Level 3 in Beauty Therapy

Looking and feeling your best is important to everyone. You can help people to do both with our Level 3 Diploma in Beauty Therapy Techniques Study Programme. Working in Salon QG on campus, you will learn about electrical facial and body treatments, a range of massage therapies including traditional, hot stones and aromatherapy with pre-blended oils techniques, as well as gaining an understanding of the health and safety issues, how to promote products and increase salon profit and provide excellent client care all which you need to know about in the beauty and spa industry for a successful career and business. All applicants are required to take part in a mandatory practical and theory trade test to showcase skills and previous knowledge before enrolling.

You will do additional work experience to test your practical knowledge and boost your employability, English and maths skills as part of the programme.

These are compulsory areas:

• Promote and sell products and services to clients
• Provide body massage
• Provide Hot Stone Therapy
• Micro-Dermabrasion Techniques
• Provide facial electrotherapy treatments
• Provide body electrotherapy treatments
• Anatomy & Physiology
• Provide dry spa treatments.

Optional areas include:

• Indian head massage
• Tanning treatments
  

This course prepares you for your career as a beauty therapist, or spa therapist, working in a salon or even on cruise liners! This qualification could lead to a job as a senior beauty/spa therapist working in one of the following establishments - Beauty salon, Spa, Cruise ship or Hotel salon.

If advanced techniques are what you are interested in, you could continue your studies through higher education either at Hull College or elsewhere on the Foundation Degree in Advanced Beauty Therapy and Aesthetic practice.