Professional Beauty Therapy

A comprehensive and practical course leading to a professionally recognised qualification enabling the individual to practice professionally.

On this course, you will learn all the practical skills required to operate a beauty therapy business or work in a modern salon or spa. The training environment is salon based and from day one you will have “hands on” practice. Practical training is backed up by theory presented in a modern format with tailored support for individual students. Business awareness, commercial operations, marketing and salon protocol will be included.

Core Skills – Classroom Training

1. Manicure & Pedicure
Including, practice, styling, remedial & protocol

2. Skin Care - Main Focus on Facials
Including practice, products, contraindications, protocol

3. Waxing
Focus on legs, brow, underarm, bikini & lip
Including practice, products, contraindications

4. Eye Lash & Brow Tinting

5. Massage for beauty therapists
Focus on back & shoulders, head, face, feet & hands
Including practice, products, contraindications, protocol

6. Make up
Principles and practice

7. Professional Protocol
Including personal & client management consultation/privacy/professional principles

8. Health & Safety
Including Salon management & hygiene

9. Business marketing

10. Case Studies (outline of requirements)

11. Anatomy, physiology and theory requirements for home study

Home Study/Practice

1. Six case studies of a minimum of six treatments (must include a good cross section of each of the first six core skills)

2. Anatomy & physiology - Specification of knowledge required and study areas to be presented during classroom sessions

3. Regular practice (must be confident and effective by assessment – although speed will not be required)

4. Appropriate theory related to professional practice (specification given to students during classroom session)

Assessment

1. Theory Exam - multiple choice, one hour.

2. General practice questions – 30 minutes

3. Documentation of case studies handed in for assessment

4. Practical assessment covering core skills (2 hours excluding breaks)

5. Case study assessment

Support

This is a fast track course and a significant element of the theory required will be studied in non-classroom time. Support is available from the course director by phone or by email at any time.

Policy if it is found that this course is too intensive for the student

Intensive training is not for everyone. If the course director feels that the student is unlikely to achieve the required standards within the time frame – we reserve the right to invite the student to return for additional training on subsequent courses either free or at a reduced rate at our discretion (depending on reasons why the student is failing). If that were not enough then we would refund the course fee for the days remaining.

Timetable

The outline below gives an indication of the timetable – you can expect running order to change depending on availability of models for the different disciplines and the students needs. Intensive classroom training (expect to be on your feet doing hands on training for the majority of the classroom sessions) is split into two blocks of two days and three days.

Class sizes are very small (no more than four) and you can expect a high level of personal and very supportive coaching.

Timetable Day One

Am Manicure & pedicure introduction - practical

Am second session Manicure and pedicure practical

Lunch Lunch

Pm first session Facials – introduction practical

Pm second session Business Marketing overview – interactive theory
Facials practical

Timetable Day Two

Am first session Meeting and greeting/ nerves/dignity – theory and role play plus
handling nervous clients
Introduction to basic massage for beauticians – practical

Am second session Massage practical with models

Lunch

Pm first session Introduction to waxing – theory and practice with model

Pm second session Manicure/pedicure practical and consolidation
Business Management/marketing overview.
Interactive theory

Timetable Day Three

Am first session Waxing brows – introduction
Waxing legs -practical

Am second session Salon management including protocol/H&S/hygiene theory and interactive
session
Introduction to eye lash tint

Lunch

Pm first session Facials, review, consolidation and practice. Practical session with model

Pm second session Eye lash tint
Brow waxing - practical with models
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Day Four

Am first session Introduction to make up – theory and practice

Am second session Home study briefing: Anatomy & Physiology overview and requirements
Make up practical with modee

Lunch

Pm first session Introduction to Underarm and bikini waxing – practical
Waxing with model -practical

Pm second session Review of core skills plus practical with models – core skill consolidation
and practice depending on individual needs

Timetable Day Five

Am first session Real life scenario. Massage plus facial with model

Am second session Real life scenario. Holiday waxing plus pedicure and lash tint with models

Lunch

Pm first session Real life scenario - Make up
.Overview of home study requirements

Pm second session Ask the experts and practical. Core skills depending on requirements

Exam

Schedule half a day for practical and theory to be booked by the student with the Academy when the student (with guidance from the tutor) feel that they are ready

Cost: £1750 including exam fees, professional registration, 12 months insurance, text books, wax pot, nail and skin care kit.