Beauty Level 3

We have a working salon open to the public,  which will provide you with a real working environment and allow you to gain a deeper understanding of working in the industry. 

There is an emphasis on supporting you in becoming an independent learner through individual planning, target setting and development. 

Students have a thriving programme of activities, trips and events that include taking part in National and progressing if successful to International competitions. 

This qualification is based on the beauty therapy national occupational standards and is recognised by the UK’s leading professional bodies as being fit for purpose for preparing learners for a career as a senior beauty therapist.

This is a full-time course and you will be expected to work in the college’s commercial salon one night a week.

Units include:

• Monitor and maintain health and safety practice in the salon
• Working in beauty related industries
• Client care and communication in beauty related industries
• Body electrical treatments
• Body massage treatments
• Stone therapy treatments
• Facial electrical treatments
• Electrical epilation

Alongside your beauty qualification, you will be given the opportunity to improve your grades by either taking GCSE resits or Essential skills in both literacy and numeracy, which will enable you to progress on to further courses and develop your confidence. The course also includes skill development sessions and a tutorial programme.

After successfully completing the course, you will have the skills and knowledge needed to progress onto employment within a salon, spa and mobile work.

When you have completed this course you may even wish to apply for working on cruise ships, carrying out beauty treatments alongside travelling the world. There are also other exciting opportunities to work in various salons and spa chains across the world within countries as far as Dubai and Bermuda.

Alternatively, you may wish to progress onto a professional course in salon management, or even a BA honours degree, to gain specialised training in areas such as semi-permanent micropigmentation, microblading, dermaplaning, microneedling, peels, laser and non-invasive liposuction and many more. Undertaking the right training at the start of your career can be a great long-term investment in your career prospects.

As part of this programme the following methods of assessment will be used:

• Practical examination
• Continuous assessments
• Portfolio of evidence
• Written assessments