Beauty Therapy – Level 2 Diploma
Duration
The course runs for 13 hours per week for 36 weeks, including tutorial, Level 2 Certificate in Retail and Level 1 Award in Personal and Social Development. Additional hours maybe required for GCSE re-takes/Functional Skills. Students will be expected to attend one late evening and participate in one week voluntary work experience.
Introduction
This qualification will provide you with the skills and the knowledge to carry out beauty treatments to a high professional standard and prepare you for work within the industry.
Beauty Therapy is taught at our Longbridge campus, based in Birmingham. Due to the location of the campus the college can boast great transport links with, Birmingham, Sutton Coldfield, Stratford Upon Avon, Solihull and other surrounding areas.
Content
During this course you will cover the following units:
- Working within beauty therapy and related industries
- Health and safety
- Client care
- Promote additional products and services
- Salon reception
- Facials
- Waxing
- Manicure
- Pedicure
- Lash and brow treatments
- Make-up application
- Lash perming
- Tanning
Level 2 Certificate in Retail (Beauty)
This is a vocationally related qualification that focuses on the development of the knowledge and understanding required to prepare you for a career in the retail industry.
You will develop understanding of the business of retail, the retail selling process, maintaining health, safety and security, customer service, visual merchandising, retail consumer law, security and loss prevention. It will also provide you with the skills to work individually and in a team to improve the effectiveness of a retail business.
You will also develop an understanding of the retail of skincare products as part of this qualification.
Level 1 Award in Personal and Social Development
This qualification will improve your personal and social development skills and will provide you with the confidence and self- esteem to enter the world of work. Units you will cover are self development and preparation for work.
Functional Skills
Functional Skills are a compulsory part of all Sixth Form Centre courses. Students set targets to improve their skills and gain qualifications, in English, Maths and/or IT. The Functional Skills and levels taken are based on initial assessment and previous GCSE results. There is a particular emphasis on skills required for Beauty Therapy. Students build up a folder of evidence from their vocational work and may be required to sit one or more tests. For those students that achieved a grade D in maths and or English will be expected to attend lessons and re-sit their GCSE to enable them to achieve a grade C.
Teaching Methods
You will be taught practical skills in our state-of-the art Urban Serenity salon by highly experienced therapist/tutors. You will observe demonstrations as well as practice your skills. Your underpinning knowledge will be taught through lectures, group discussions, activities and role plays.
Assessment
Your practical skills will be assessed in a realistic working environment of our commercial salon Urban Serenity. Your underpinning knowledge will be assessed by examinations /assignments.
Qualification Gained
Level 2 Diploma in Beauty Therapy
Level 2 Certificate in Retail
Level 1 Award in Personal and Social Development
Opportunities for Progression
Level 3 Diploma in Beauty Therapy Techniques
Level 2 Diploma Hair and Media Make-up
Entry Requirements
Grade D or above GCSE in English and Maths or equivalent.
For Further Information
If you are interested in studying Beauty Therapy Level 2 Diploma, please contact the Advice Zone on 0121 477 1300, call in or email info@bournville.ac.uk
Reference
(VT183) 03/13
