Beauty Therapy NVQs

VTCT NVQ Level 3 Epilation

3 Day Course Available at our Gloucester Academy Course Cost: £995

This course is designed to enhance your abilities as a beauty therapist or electrologist, focusing on electrical epilation treatments. It includes:

  • Client Care and Communication: Learn how to interact effectively with clients in beauty industries.

  • Electrical Epilation Provision: Gain skills in providing electrical epilation treatments.

  • Salon Health and Safety: Understand and implement health and safety practices in salon environments.

  • Diathermy Epilation: This method involves the permanent removal of unwanted hair using short-wave diathermy current. The process involves heating the hair at its root, destroying its moisture, living cells, and blood supply, effectively eliminating the hair.

Pre-requisites: NVQ Level 2 in Beauty Therapy or NVQ Level 2 Facial & Skincare.

Advanced Progression: After completing this course, you can progress to Level 4 Skin Blemish Removal. This advanced course covers electrical epilation techniques for treating various skin blemishes like skin tags, milia, telangiectasia, spider naevi, and blood spots.

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Day One, Two & Three Schedule:

Day 1:

10:00 am: Arrival.

10:05 am: Welcome and Introduction.

10:30 am: Mandatory COVID exam.

11:00 am: Epilation theory session covering hygiene, contraindications, contra-actions, epilation methods and techniques, aftercare, and health and safety.

12:00 pm: Practical demonstration.

12:30 pm: Student practice on insertion techniques, initially without and then with current, progressing to working on various body parts throughout the afternoon.

1:30 pm: End of practical session with a question and answer period, covering NVQ material.

2:pm: Finish

Day 2:

10:00 am: Arrival.

10:05 am: Theory session on hair types and the causes of hair growth.

11:00 am: Practical session using various methods and techniques.

12:00 pm: Practical session, moving on to facial epilation.

1.30 pm: End of the day with a question and answer session, covering NVQ material.

2pm: Finish

Day 3

10:00 am: Arrival, followed by a recap session in preparation for the exam.

10:30 am: Epilation exam.

12:00 pm: Start of practical assessments.

1:30 pm: Continuation of practical assessments.

2:00 pm: Conclusion of the course.

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VTCT NVQ Level 3 Facial Electrotherapy

4 Day Course Available at our Gloucester Academy Course Cost: £1250

This course covers various facial treatments like Galvanic, High Frequency, Microcurrent, EMS, and Lymph Drainage, alongside microdermabrasion. It delves into dermatology, microbiology, client communication, and salon health and safety practices. The course aims to enhance practical skills for providing facial electrical treatments, with a strong focus on client care, safety, and effective communication in beauty industries. It also includes comprehensive training in applying microdermabrasion and understanding dermatology and microbiology. This qualification is designed to elevate your beauty therapy skills for professional salon services.

COURSE DATES COMING SOON

Daily Schedules:

Day 1 Schedule:

10:15 am: Welcome and Introduction.

10:30 am: Mandatory COVID exam (if not completed earlier).

11:00 am: Microbiology theory and practical session, including swabbing for bacteria. Covering both theory and practical use of machines such as Galvanic, Microdermabrasion, Faradic, High Frequency, Vacuum Suction, and Microcurrent.

12 pm: Treatment demonstrations on a model, followed by hands-on practice.

1:30 pm: Lunch break (not included in the price)

2 pm: Continued demonstrations and practice on models.

5 pm: End of day, followed by a question and answer session.

Day 2 Schedule:

10:15 am: Welcome and Introduction.

10:30 am: Continued practice with the machines, covering any aspects not addressed on Day 1.

12 pm: Practice sessions with models.

1:30 pm: Lunch break (not included in the price)

2 pm: More practice sessions with models.

5 pm: End of day, followed by a question and answer session.

 

Day 3 Schedule:

  • 10:15 am: Welcome and Introduction.

  • 10:30 am: Exams on Microbiology and Microdermabrasion.

  • 12 pm: Assessment sessions with models.

  • 1:30 pm: Lunch break (not included in the price)

  • 2 pm: Continued assessments with models.

  • 5 pm: Conclusion of the day and a question and answer session.

Day 4 Schedule:

  • 10:15 am: Welcome and Introduction.

  • 10:30 am: Facial Electrical Paper 1 & Paper 2 exams.

  • 12 pm: Model assessments.

  • 1:30 pm: Lunch break (not included in price)

  • 2 pm: More assessment sessions with models.

  • 5 pm: Course wrap-up with a question and answer session.

