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Beauty Therapy Level 3 (College Course, Level 3)

  • Cardigan Campus
1 Year

The Level 3 diploma in Beauty therapy treatments is a course which has been specifically designed to further develop your beauty therapy practical skills in advanced face and body treatments as well as technical lash and nail treatments. This course has been tailored to the employability and industry needs within the Beauty therapy sector. You will be leading a working salon environment with paying clients and carrying out detailed risk assessments in a senior therapist role. 

Course details

Study modes:
  • Full time
Course length:
1 Year

What you will learn

The programme will feature the knowledge and skill of the ‘Eve Taylor’ advanced facial and body products (certification awarded externally).  The knowledge and skill of using ‘crazy angels’ fake tanning products. The use and understanding of ‘The Manicure Company’ to provide professional nail enhancement treatments. The facial electrical unit will feature the professional use of a microcurrent ‘non-surgical face lift’ machine, a treatment that uses low voltage modified electrical current  to stimulate the facial muscles for a toning and lifted effect.

The course includes a variety of mandatory and non-mandatory units which offer a diverse portfolio for any Beauty therapist:

  • Provide Swedish Body massage treatments
  • Provide Electrical facial treatments
  • Provide Body Electrical treatments
  • Apply individual Permanent lashes
  • Provide self tanning techniques
  • Nail enhancements and advanced nail art techniques
  • Provide indian head massage
  • Working in beauty related industries
  • Monitor and maintain health and safety practices

Client care and communication in beauty related industries

On successful completion of this qualification you will have the opportunity to be able to progress on to any of the following:

  • Level 4 Diploma in Advanced Beauty Therapy
  • Level 4 Diploma in Permanent Hair removal and skin pigmentation
  • Level 4 Certificate in Laser and Intense Pulsed Light therapy.
  • Level 4 Award in skin blemish removal

The qualification may also lead into direct employment as a senior therapist in a salon, spa, nail service bar and or self employment as a therapist or mobile therapist.

Assessments will take place during our commercial salon sessions which is a realistic working environment where we are open to members of the public to receive paid treatments.

Written knowledge will be assessed via external online multiple choice examinations.

We recommend that applicants have previously achieved a level 2 Beauty therapy qualification.

There will be an additional cost for uniform unless the learner has a tunic from their level 2 beauty therapy course.

There will be an opportunity to purchase kits for nail enhancements and lash extensions as well as creating student accounts with ‘Eve Taylor’ for purchasing professional products.