VTCT Skills Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Beauty Therapy (General)
The Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Beauty Therapy General is a job ready qualification based on National Occupational Standards (NOS).
This qualification will provide you with the requisite knowledge, understanding and skills to work competently as a beauty therapist. Throughout this qualification you will ensure responsibility to reduce risks to health and safety, promote additional services or products to clients, develop and maintain your effectiveness at work, provide facial skincare treatment, enhance the appearance of eyebrows and lashes, carry out waxing services and provide pedicure and manicure services.
You will be supervised by technical staff and assessed on your occupational competence.
The Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Beauty Therapy General is a job ready qualification based on National Occupational Standards (NOS).
This qualification will provide you with the requisite knowledge, understanding and skills to work competently as a beauty therapist. Throughout this qualification you will ensure responsibility to reduce risks to health and safety, promote additional services or products to clients, develop and maintain your effectiveness at work, provide facial skincare treatment, enhance the appearance of eyebrows and lashes, carry out waxing services and provide pedicure and manicure services.
You will be supervised by technical staff and assessed on your occupational competence.
1. What does this qualification cover?
* Ensure responsibility for actions to reduce risks to health and safety
* Promote additional products or services to customers
* Develop and maintain effectiveness at work
* Provide facial skin care treatment
* Enhance the appearance of eyebrows and eyelashes
* Carry out waxing services
* Provide manicure services
* Provide pedicure services
Optimal Units
* Assist with spa operations
* Enhance appearance using skin camouflage
* Carry out ear piercing
* Provide make-up services
* Fulfil salon reception duties
* Provide threading services
2. Why this qualification most suitable?
This is an approved qualification for working as a beauty therapist in a salon. It also provides a sound platform for further learning or training.
This qualification provides progression opportunities to the following VTCT Skills qualifications:
* Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Beauty Therapy General
* Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Beauty Therapy Massage
* Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Beauty Therapy Make-up
Progression opportunities also exist in the form of specialist VTCT Skills vocationally related qualifications at Levels 2 and 3
4. 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 Anatomy and physiology paper
Some units in this qualification contain a Paper 2 of 2, which assess anatomy and physiology only.
Rather than complete an individual anatomy and physiology paper (Paper 2 of 2) for every unit, you can complete one external paper that covers all anatomy and physiology papers in this qualification
Course fees TBC