Advanced Beauty Therapist Apprenticeships Level 3

York College

Sim Balk Lane, York, YO23 2BB

Other Regulated/Accredited Qualification

Level 3

Available start dates

Thursday, 05 September 2024

York College

18 Month(s)

Full time

Daytime/working hours

Course Summary

This apprenticeship will give you the knowledge, skills and behaviours required to work as a Beauty Therapist to provide, design and implement bespoke treatment plans.

Course Details

Units will include the following:

complete advanced consultations including in-depth client lifestyle profiling.
design, implement and perform advanced bespoke manual therapies on the face, scalp and body
design, implement and perform advanced facial technical (electrical or mechanical) therapy treatments
design, implement and perform advanced body technical (electrical or mechanical) therapy treatments
provide post treatment aftercare and product advice for advanced manual and technical therapies
promote sales and additional services to enhance the customer experience and overall treatment results
perform and implement risk assessment protocols in relation to the environment, treatments and client risk
supervise individual and team activities
identify continual professional development requirements to ensure up to date knowledge and skills of new and emerging techniques

You will build up a portfolio, which is a collection of examples or evidence of your work that demonstrates your skills and ability, such as a work diary, photos, statements from your employer and colleagues and examples of completed tasks which will form the basis of the professional discussion in end point assessment (EPA). You will also keep a treatment log (compiled during the on-programme period of the apprenticeship) which provides evidence of how you have used technologies during treatments carried out.

How will it be delivered and assessed?

Apprentices attend College one day per week and work for their employer the rest of the time. The apprenticeship takes one year to complete and will be followed by an End-Point assessment.

The End-Point Assessment (EPA) will comprise of:

80-minute online knowledge test of 44 questions

Observation of 4 hours with 2 clients

Technology demonstration lasting 1.5 hours

45-minute professional discussion based on your portfolio of evidence

Entry requirements

You must be employed in a relevant role for a minimum of 30 hours per week. As a minimum, you should have 3 GCSE’s with English and Maths at grade 4 or above and also a Level 2 Beauty Therapy qualification.

Your next steps...

On completion of this apprentice will be qualified to work in such roles as Advanced beauty therapist, Head therapist, Senior therapist etc become self-employed or start your own business. You can also look at higher-level apprenticeships such as team leader and management or other industry-based qualifications.

Additional information

https://www.yorkcollege.ac.uk/study/advanced-beauty-therapist-apprenticeship-level-3

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