Beauty Therapy (Level 2) Course

A distance learning course is the ideal way to gain a Beauty Therapy Level 2 Award. Whether you're looking to go on to further education, improve your job prospects or expand your knowledge, distance learning Beauty Therapy is a flexible and convenient course, which allows you to comprehensively prepare for a Beauty Therapy exam or career through home study. What's more, because the distance learning Level 2 Beauty Therapy course is a fully comprehensive course, no prior knowledge is required.

Do you follow fashion? Are you excited by the latest look? Engaged by fashion and beauty trends? Then you could use your creative and artistic skill to be a beauty therapist.

This course covers the fundamentals of working in a salon including skin care, facials, make up, hair removal and nail conditioning techniques. As a Beauty Therapist, you would usually work in a salon with other beauticians, hairdressers etc. Or you can, if you wish, decide to be your own boss and run a ‘mobile’ business, visiting your clients in their own homes. Whatever path you choose, it’s a job you’ll love doing, and you’ll make new friends too!

This also includes FREE Level 2 Makeup Kit 

• Beauty Express Brush
• Kit (8piece) 
• Foundation Brush
• Clear Spatula 11cm
• Clear Spatula 15cm
• Mask Removing Sponges (2) 
• Natural Sponges (3) 
• Headband With Velcro Fixing
• Plastic Make Up Palette
• Disp/Lip Brushes (25)
• Disp/Mascara Brushes (25)  
• Disp/Eyeliner Brushes (25) 
• Disp/Applicators (25)

How is the course structured? 
The Level 2 award in Beauty Therpay is divided into eight comprehensive modules:

Module 1 - Health and Safety at Work / Safety in the Salon

Chemicals - Over-exposure to chemicals – Ventilation - Eye protection - Cumulative trauma disorders - Carpel tunnel syndrome - Matter and energy - Element, atom, compound and molecule – Adhesion - Monomers and polymers - Light and energy

Module 2 - Salon etiquette

Salon conduct - Professional ethics - Professional appearance

Module 3 - Anatomy and Basic Skin Care

Function – Structure – Epidermis – Dermis - Body temperature – Nourishment – Nerves – Glands - Skin conditions and disorders - Muscular system - Skeletal system – Blood - Skin

Module 4 - Skin Care and Facials

Cleansing the Skin - Make-up removers - Toning the skin - Moisturising the skin - Deep cleansing – Facials - Skin analysis - Massage technique – Exfoliate - Face masks

Module 5 - Enhance facial appearance using Make-Up

Face – Eyes – Eyebrows – Lips - Treatment room - Client record card – Reactions - Application

Module 6 - Improving the appearance and condition of the nails

Manicure and pedicure – Anatomy – Disorders – Infections – Bacteria - Client consultation – Varnish - Paraffin wax treatment - Hand massage – Pedicure - Foot massage

Module 7 - Remove and lighten hair

Structure of the hair - Hair removal – Reactions - Home care advice

Module 8 - Improving appearance of eyebrows and lashes

Shaping – Tinting – Perming - False eyelashes - Reactions

Home Study Tutor Support

You will be provided with comprehensive materials designed to provide you with everything required to completeBeauty Therapy course. You will have your own personal tutor helping you with your course work and with any questions you may have. Plus you can contact our Student Advisors by email or phone for all the practical advice you may need – so we really are with you 100%.

What's more, you'll have access to the online student portal, where you can interact with other students, browse our resource library and manage your account.

Course Assessments

The Beauty Therapy courseis marked through a process of continuous assessment guided by your tutor following NCFE guidelines. This means that your qualification will be awarded according to your performance on assessments rather than by taking an exam.

We send the full course out, you then read through the course in your own time and complete the assignments which you send to your tutor for marking. There is no word count for these assignments. However, one sentence answers will be rejected and you will have to re-submit it for marking.

Upon verification of the activities, exercises and assignments, a certificate of achievement will be awarded by the national awarding organisation NCFE, as confirmation that your written work has met all of the learning outcomes and assessment criteria for the programme.

The good news is that no prior learning knowledge or experience is essential to take this course.  This course is openly available to anyone wishing to learn more about Beauty Therapy and would like to take part in a highly rewarding home study course. We believe that everyone should have the opportunity to expand their knowledge and study further, so we try to keep our entry requirements to a minimum.

Beauty Therapist

Beauty therapists carry out facial and body treatments to enhance their clients' appearance and improve their sense of well-being. As a beauty therapist, you could provide a range of treatments.