Course Description
Beauty Therapy
Dunboyne College of Further Education
Beauty Therapy 5M3471
WHAT IS BEAUTY THERAPY?
This one-year course will prepare students
for the ever-expanding world of beauty
therapy and spa treatments. This is the ideal
starting point for a successful and fulfilling
career in beauty therapy. Students develop
the required skills to work in a professional
beauty salon and also perfect the customer
communication essential to its success.
Beauty Therapy is a thriving profession.
There are continuing developments in
beauty products, beauty therapy equipment,
practices and procedures. Levels of
education and training are being upgraded
in parallel with changing professional
therapists’ requirements. This course caters
for school leavers and mature learners. It is an
intense, one-year programme, which requires
a high level of commitment and enthusiasm.
COURSE CONTENT
• Body Massage and Figure Analysis
• Safety and Health at Work
• Skin Care, Eye Treatments and Make-up
• Word Processing
• Manicure, Pedicure and Waxing
• Anatomy and Physiology
• Work Experience
• Beauty Industry, Ethics and Practice
• Customer Service
• Start Your Own Business
• Retail Selling
• ITEC Certification *
Offered in addition to QQI Level 5
CERTIFICATION:
• ITEC Certification.
• QQI Level 5 in Beauty Therapy
5M3471
• Gel Polish Training AIT accredited
(Assoc. of International Therapists)
| Course Code | 5M3471 |
| College Name | Dunboyne College of Further Education |
| Course Category | Beauty, Beauty Therapy |
| Course Type | Classroom Based |
| Course Qualification | Level 5 Certificate |
| Course Location | Meath, UK |
| Delivery mode | Classroom based |
| Course Start Date | 20th September 2021 |
| Course End Date | 20th May 2022 |
| Course Duration | One Year |
| Awarding Body | QQI |
| Title of Awarding | QQI Level 5 in Beauty Therapy 5M3471 as well as ITEC certification. |
| Entry Requirements | ENTRY REQUIREMENTS • Leaving Cert or LCA • Mature students of all backgrounds • Other equivalent qualification All applicants will be interviewed regardless of previous qualifications. Apply directly at www.dunboynecollege.ie |
| Career Path | CAREER OPPORTUNITIES 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 at Level 6 in the beauty industry or any Level 7 or Level 8 courses at TU Dublin Blanchardstown, Dun Laoghaire, IADT, etc. EXAMPLES OF HIGHER EDUCATION PROGRESSION: Dunboyne: 6M3479 Beauty Therapy (Level 6, 1 Year) IT Tralee: TL872 Health and Leisure with Massage (Level 8, 4 Years) IT Carlow: CW188 Sports Rehabilitation and Athletic Therapy (Level 8, 4 Years) |
