Advanced Apprenticeship Beauty Therapy - Framework, Routes: General, Massage and Spa Framework

The programme provides you with a Level 3 qualification and the skills necessary for your career in Beauty Therapy. It will open up career opportunities for employment in the supervisory aspect of Beauty Therapy. Possibility of Management Apprenticeships/Retail and Customer Service Apprenticeship Training/Assessing and Quality Assurance qualifications. Short course in Management and Professional qualifications.

You will be interviewed as part of the admissions process which will include screening and a trade assessment. You will need to have achieved the NVQ Level 2 Diploma in Beauty Therapy or equivalent and be currently employed for a minimum of 30 hours per week in a beauty salon running a column of clients. The successful applicants will be expected to show the personal qualities required for working in the beauty therapy industry. Your clientele should provide you with assessment opportunities for Level 3 work.

We want you to achieve to the very best of your ability at CRC. To make this happen we offer both learning and personal support by specialist staff tailored to meet your specific needs.

You will be observed carrying out commercial activities mainly in the workplace but also in our modern, well-equipped salons within the College, which provide a realistic commercial setting in which you can gain experience in dealing with clients. You will have the opportunity to use an extensive range of high quality beauty products and excellent specialist equipment.
You will be expected to demonstrate your competence in all units to the standard required in industry.

Assessment takes place throughout the programme by a variety of methods including :
• practical assessment
• oral assessment
• written assessment
• projects
• completion of a portfolio
• completion of a log book
There will be independent assessment papers relating to treatment knowledge.