Beauty Therapy Level 2 - Principles

Syllabus

Unit 1: Ensure responsibility for actions to reduce risks to health and safety

By the end of this unit the learner will be able to:

Be able to identify the hazards and evaluate the risks in the workplace
Be able to reduce the risks to health and safety in the workplace
Know how to reduce risks to health and safety in the workplace

Unit 2: Fulfil salon reception duties

By the end of this unit the learner will be able to:

Be able to maintain the reception area
Be able to attend to clients and enquiries
Be able to make appointments for salon services
Be able to handle payments from clients
Understand salon and legal requirements
Understand communication methods
Understand salon services, products and pricing
Understand how to calculate and take payments
Understand how to make appointments

Unit 3: Develop and maintain effectiveness at work

By the end of this unit the learner will be able to:

Be able to improve their personal performance at work
Be able to work effectively as part of a team
Understand salon roles, procedures and targets
Understand how to improve their performance
Understand how to work with others

Unit 4: Promote additional services or products to customers

By the end of this unit the learner will be able to:

Identify additional services or products that are available
Inform customers about additional services or products
Gain customer commitment to using additional services or products
Understand how to promote additional services or products to customers

Unit 5: Anatomy and Physiology

By the end of this unit the learner will be able to:

Be able to discuss the anatomy and physiology of the human body
Understand the effects that beauty treatments have on the face and body

Unit 6: Provide facial skin care treatment

By the end of this unit the learner will be able to:

Be able to use safe and effective methods of working when improving and maintaining facial skin condition
Be able to consult, plan and prepare for facials with clients
Be able to improve and maintain skin condition
Understand organisational and legal requirements
Understand how to work safely and effectively when providing facial treatments
Understand how to perform client consultation and treatment planning
Understand anatomy and physiology that relates to facial skin care treatments
Understand contra-indications that affect or restrict facial skin care treatments
Understand facial skin care techniques, products and treatment planning
Understand the aftercare advice to provide clients for facial care treatments

Unit 7: Enhance the appearance of eyebrows and eyelashes

By the end of this unit the learner will be able to:

Be able to use safe and effective methods of working providing eyebrow and eyelash treatments
Be able to consult, plan and prepare for the treatment with clients
Be able to shape eyebrows
Be able to tint eyebrows and lashes
Be able to apply artificial eyelashes
Understand organisational and legal requirements
Understand how to work safely and effectively when providing eyebrow and eyelash treatments
Understand how to perform client consultation, treatment planning and preparation
Understand how to shape the eyebrows
Understand how to tint the eyebrows and lashes
Understand how to apply artificial lashes
Understand the contra-indications and contra-actions that affect or restrict eyebrow and eyelash treatments
Know the equipment, materials and products to use when carrying out eyebrow and eyelash treatments

Unit 8: Provide make-up and instruct clients in the use of skin care products and make-up

By the end of this unit the learner will be able to:

Be able to use safe and effective working methods when providing make-up services
Be able to consult, plan and prepare for make-up
Be able to apply make-up products
Know the organisational and legal requirements related to make-up application
Know how to work safely and effectively when providing make-up services
Know how to use client consultation, treatment planning and preparation for make-up services
Know anatomy and physiology related to make-up
Know the contra-indications and contra-actions of make-up
Know how to apply make-up
Know how to provide aftercare advice for clients following make-up services

Unit 9: Provide manicure and pedicure services

By the end of this unit the learner will be able to:

Be able to use safe and effective methods of working when providing manicure services
Be able to consult, plan and prepare for the service with clients
Be able to carry out manicure services
Understand organisational and legal requirements
Be able to carry out pedicure services
Understand how to work safely and effectively when providing pedicure services

Unit 10: Carry out waxing services

By the end of this unit the learner will be able to:

Be able to use safe and effective methods of working when waxing
Be able to consult, plan and prepare for waxing treatments with clients
Be able to remove unwanted hair
Understand organisational and legal requirements
Understand how to work safely and effectively when providing waxing treatments
Understand how to consult, plan and prepare for the treatment
Know anatomy and physiology that relates to waxing treatment
Understand contra-indications that affect or restrict waxing treatments
Understand equipment, materials, products, techniques and treatment planning for waxing
Be able to provide aftercare advice for clients

This is only an approximate figure and is dependant upon how much time you can dedicate to your studies and how well you grasp the learning concepts in the course material. Furthermore, at the end of each lesson there is a question paper that needs to be completed and returned to your tutor. You should allow at least 1 - 2 hours of study to complete each question paper.

The approximate amount of time required to complete the course is: 100 hrs.