Beauty Therapist Level 3

"How long you live rests largely in your own hands. So does how well you live, how much vitality you have and how good you will look in twenty years' time." Leslie Kenton, Ageless Ageing - The Natural Way to Stay Young.

About Beauty Therapy

Beauty therapy is the art and science of making people look and feel better. Beauty therapists use a variety of face and body treatments and techniques to make their clients feel good and look their best. Today’s high standards of technology used in the production of beauty products mean that real improvements can be made.

About Our Beauty Therapist Course

The beauty therapist with the correct qualifications will be able to advise clients about skin and body care. Our Beauty Therapist course covers the knowledge essential to being a professional and effective beauty therapist; from anatomy and physiology to hygiene, and from consultation procedures to techniques and treatments.

What Could I Do After Taking This Beauty Therapy Course?

Beauty therapists are "redundancy proof" and always in demand with plenty of opportunity to continue professional development and take up other related therapies. Our beauty training courses will set you on the right path.

Build your career. If you wish to build your beauty therapy career, you could continue your training and education to become a fully qualified beauty therapist, earning an average of £19,000*/year. You could even work toward opening your own beauty salon.

Module 1 – Basic Anatomy and Physiology
On successful completion of this module the candidate will be able to:

Analyse the six systems of the body.
Identify the function of the liver and gall bladder.
Explore the purpose of the thyroid gland.
Evaluate the functions of the four main groups of joints.
Introduce the functions of the vertebral column.
Investigate the parts of key parts of the eye.
Module 2 – The Functions of Cells, Tissues and the Skin
On successful completion of this module the candidate will be able to:

Explore the organs of the human body.
Investigate the functions of the skin.
Evaluate cells and tissues with regard to sweat glands and maintenance of body temperature.
Analyse the functions of nerve endings.
Introduce the functions of the nail.
Module 3 – The Healthy Body
On successful completion of this module the candidate will be able to:

Introduce the ‘environmental’ factors that have effect on humans.
Identify the substances that harm the human body.
Demonstrate the importance of looking after the human body.
Explore the concept of ‘ideal body weight’.
Analyse the effects of self-esteem.
Module 4 – Personal Hygiene
On successful completion of this module the candidate will be able to:

Explore the concept of bathing.
Introduce revivers and Special Bath Treatments.
Demonstrate the importance of body scrubs.
Describe the eccrine and apocrine sweat glands.
Module 5 – Skin Consultation and Care
On successful completion of this module the candidate will be able to:

Explore an in-depth analyse of skin.
Discuss the importance of skin.
Analyse some common skin types.
Define the structure and functions of cleansers.
Define the structure and functions of moisturisers.
Define the structure and functions of skin foods and nourishing creams.
Module 6 – Skin Care
On successful completion of this module the candidate will be able to:

Introduce the stages of the skin care routine.
Explore the necessary procedure for administering a facial.
Examine the benefits of a facial massage.
Analyse the procedure for administering a facial massage.
Module 7 – Manicure & Pedicure
On successful completion of this module the candidate will be able to:

Identify the key processes of giving a manicure.
Identify the key processes of giving a pedicure.
Module 8 – Hair Care
On successful completion of this module the candidate will be able to:

Explore hair structure.
Investigate the concept of hair growth.
Analyse common hair related terms.
Describe the necessary products to care/style for hair.
Module 9 – Accentuating Positive Attributes
On successful completion of this module the candidate will be able to:

Analyse the techniques use to mimic good bone structure.
Investigate the combination of factors that make up the term ‘beauty’.
Demonstrate how to work with varying face shapes.
Discuss the rules of working with clients’ facial features.
Describe the processes involved with correcting flaws of the mouth.
Module 10 – General Nutrition
On successful completion of this module the candidate will be able to:

Analyse the stages of the general adaptation syndrome.
Introduce the importance of vitamins to the body.
Investigate the functions of fat soluble vitamins.
Investigate the functions of water soluble vitamins.
Module 11 – General Nutrition – Continued
On successful completion of this module the candidate will be able to:

Introduce the importance of water for the human body.
Explore the uses of Calcium and Phosphorus.
Demonstrate the importance of Sodium.
Analyse the effects of magnesium and potassium on the human body.
Module 12 – Anti-Ageing Therapy
On successful completion of this module the candidate will be able to:

Explore the impacts of facial muscle contractions.
Investigate the cross-linking theory of ageing.
Analyse the effects of a range of factors that speed up the ageing process.
Analyse the effects of a range of factors that slow down the ageing process.
Describe the ageing process.
Demonstrate the uses of quercetin.
Explore the functions of beta-carotene within the human body.
Demonstrate the uses of garlic on the human body.
Module 13 – Massage – Hands and Arms
On successful completion of this module the candidate will be able to:

Explore the major principles of massage.
Introduce three different types of massage movement.
Analyse the benefits of massage.
Investigate the full procedure of a hand and arm massage.
Investigate the full procedure of a foot massage.
Module 14 – Sterilisation
On successful completion of this module the candidate will be able to:

Introduce the autoclave sterilisation method.
Explore the use of ultra-violet rays as a sterilisation method.
Describe glass beads as a sterilisation method.
Investigate chemical methods used for sterilisation.
Module 15 – Basic Waxing Procedures
On successful completion of this module the candidate will be able to:

Investigate the procedure for waxing the patient’s legs..
Investigate the procedure for waxing the patient’s lower abdomen.
Module 16 – Starting Your Business
On successful completion of this module the candidate will be able to:

Analyse the strengths and weaknesses of setting up a therapy practice.
Investigate strategies that can be used to exploit business growth areas.
Explore the factors that need to be considered when determining whether or not to set up a practice.
Describe how to objectively assess the evaluation.