In a nutshell
What are the qualifications about?
Love helping people look and feel great? With these Certificates and Diplomas in Beauty Therapy you can move up from salon assistant to expert therapist or make-up artist.
If you're new to the industry, you'll get a basic grounding to prepare you for work in a salon.
If you're more experienced, you can develop your specialist skills in the areas of beauty therapy, make-up, nail services, massage and spa therapy.
Who are they for?
The Level 1 Certificate in Beauty Therapy is for anyone interested in a beauty therapy career - you might be a young learner (under 16) or an adult.
The Diplomas are aimed at people currently working in beauty therapy. There are broader options for people with some experience and in-depth qualifications for senior members of staff.
Why choose City & Guilds?
A City & Guilds qualification is proof that you have the right skills to do your job well - which is why so many employers look for people who have one. You can be confident your qualification is well respected within your industry.
City & Guilds qualifications are engaging and rewarding, and can lead to a whole range of fulfilling careers - including many of the UK's happiest professions.
Fast facts
| Qual. number: | 3007 |
|---|---|
| Type: | QCF |
| Level: | 1, 2 and 3 |
| Size: | Certificate, Diploma |
| Purpose: | Occupational competence |
| Credits: | 19+ |
| 184 -563 | |
| Duration: | 1 - 2 years |
| Fundable? | Yes. See the Learning Aims Database |
| Last registration: | 31/08/2014 |
Your questions
... if you're taking these qualifications
- What sorts of things do they cover?
If you're just starting out in beauty therapy, you might cover things like:
- working safely and effectively
- preparing the salon for your customers
- helping with reception duties
- applying make-up or facial skincare products
- helping with manicures and pedicures.
If you're more experienced you'll cover specialist beauty therapy skills such as airbrush make-up or Indian head massage. You'll also develop important business skills with units on promoting services and planning safety procedures.
- How will I learn and be assessed?
To gain your Certificate or Diploma in Beauty Therapy you need to show you've got a particular set of skills. You usually work with your training provider to review your current skills and find the best way to gain new ones - perhaps by trying new things at work, or by studying.
You might learn at work or at a training centre with a realistic working environment, you will be working on paying clients. By the end of your qualification, you'll be demonstrating your skills on paying clients.
You'll be assessed as you learn. For each unit your assessor watches and asks questions as you perform a task, look at a portfolio of work that you've built as formal evidence of your learning. Then they confirm you've got the skills to do the job well.
- Which level is right for me?
Level 1
You're just starting out in beauty therapy. You might be still at school or working as a trainee therapist or therapists'assistant in a salon. You want to prove your skills at salon duties, health and safety and assisting with facial and nail treatments.Level 2
You have some experience and want to show you have the skills of a salon technician, beauty consultant or beauty therapist. You want a more in-depth qualification that suits your career path.Level 3
You've worked in a salon, spa or similar job for some time, or have gained your level 2 beauty therapy/nail services qualification You want to demonstrate specialist skills, focusing on either beauty therapy, make-up, nail services, massage or spa therapy. - How long do they take?
Guided learning hours are the hours you spend learning with your training provider or on your own. The guided learning hours for this qualification are:
Level 1 Certificate in Beauty Therapy: 184 hours.
Level 2 Diplomas in Beauty Therapy
- General: 464 hours
- Make-up: 365 hours
- Nail services: 329 hours.
Level 3 Diplomas in Beauty Therapy
- General: 545 hours
- Massage: 407 hours
- Make-up: 364 hours
- Spa therapy: 509 hours
- Nail services: 563 hours.
Usual course length
Completing a Certificate or Diploma in Beauty Therapy usually takes:- 1 years full time
- 2 years part time.
This is a rough guide - each centre decides its own timescales and you can often learn at your own pace.
- What jobs could they lead to?
These qualifications can prepare you to work in a salon and help you move up to become a senior member of staff.
... if you're delivering these qualifications
- How would we deliver and assess them?
You will deliver these qualifications according to standards set by the industry body Habia.
You'll assess the qualifications using short answer questions, online GOLA tests and practical observations at a centre or in your learner's workplace.
- What resources do we need?
You must ensure all learners can access a realistic workplace environment and all the equipment they need to achieve occupational standards.
To find all the resource requirements, download the course handbooks from the key documents section.
- How can we get approval to offer them?
New to City & Guilds?
First become a centre - then you can apply for qualification approval.Already a centre?
You can get fast-track approval if you offer:- 3023 NVQ in Beauty Therapy
- 3024 NVQ in Nail Services
- 3025 NVQ in Spa Therapy.
Download the form for automatic/fast-track approval from the key documents section.
Don't offer any of these?
Download and complete the qualification approval form and send it to your local City & Guilds office.
- Are there any learner eligibility requirements?
Anyone can take the Level 1 qualification, but you must make sure all your learners can access the resources they need to complete it.
- Do these qualifications replace any others?
The 3007 qualifications in Beauty Therapy replace:
- 3023 NVQ in Beauty Therapy
- 3024 NVQ in Nail Services
- 3025 NVQ in Spa Therapy.
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