 

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Level 2 Award in Facial Massage and Skin Care

3 Day Course

Available at our Gloucester Academy Course cost: £750

The VTCT Level 2 Award in Facial Massage and Skin Care is a qualification that has been specifically designed to develop your practical skills in providing facial skin care. With this qualification you will develop a sound knowledge of health and safety practices in a salon environment and how to promote client care and communications in beauty related industries. You will also develop an underpinning knowledge and understanding of the practical skills learned throughout this qualification.

The purpose of this qualification is to develop your skills in beauty therapy to a high level of occupational ability, to enable you to perform your own salon services.

This course is suitable for complete beginners to facial skincare / beauty. No previous qualifications or experience are required to take this course.

Course content:

  • Provide facial skin care

  • Follow health and safety practice in the salon.

  • Client care and communication in beauty-related industries

  • Skin analysis

  • Understand and provide facial treatments 

  • Face, neck and shoulder massage using a variety of techniques

  • Aftercare advice

 

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Level 1 Certificate in Employability Skills and Cosmetics Make Up Application

12 Week Course Running Wednesdays and Thursdays

Available at our Gloucester Academy

 

A combined course that not only teaches makeup application but also employability. Great to add to  your CV. Designed to support individuals that are unemployed and have a passion for makeup to enter the wonderful ever growing world of cosmetics.

 Course Contents:

  • Health Safety in the salon

  • Client care and communication in beauty related industries

  • Applying Makeup to a range of different skin types

  • Understanding different makeup products

  • Instruction on make-up application

  • Provide Eyelash and Eyebrow treatments

  • After care

  • CV Writing  

  • Preparing for an interview

  • Promoting yourself in an interview

  • Customer service skills

  • Professional ethics

  • Display stock to promote sales in a salon

 

A great course to start or enhance your journey as either freelance, salon or mobile therapist.

 

Further Progression

Upon completion for this course learners may progress onto a range of courses in Level 2 and 3 courses in make-up artistry and hair.

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Level 1 NVQ Certificate in the Introduction to the Hair and Beauty Sector

6 Week Course Available at our Gloucester Academy

This course is designed for learners that would like an introduction in to the Hair and Beauty Sector.

A great course to understand the wider world of hair and beauty and what it is potential like to train at higher level and progress into this amazing and ever-growing sector. A combination of practical and theory knowledge based around the following elements will be covered in this course:

  • Introduction into the Hair and beauty sector

  • Present a professional image in the salon

  • Styling women’s hair

  • Perform a basic manicure

A great course for beginners and an ideal course for those working in the beauty industry as salon receptionist.

Further Progression:

Upon completion for this course learners may progress onto a range of courses in Level 2 Beauty, Nails, Holistic Therapies, Hairdressing, Makeup and more.

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Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Beauty Therapy General

£2,300 18 Week Course

Available at our Gloucester Academy

This is the ideal course for all aspiring beauty therapists. Learners will learn all the main elements they are likely to need to be able to possess the title of Beauty Therapist. A great starting point prior to developing further into a specialist area. A combination of practical and theory knowledge is covered in this course.

  • Provide facial skin care treatments

  • Eyelash and Eyebrow tinting and shaping

  • Hot and warm waxing - face and body

  • Provide manicure services

  • Provide pedicure services

  • Provide makeup services

  • Fulfil salon reception duties

  • Health and Safety

A great course to start your journey as either freelance, salon or mobile work.

Whether you want to work as a nail technician, Makeup artist or skin care specialist. This courses covers all the popular elements allowing the liberty for learner to decide and progress appropriately. Our fully Information, Advise and Guidance officer are happy to provide careers advise and support.

 

Further Progression

Upon completion for this course learners may progress onto a range of courses in Level 2 Beauty, Nails, Holistic Therapies, Hairdressing, Makeup and more.

 

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Level 2 Award in Threading Depilation

3 Week Course

Available at our Gloucester Academy

Learn the ancient art of hair removal using a thread. An amazing course teaching you how to create immaculate shaped eyebrows as well as removing stray hairs with a thread.

Course content:

  • Client Consultation

  • Identifying contra-indications and contra -actions

  • Learning different methods of threading

  • Eyebrow shaping

  • How to perform threading on different areas of the face

  • Health and Safety

  • Aftercare advice

A great course to start or enhance your journey as either freelance, salon or mobile therapist.

 

Further Progression

Upon completion for this course learners may progress onto a range of courses in Level 2 Nail Technology, Beauty Therapy or nail extension courses.

 

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