Course Summary
Course Category: PLC (Further Education - FET) - Apply directly to College
This course teaches the skills and a thorough understanding of Advanced Beauty techniques to advance participants beauty qualifications and further their career within the Beauty Industry. Students undergo specialist training to achieve a QQI Level 6 Beauty Therapy award and ITEC Diplomas. Students participate in work placement where they gain valuable insights into a career within the beauty industry.
Certification:
- ITEC LEVEL 4 Award in Skin Needling
- ITEC LEVEL 4 Award in Skin Peeling
- ITEC LEVEL 4 Diploma in Laser and IPL treatments
- ITEC LEVEL 3 Certificate in Microdermabrasion treatments
- ITEC LEVEL 3 Diploma in Nail Technology
- ITEC LEVEL 3 Certificate in Spa Treatments
- QQI LEVEL 6 Work Experience
Course Details
This course prepares you for working in the following Career Sectors:
What will you study?
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Skin Needling
Skin Peeling
Microdermabrasion
Laser IPL
Nail Technology
Spa Treatments work experience
Work Experience
Additional workshops in:
Eyelash Extensions
LED light therapy
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
Beauty Therapy Salons | Pharmacies | Hotels | Leisure Centres | Spa's | Cruise Liners | Health Centres | Health Farms