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, lash perming and tanning. This Level 2 Diploma 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.
Beauty Therapy
Course Code:
BSP2
- Level: 2
- Qualification: City and Guilds, Diploma
- Duration: One year
- Course type: Full-time
- Time of day: Daytime

What's it all about?
Course information
You will need to have GCSE grades 3/4 or above in English and maths, and a good level of communication and interpersonal skills.
On successful completion of this course, you may wish to progress to the Level 3 Diploma in Body and Spa Therapy or Massage Therapy.
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- Qualification: Award
- Awarding body: Vocational Training Charitable Trust (VTCT)
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- Qualification: Short Course
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- Level: E
- Qualification: Short Course
- Awarding body: City College Plymouth
- Duration: Five weeks
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