Beauty Therapy Fast Track Diploma Level 2

This course is designed for learners who desire a career in Beauty Therapy and want the option of working in salons, spas, health farms, cruise liners, freelance and many more.

The units you will cover include: 201- Working In Beauty Related Industries, 202- Health & Safety, 203- Client Care and Communication Skills, 204- Facials, 205- Promote Products 7 Services, 206- Waxing 207-Manicures, 208-Pedicures, 209-Make-Up, 210- Eye treatments 212-Create An Image, 216-Reception Duties. You will perform treatments on other learners to practice your skills via peer assessment and you will then perform assessments on clients in a real salon working environment.

Learners must demonstrate a commitment to learn and have the appropriate life skills.

You will need
• References where necessary and appropriate.
• Over 19 year old - life skills, work skills and a commitment to becoming a therapist.
• You will need an excellent work ethic and commitment to high attendance of 95% and excellent punctuality standards.
• You will need to be professional and discreet in all circumstances.

Good dexterity skills are paramount and these will be tested via a skills test. You will need to enjoy working with other people and co-operate as part of a team.

You need to be committed and keen to practice as you learn new skills and be willing to work within a team and on clients within a real working environment. Entry is through a personal interview and via suitable references where necessary and appropriate.

You will be assessed while working in the college salons on real clients. The practical tasks are assessed and your achievements will be recorded in your logbook. You will carry out and complete pre-observations then a final assessment in each practical unit. There are written tests and oral questions to assess knowledge and assignment work for certain aspects of the course. Records of all the work undertaken should be kept to provide evidence of competence. These will form the basis of your portfolio. The practical assessments will be graded pass, merit or distinction.

Over 18 Tuition fees will apply- please see College Website regarding tuition fees and additional costs.

Related additional costs may include visits and extra external professional development courses, which are payable by all students.

The Beauty industry has an accepted dress code and all students will be expected to comply with these standards of dress when working in the Beauty Salon.

No jewellery or acrylic nails are allowed by the exam board. Professional work wear will include a black tunic and full smart full-length black trousers and black full shoes. You will need to purchase the stationery, file kits, a Make-up, Beauty & Nail kit in order to carry out practical application and to build upon your skills. Fees apply.

As part of your practical assessments, you will perform practical treatments on clients. Learners will be equally responsible for providing clients and they will incur a college fee, with discounted rates for friends and family.

You will be required to carry out treatments on clients, this is an awarding body requirement.
You will be expected to have a minimum of 95% attendance and all absences must be explained to your tutor with medical evidence if there is more than one week of absence.

You need to speak to one of our tutors before you can enrol on to this course therefore, please use the 'apply' button on this screen to register your interest. Once we have your details we will send you a text with a link to book a telephone interview. Please be aware that when a tutor calls you our number will appear as unknown/with-held/private.

Learners can progress onto either
• Level 3 Beauty, Level 3 Hair and Media, Level 3 Complementary Therapies, Sports or L3 Nail Technology/Services

Tuition Fee: £993.50
Other fees: £436.00
You can opt to pay these fees in monthly instalments. You can set this up during the enrolment.
Courses fees are subject to change.

Assessment

All learners will complete an individual learning plan which will be discussed with their tutor throughout the course.

Financial

You may not have to pay tuition fees at all, if you fall into one of the groups eligible for fee exemptions. If you feel you may be eligible or would like someone to explain course fees in more detail, pleasecontact us via our Live Chat service available on any page of our website.

Adult Learners

Adult learners (19+) must provide evidence of their existing qualification at enrolment. Learners may not be able to enrol if this information is not provided when requested. If you have lost any certificates please contact your school in the first instance. If they are unable to provide a copy, you can contact one of the following exam boards (your school will be able to tell you which one applies to the exams you took):

• OCR: www.ocr.org.uk
• Edexcel: www.edexcel.com
• AQA: www.aqa.org.uk

Helpline

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Bolton College works hard to ensure that the information provided is accurate.
All courses are offered subject to student numbers and the College reserves the right to amend, withdraw or amalgamate any of the courses, fees, services, locations or facilities described at any time.

Studying at College

The health and safety of our learners and staff is still very important to us and so there may continue to be an element of study outside of the classroom during the, academic year. The proportion of these hours will depend on the individual qualification(s) being undertaken. You must do the work set during these times or it will impact your progress on the course and therefore your achievement.

Equalities Statement

The College will treat all members of the community equally and will not favour any particular individual or group. English is our principal language but we will endeavour to provide information relating to this document in other formats and languages. If customers require this type of support they should contact the Recruitment & Relations Manager at customer.services@boltoncc.ac.uk

Safeguarding Statement

Bolton College are committed to ensuring that learners have a right to feel safe wherever they learn, in the classroom or online. If you have any personal safety or other worries, for example, feeling bullied; being made to feel uncomfortable or experiencing an inappropriate situation when you are attending college, please speak to the tutor, a member of the Reception Team or contact the College Safeguarding Team on 01204 482180 or via safeguarding@boltoncc.ac.uk

Although every care has been taken to ensure that the information contained within this document is accurate, there may be changes to this programme and provision. We will endeavour to keep prospective and current students updated where appropriate and when the information becomes available.