BEAUTY THERAPY
Beauty therapy offers an exciting and challenging career. It provides you with a foundation of professional beauty therapy skills to prepare you for the international world of beauty.
Those who venture along this stimulating and rewarding career path will find new opportunities, flexibility, excitement and the opportunity to travel. The beauty industry is constantly changing with new products, new technologies and new techniques. The demand for highly qualified therapists is growing all over the world.
You can come along to taster days to find out if beauty therapy is a profession you wish to pursue and get advice from our tutors to help you decide.
Most of your practical training will take place in a beauty salon, supported with day release at our training salon in Chester-le-Street. You will have a structured training place and an assessor to help you meet targets suitable to your pace and level of ability. You will work on "real clients", to develop your practical and communication skills.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Formal qualifications are not required for this apprenticeship. However, practical skills and the ability to communicate well with people are important skills to be a successful beauty therapist.
To be successful, you will need plenty of energy and enthusiasm in this fast moving profession. We expect a high level of commitment from you, good attendance, dedication and good time keeping.
APPRENTICESHIPS
You will learn how to maintain facial skin conditions, waxing to remove hair and provide manicure and pedicure treatments. Skills in providing eyebrow and eyelash treatments will be developed along with your communication skills. By working with clients and other staff, you will learn how to maintain your effectiveness in the workplace.
To enhance your skilss for life we will help you develop your numeracy and communication skills.
We are committed to ensuring you are successful in achieving your apprenticeship. Providing you have demonstrated dedication and commitment; you will have the opportunity to progress to an advanced apprenticeship.
ADVANCED APPRENTICESHIPS
By enhancing your Beauty Therapy skills to advanced level, you will learn how to remove hair using various treatments and improve skin condition using electro therapy. Your skills in body massage will be developed and you can choose from the many optional units to advance your skills. Our tutors will discuss these with you.
You will also develop an understanding of EMployment Rights & Responsibilities.
CAREER PROGRESSION
Upon completion you could apply to work in a variety of different fields:◊ health & beauty salons, leisure centres, sports clubs, hotels, luxury cruise ships
◊ running your own business
◊ pampering airline passengers, working in health farms or day spas
◊ working in marketing, sales or retailing
◊ working for a manufacturer demonstrating products or equipment
◊ teaching others your skills.
FURTHER QUALIFICATIONS
More technical skills can be gained in the beauty industry.
◊ Management skills
◊ Spa therapy and nail services
◊ Salon management level 4
◊ Higher National Certificate or Diploma (HNC/D)
◊ Foundation degree or Honours degree.
HABIA the sector skills council for Hair and Beauty can provide detailed information on skills progression - visit www.habia.org and look at Careers in Beauty Therapy leaflet.
Visit Newcastle College at www.ncl-coll.ac.uk for higher level qualifications.
City & Guilds offer further qualifications visit www.cityandguids.com