OS021 Beauty Therapy

Beauty Therapy | Level 2

Beauty Therapy is a very popular career choice for both men and women in recent years. This level 2 course covers all you need to know to get started in beauty therapy.

Course Description

Beauty Therapy

You have 12 months to complete this course. This is more time than you need so you can work at your own pace. Completed coursework is delivered by post or via email, so handing in an assignment is simple. You will also have a personal tutor who will be there to offer you support every step of the way.

Achieve your dream career and equip yourself with the skills you need for your long term success.

Students may wish to study the Beauty Therapy Level 3 course.

Course Content

Unit 1: Health and Safety

• Employers and employees expected duties
• Legal responsibilities
• Health and safety at your place of work
• The law
• Risk assessment
• First aid
• Fire protection
• COSHH
• Manual handling
• Data protection
• Security procedures

Unit 2: Developing and Maintaining Effectiveness at Work

• Your job role
• Salon timings
• Working with others
• Dealing with conflict
• Continual professional development (CPD)

Unit 3: Promoting Additional Services and Products to Clients

• Quality assurance
• Improving sales

Unit 4: Fulfilling Reception Duties

• Maintaining the reception area
• Equipment
• Client enquiries
• Making appointments
• Handling payments

Unit 5: Facial Skin Care Treatments

• Contraindications
• Consultation
• Cleansing
• Routine
• The skin
• Skin types
• Epidermis
• Dermis
• Bones of the face and head
• Massage
• Muscles of the neck and face
• The cardiovascular system
• The lymphatic system
• The nervous system
• Aftercare

Unit 6: Manicure and Pedicure Services

• Anatomy of the hands and feet
• The nail
• Contraindications
• Nail shapes
• Filing and polishing
• Products and equipments
• Manicure procedure
• Hand massage
• Pedicure procedure
• Bones of the arm and leg
• Specialised treatments

Unit 7: Eyelashes and Eyebrows

• Contraindictations
• Eyebrow shaping
• Equipment
• Consultation
• Procedure for eyebrow shaping
• Eyelash/eyebrow tinting
• Skin tests
• Eyelash tint procedure
• Eyebrow tint procedure
• False lashes and application

Unit 8: Waxing Services

• Benefits of waxing
• Safety
• Structure of the hair
• Hair removal
• Contraindications
• Consultation
• Hair growth patterns
• Warm wax application
• Hot wax application
• Sugaring
• Waxing troubleshooting

Unit 9: Make up Services

• History of make up
• Consultation
• Equipment
• Preparing the skin
• Application of make up

Previous Knowledge Required

No previous knowledge required.

Support

You may start at any time and have a full year to complete your studies. This is much longer than you need, so you can take your time. This course is designed to be flexible around your lifestyle! The course is designed for study by distance learning at home or at work. Students will receive all course materials by post or online, plus tutor support by email.

Assessment

The Beauty Therapy course assessment takes the form of a series of written assignments, which are submitted and marked by your tutor. There is no external examination required.

Modules

• Unit 1: Health and Safety
• Unit 2: Developing and Maintaining Effectiveness at Work
• Unit 3: Promoting Additional Services and Products to Clients
• Unit 4: Fulfilling Reception Duties
• Unit 5: Facial Skin Care Treatments
• Unit 6: Manicure and Pedicure Services
• Unit 7: Eyelashes and Eyebrows
• Unit 8: Waxing Services
• Unit 9: Make up Services

Awarding Body

At the end of this course successful learners will receive a level 2 NCFE Award certificate of achievement. That means that it is independently accredited at a level of learning equivalent to level 2 on the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) for England, Wales and Northern Ireland (in which case GCSE's are at levels 1 and 2 and A Levels are at level 3).

This learning programme has been scrutinised and approved by an independent panel of experienced educational professionals and is quality audited biannually by NCFE.

For more information about Awarding Bodies click here