Beauty Therapy

Do you want to train for a job as a beauty therapist, beauty massage therapist or beauty business owner? This full-time beauty therapy course at City College Plymouth will provide training in facials, manicures, pedicures, waxing, make-up, threading and tanning. This City & Guilds technical certificate in Beauty Therapy will combine lots of practical, hands-on beauty training with learning about health and safety and how to promote products and services. When you successfully complete the course, you can progress to the advanced level 3 beauty therapy course, which is equivalent to three A Levels.

This course includes the following subjects:

• manicure
• pedicure
• facials
• waxing
• eye treatments
• make-up
• health & safety
• threading
• tanning treatments.

All units will be assessed practically and theoretically.Your individualised study programme will be made up of the following four areas:

• the qualification you are studying
• English and maths
• work experience
• other activities to develop your personal skills e.g. preparing you for employment, training or higher/further education.

You will need a good standard of English and maths at GCSE level and/or a level one qualification in hairdressing.

Online exams and coursework.

On successful completion of this course, you may wish to progress to the Level 3 Diploma in Beauty Therapy Techniques at the College.