NVQ Level 2 Beauty Therapy Course

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Bromley College of Further & Higher Education

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• Entry requirements
  Entry requirements Four GCSEs Grades A-D to include Maths, English and Science or NVQ Level 1 In Hairdressing or Beauty Therapy. Five days work experience in a beauty salon, or alternatively attendance on a course taster day, is also required. We welcome candidates with previous or on-going salon experience, this can be discussed at the initial presentation.
• Academic title
  NVQ Level 2 Beauty Therapy
• Course description
  General information
  
  This course is designed for study as a full-time course for students wishing to gain a qualification to practice in the beauty therapy industry, add to their existing qualifications or update their beauty therapy qualifications.
  
  Course content
  
  There are eight core units:
  
      * G1 Ensure your own actions reduce risks to health and safety
      * G6 Promote additional products or services to clients
      * G8 Develop and maintain your effectiveness at work
      * BT4 Improve and maintain facial skin condition
      * BT5 Provide eyelash and eyebrow treatments
      * BT6 Remove hair using waxing techniques
      * BT7 Provide manicure treatment
      * BT8 Provide pedicure treatment
      * plus one additional unit (TBA).
  
  Teaching and assessment
  
  All Beauty Therapy programmes are assessed through a combination of the following: observation of practical work on clients, project work, assignment and case studies, written and oral questioning.   Students also have a Work place assessment and build a  Portfolio of Evidence to be submitted for assessment at the completion of the programme or an individual unit as negotiated with your tutor.  Two weeks work experience working in the industry will be undertaken during the programme.
  
  Classroom based sessions to deliver the Anatomy & Physiology and theory areas of the qualification. Students follow workbooks to cover the main areas of the qualification,writtten assignments to cover the core units and written papers for mandatory practical units. Practical sessions involve training and practice on other students within the group, moving on to clients working in a realistic commercial working environment. Home study will be required to complete this course (aprox 6hrs a week).
  
  Progression
  
  This course will offer you progression to: Level 3 Beauty Therapy Continue with training and/or employment Be employed as a Beauty Therapist within a salon.
  
  

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