Course Summary
Course Category: PLC (Further Education - FET) - Apply directly to College
The Advanced Beauty Therapy course at Dunboyne College of Further Education offer Level 6 QQI qualifications along with ITEC Diplomas.
This course is ideal for students who wish to enhance their current beauty qualification and further their career within the beauty industry. While studying on this year long course students will gain experience in both practical and theoretical work. Students will participate in work experience where they will gain an insight into what life would be like working in some of the best salons and clinics around.
As you will work to achieve an ITEC Diploma, this qualification will give you the opportunity to travel as it is recognised in over 40 countries worldwide.
The Advanced Beauty Therapy Course offers highly specialised treatments focusing mainly on the skin.
Course Details
This course prepares you for working in the following Career Sectors:
What will you study?
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QQI:
Work Practice
Start Your Own Business
Microdermabrasion and Laser IPL
ITEC:
Level 4 Diploma in Laser and Intense Pulsed Light Treatments - IPL
Level 3 Award in Intimate Waxing for Female Clients
Level 3 Award in Microdermabrasion
Award in Skin Peeling
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
Graduates who qualify in this area can pursue a career in beauty salons, make-up and skin care consultancies or work in leisure centres, on cruise liners or in health farms and spas.
Graduates can also pursue careers as a therapist company representative or a massage therapist.
Graduates may further their study in the beauty industry.