Beauty therapy is a well-established industry with a number of qualifications available, including Vocational Related Qualifications (VRQs) and Scottish Vocational Qualifications (SVQs).
By completing this course you will develop essential transferrable skills that are required for working in the service industries. You will also develop specific beauty therapy skills which will give you the opportunity to undertake further training and qualifications after leaving school, or to pursue employment opportunities. During the course you will:
The course is made up of the following five units:
Some of the topics you will learn about include personal presentation, customer care, skin analysis, facials and basic makeup; hand care treatments, basic manicure skills and nail art.
You will experience a variety of learning methods and activities, which will include classroom-based theory lessons, and hands-on practical salon experience. You will be taught in salons and classrooms at College. Throughout the course you will be offered an opportunity to review and identify how your skills are developing. You will be expected to demonstrate:
To achieve the full course, you must attend regularly and successfully complete all units. Assessments will be based on a range of practical activities (in real or simulated settings) and assessors will observe you as you undertake each activity. You will also complete some research tasks and short written assessments.
Please note that some assessments may require you to bring along a client aged 16 or over. On successful completion of the full course you will receive a City & Guilds Certificate for the units achieved.
Everything you need to know about applying for this course.
There are no particular entry requirements for this course, but pupils should be prepared to ensure they attend regularly in order to develop the skills required to achieve success. Pupils should also be prepared to meet the expected personal presentation standards, including wearing the prescribed uniform.
Whilst you are taking part in the course you will be required to provide and wear a specified tunic, black dress trousers and black non-slip enclosed shoes.
Please note that some assessments may require you to bring along a client aged 16 or over.
Whilst you are taking part in the course you will be required to:
The removal of all piercings is for health and safety reasons. This is an industry standard that all students are expected to abide by in order to successfully achieve. This should be kept in mind if planning any new piercings.
Please note that eating and drinking is not permitted in the salons or classrooms. Drinking water is available from water dispensers in the corridors within the College buildings.
This course is always very high in demand, so as such a selection process will be applied to all applications.
Whether you wish to progress in your studies or enter the world of work, North East Scotland College has excellent progression opportunities, with links to several universities across Scotland and strong relationships with industry employers.
Upon successful completion of this course, you could consider Modern Apprenticeship opportunities or may be able to progress to the following full-time course at North East Scotland College:
If you wish to progress directly to employment on successful completion of this course, a range of entry-level job opportunities will be available within the beauty therapy sector.
“My advice is to choose a course you are passionate about. You’ll love what you’re studying and have the best time and experience here.”
“If you are thinking about becoming an apprentice at an older age, allow yourself to achieve it.”
“The course, students and staff combined made for such a brilliant experience. The facilities at NESCol are excellent and being able to develop your skills in a real life salon environment with clients is invaluable. I can’t recommend College enough – regardless of the industry you want to go into it is a positive, inspiring environment to study in and can open the door to so many career opportunities.“
“Anyone can do the course – it’s great for anyone who wants to learn something new for themselves.”
“I think my story shows the diversity a career in Beauty Therapy can offer. Not only can it allow you to travel, work anywhere in the world, but also give you the choice to work in an established salon or set up your own business and become your own boss. The opportunities are endless. It’s such a fun, rewarding career and the job satisfaction from making your client feel better about themselves is priceless. “
“I really enjoyed being in the salon and doing all on the job training, it was really good.”
The first group of HNC Complementary Therapies students graduated from NESCol.
This course is only available to pupils in S4 to S6 across Aberdeen City and Shire, giving pupils the opportunity to experience life as a College student whilst staying on at school.
Please note, applications for schools courses must be submitted by a member of school staff.
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