VTCT Skills Level 3 Certificate in Beauty Therapy Studies (Massage)
The VTCT Skills Level 3 Diploma in Beauty Therapy Studies (Massage) is a qualification that has been specifically designed to develop your practical skills by achieving mandatory units in body massage, health and safety and client care and communication
The purpose of this qualification is to develop your skills in beauty therapy to a high level of occupational ability, to enable you to perform your own massage therapy services.
The VTCT Skills Level 3 Diploma in Beauty Therapy Studies (Massage) is a qualification that has been specifically designed to develop your practical skills by achieving mandatory units in body massage, health and safety and client care and communication
The purpose of this qualification is to develop your skills in beauty therapy to a high level of occupational ability, to enable you to perform your own massage therapy services.
1. What does this qualification cover?
* Monitor and maintain health and safety practice in the salon
* Advanced epilation
* Client care and communication in beauty related industries
* Provide body massage
* Provide massage using pre-blended aromatherapy oils
* Apply stone therapy massage
* Contribute to the effective running of business
* Origins, principles and theories of massage
* Provide Indian head massage
2. Why is this qualification most suitable?
On completion of this qualification you may choose to undertake further study; qualifications you could progress to include:
* VTCT Skills Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Beauty Therapy General
* VTCT Skills Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Beauty Therapy Make-up
* VTCT Skills Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Spa Therapy
Progression opportunities also exist in the form of specialist VTCT Skills vocationally related qualifications:
* VTCT Skills Level 4 Award in Physiology for Advanced Beauty Therapy
* VTCT Skills Level 3 Award in Tanning Treatments
* VTCT Skills Level 3 Award in Spa Treatments
* VTCT Skills Level 3 Diploma in Beauty Therapy Treatments
This qualification may lead directly into employment in the beauty therapy industry as a massage therapist in a salon or spa, or alternatively self-employed as a massage therapist
This qualification is approved and supported by the Hairdressing and Beauty Industry Authority (HABIA), the standard setting body for hair, beauty, nails and spa qualifications.
3. Assessment
* Internal assessment
(any requirements will be shown in the unit)
Assessment is set, marked and internally quality assured by the centre to clearly demonstrate achievement of the learning outcomes. Assessment is sampled by VTCT Skills external quality assurers
* External Assessment
Externally assessed question papers completed electronically will be set and marked by VTCT Skills.
Externally assessed hard-copy question papers will be set by VTCT Skills, marked by centre staff and sampled by VTCT Skills external quality assurers
Course fees TBC