Course Summary
Course Category: PLC (Further Education - FET) - Apply directly to College
Are you you looking to further your career in the beauty industry? The Advanced Beauty Therapy course at Cathal Brugha FET offers highly specialised skin-care and body treatments including Microdermabrasion and Laser / IPL therapy. We also provide training in Holistic Therapies, such as Indian Head Massage and Holistic Body Massage.
This Beauty course is ideal for students who wish to advance their current Beauty Qualifications and further their career within the Beauty Industry. Cathal Brugha FET, also provides in-house workshops for advanced facial treatments, such as, the IPL Skin Rejuvenation and Dermalogica Skincare.
Course Details
This course prepares you for working in the following Career Sectors:
What will you study?
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MICRODERMABRASION & LASER/IPL
INDIAN HEAD MASSAGE
BODY AND BEAUTY SCIENCE TREATMENTS
HOLISTIC MASSAGE
FACIAL ELECTRICAL TREATMENTS
DEPILATION, TANNING AND LIGHTENING
PERSONAL & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT *
WORK EXPERIENCE *
ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY
Important
- Colleges may add/remove modules to keep the course updated and to meet demands.
- Almost all PLC courses have a Work Experience module, which requires students to find their own placement in an area directly related to their course.
Progression to CAO Courses
Higher Education Links Scheme (HELS)
This course leads to a QQI Major Award, and provides progression opportunities to a number of Higher Education courses, including those in the CAO.
To view CAO courses to which this award provides a possible progression route, click below:
| QQI Code |
| 6M3479 |
To calculate Points based on your QQI award results, use the PLC Points Calculator.
The Student - Career Interests
This course is typically suited for people with the following Career Interests:
Creative
Creative people are drawn to careers and activities that enable them to take responsibility for the design, layout or sensory impact of something (visual, auditory etc). They may be atrracted to the traditional artistic pursuits such as painting, sculpture, singing, or music. Or they may show more interest in design activities, such as architecture, animation, or craft areas, such as pottery and ceramics.
Creative people use their personal understanding of people and the world they live in to guide their work. Creative people like to work in unstructured workplaces, enjoy taking risks and prefer a minimum of routine.
Enterprising
Enterprising people like situations that involve using resources for personal or corporate economic gain. Such people may have an opportunistic frame of mind, and are drawn to commerce, trade and making deals. Some pursue sales and marketing occupations. Many will eventually end up owning their own business, or in management roles in larger organisations. They tend to be very goal-oriented and work best when focused on a target. Some have an entrepreneurial inclination.
Social
The Social person's interests focus on interacting with the people in their environment. In all cases, the Social person enjoys the personal contact with other people in preference to the impersonal dealings with things, data and ideas found in other groups.
Many will seek out positions where there is direct contact with the public in some advisory role, whether a receptionist or a counsellor. Social people are motivated by an interest in different types of people and like diversity in their work environments. Many are drawn towards careers in the caring professions and social welfare area, whilst others prefer teaching and other 'informing' roles.
Further Research
National Statistics for this Award (All Ireland)
The following data provides general information about this Award from colleges across Ireland.
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Career Progression
Employers regularly source our graduates as they know that they are confident, competent and a well qualified professional leaving Cathal Brugha FET. Graduates from Cathal Brugha FET have gained employment on cruise ships, spas, beauty salons, holistic centres and started their own their business.
The Beauty Industry is a career choice that allows flexibility and variety to continually develop and change throughout your working career.