About Us

Our Mission

Future Forward CE Academy exists to make high-quality, compliance-focused continuing education accessible to every licensed beauty professional in Illinois. We believe continuing education should be practical, current and respectful of your time — instruction you can apply behind the chair the very next day.

About Future Forward Foundation

Future Forward Foundation is the sponsoring organization behind Future Forward CE Academy. The foundation is dedicated to professional development, safety education and career advancement in the beauty industry.

Meet Your Educator

Shane Clausell · Illinois Cosmetology License 012008660

Shane Clausell is a licensed Illinois cosmetologist with more than thirteen years of professional beauty-industry experience spanning salon practice, chemical services, client safety and infection prevention. Shane developed the Future Forward CE Academy curriculum to close the gap between the theory taught in school and the realities licensed professionals face every day, with a strong emphasis on client protection, sanitation standards and responsible service delivery.

Our Commitment to Compliance

Every course is designed and documented with Illinois continuing education requirements in mind: measurable learning objectives, an objective post-course examination, a program and instructor evaluation, sequentially numbered certificates and long-term retention of completion records for audit review.