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Level 3 Diploma in Combined Beauty Therapy Skills

In this qualification learners will develop their knowledge and understanding of relevant anatomy and physiology and health and safety spanning level 2 and level 3 treatments. They will also develop the knowledge, understanding and skills to consult with clients whilst providing a range of beauty services including facial treatments, skin analysis, manicure, pedicure, waxing, lash/brow treatments and make-up applications.

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Requirements

Learners who wish to undertake this qualification must also achieve the VTCT (ITEC) Level 2 Award in Infection Prevention (COVID-19) for Beauty Therapy and Nail Services qualification or a regulated equivalent.

In order to optimise their chances of success, a learner will ideally hold a Level 2 qualification or equivalent in beauty therapy.

Where This Will Lead

Whilst the primary purpose of this qualification is to prepare learners for employment, learners may choose to develop their knowledge and skills further by completing a specialist qualification at Level 4 in one or more of the following areas:

  • Salon management
  • Holistic therapies
  • Advanced beauty therapy
  • Sports therapy

Earned Qualifications

Learners who achieve this qualification are eligible to become members of the British Association of Beauty Therapy and Cosmetology (BABTAC) or Federation of Holistic Therapists (FHT). As a beauty therapist, learners could progress directly into employment in a variety of contexts, which include:

  • Commercial salons
  • Destination/day spas
  • Independent/self-employed/mobile/home-based settings
  • Health farms
  • Cruise liners
  • Care homes
  • Airline or hotel chains

Min Entry Age

16

Delivery

Classroom Based Learning

Credit Value

57

Funding

Advanced Learner Loan

Duration

Two Years

TQT ?Total Qualification Time

890 hours

GLH ?Guided Learning Hours

774 hours

Level

Level 3

Location

Pathway SkillsZone Burslem

Sector

Service enterprises

Qualification Type

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Region

Staffordshire

Awarding Body

VTCT

The Level 3 Diploma in Combined Beauty Therapy Skills combines Level 2 and Level 3 qualifications in the beauty therapy industry. The qualification is aimed at those learners who wish to gain knowledge and skills relating to beauty therapy at Level 3 without prior knowledge.

Aimed to develop learners’ knowledge and skills and confirm their competence as beauty therapists. Learners will expand their technical skills for employment as a beauty therapist whilst learning to plan, prepare, and deliver Level 3 beauty treatments safely and correctly, following health and safety regulations and legislation.

The Combined Beauty Therapy course will give you all the skills and knowledge to work competently in the beauty industry, whether employed by a salon or self-employed in a salon-based or mobile business.

You will cover two health and safety units to build your knowledge of a salon manager role, risk assessments and general health and safety legislation.
Effectiveness at work will give you skills to work as a team, be confident in your responsibilities and how to further your career.

You will also study:

  • Facial skincare and apply it to make-up covering day, evening and special occasion looks
  • Provide eyelash and brow treatments – understand how to lash and brow tinting, eyebrow shaping and strip and cluster lash application
  • Waxing Techniques – Learning the two main wax methods of hot and warm wax and the most suitable areas
  • Learn to provide Swedish body massage, hot stone treatments, manicures and pedicures, semi-permanent lashes, and spray tanning
  • Promoting products and services will teach you the skills to promote your treatments or products and technological advancements to stay up to date with industry trends

Further to your practical training, you will learn all the required theories for the above units to work confidently when treating your future clients. Following this qualification, progression routes are Level 3 Nail Technology or Level 3 Make-Up.

Additional information

Funding Type

Advanced Learner Loan

Delivery

Classroom Based Learning

Level

Level 3

Location

Pathway SkillsZone Burslem

Region

Staffordshire

Sector

Service enterprises

Awarding Body

VTCT

Duration

Two Years

Minimum Entry Age

16

Aim Reference

60350933

Credit Value

57

GLH

774

Qualification

Diploma

TQT

890

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