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Beauty & Spa Therapy Level 3 Advanced Technical Diploma

Course Information

Course TypeLevel 3

Duration1 Year

Awarding BodyAQA

What does the course involve?

The Level 3 Beauty Therapy course deepens your knowledge of Beauty Therapy techniques and services, and will allow you to progress into a working role as a practicing Beauty Therapist.

In a similar way to the Level 2 course, the Level 3 City and Guilds Diploma continues to develop industry-standard practical skills and experience, supported by up-to-date theoretical knowledge of issues in beauty related industries.

A particularly exciting aspect of the Level 3 course is that you will develop more advanced salon techniques, such as a range of massage skills, with the use of facial and body therapy machines. You will also develop knowledge of the skills relating to important areas of study in Beauty Therapy, including health and safety and working with colleagues in the beauty industry. Anatomy and Physiology (Biology) is an integral part of the course of which you will need to learn, study and revise. This will support the practical units.

There are 7 units in the Level 3 Beauty Therapy course that you will study:

Unit 301: Promote and sell products and services to the client
Unit 302: Anatomy and physiology
Unit 303: Provide body massage
Unit 304: Provide facial electrotherapy treatments
Unit 305: Provide body electrotherapy treatments
Unit 306: Provide dry spa treatments
Unit 320: Provide body stone therapy treatments

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Entry Requirements

Successful completion of the Beauty Therapy course at Level 2.

Can I take additional qualifications?

This is a full year course and cannot be supplemented with other courses.

How will I be assessed?

You will be assessed on your practical skills at regular opportunities throughout the course, in which you will be given a grade dependent on your level of achievement. You will also be assessed on your theoretical knowledge with a written exam.