconsistent

Some areas heal darker than others

My work sometimes heals blotchy

My hairstrokes blur or expand after healing

I have difficulty getting adequate saturation

I worry that I am working too deep

I worry that I am working too shallow

I sometimes overwork the skin

I'm unsure which needle to choose

I'm unsure about my machine settings

My procedures take too long

I understand the theory but struggle to execute it consistently

I'm not sure how to evaluate my healed results

I need help determining WHY I'm getting the results I'm getting

How would you rate your healed work compared to the level you want to achieve??

BadGood

1 — Needs Significant Improvement 2 — Developing 3 — Competent but Inconsistent 4 — Strong 5 — Highly Confident

Which professional/business areas would you like help with?

Client consultations

Consent, medical and release forms

Client charting

Photography for documentation

Record keeping

Insurance

Pricing and overhead

Starting a PMU business

Business organization

Marketing

Attracting clients

Building a professional portfolio

Handling client expectations

Communicating confidently with clients

None — I want technique coaching only

YOUR COACHING GOALS

Now Let's Identify Your Biggest Gaps

You've told us about your education, experience, skills, and healed results. Now we'd like to understand—in your own words—where you feel you need the most help.

Your answers will help us determine how individualized coaching can best address your specific needs.

What procedure or skill makes you feel the LEAST confident right now?

What do you wish had been taught more thoroughly in your original education?

Are there procedures you were trained to perform but currently avoid offering because you don't feel confident? Please explain.

What problems are you seeing in your healed results?

If you could improve ONE thing about your PMU work right now, what would it be?

What would you most like to accomplish through individualized coaching?

What are your top three coaching priorities?

YOU DON'T NEED TO START OVER.

You may simply need to fill the gaps.

Your previous education and experience are your foundation. Your assessment will help us identify where additional education, hands-on practice, troubleshooting, or individualized coaching can have the greatest impact.