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VTCT Level 2 Certificate in Beauty Services

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Qualification Information

VTCT Product Code: AB20183 GLH: 259 Age Restriction: 13
Qualification Number: 500/9306/X Units: 7 Registration End Date: 31st Jul 2023
Level: 2 Minimum Credits: 30

Additional Information

Documentation for this qualification last amended 1 September 2020



Who is this qualification for?



The VTCT Level 2 Certificate in Beauty Services is a substantial vocational qualification for learners seeking a career as an employed and/or self-employed beautician/beauty specialist. This qualification is based on the beauty therapy National Occupational Standards (NOS) and is approved and supported by the Hairdressing and Beauty Industry Authority (HABIA), the standard setting body for hair, beauty, nails and spa qualifications as being fit for purpose for preparing learners for a career as a junior beautician/beauty specialist.

Entry onto this qualification can be via previous attainment of a Level 1 qualification in beauty therapy and/or a successful skills test and interview.

Why is this qualification most suitable?



This qualifications will qualify learners to become a junior beautician/beauty specialist, this qualification allows learners to gather evidence in a realistic working environment or real working environment without the need for fee paying clients.

What does this qualification cover?



This qualification has been specifically designed for the 14-16 age groups, and will develop the knowledge skills to prepare learners for employment as a junior beautician/beauty specialist. Learners will have their beauty therapy skills assessed in a real or realistic working environment.

This qualification includes all the required elements to work effectively as a junior beautician/beauty specialist including: facial skin care, application of make-up, providing manicure, pedicure and nail art services.

Underpinning this qualification the learner will develop a sound knowledge of health and safety practice in a salon environment, and client care and communication. The learner will also develop a knowledge and understanding of the practical skills learned throughout this qualification to develop the learner on their designated career pathway as a junior beautician/beauty specialist.

What could this qualification lead to?



Career opportunities exist in a variety of contexts as a junior beautician / beauty specialist, including:

- Working in commercial beauty salons
- Working in a retail concession in a department store
- Working independently/self-employed/mobile/home-based settings

Whilst this qualification's primary purpose is to prepare learners for employment as a junior beautician/beauty specialist, learners may choose to develop their skills further by undertaking a further vocational qualifications in beauty therapy at Level 2 such as:

- VTCT Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Nail Services
- VTCT Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Beauty Therapy (Make-up)
- VTCT Level 2 Diploma in Beauty Specialist Techniques



Qualification Structure

Mandatory - from this group you'll need to cover a minimum of 7 components and earn a minimum of 30 credits.

Unit Code Unit Ref Unit Title Level Credits GLH
UV20398 A/601/3987 Provide facial skincare 2 7 56
UV20437 J/601/4222 Apply make-up 2 5 41
UV20453 A/601/4458 Client care and communication in beauty-related industries 2 2 20
UV20470 T/601/4569 Provide manicure treatments 2 5 48
UV20471 R/601/4448 Provide pedicure treatments 2 5 48
UV20472 L/601/4450 Provide nail art 2 3 24
UV20483 R/600/8763 Follow health and safety practice in the salon 2 3 22



*For full details of the Rules of Combination for this qualification please see the Qualification Specification/Record of Assessment book.

Documents

Record of Assessment Book


*To find specifications for individual units, click on the "Structure" tab of your chosen qualification, select the unit code in the left hand column and on the new page click on the "Download unit book" tab under the unit title.

Centres approved to run this qualification

VTCT accredits centres to offer our qualifications, but cannot advise which centres are running particular courses at any time. Please contact the centre directly to find out if they currently offering your chosen qualification.

NB: The location displayed for each centre is based upon the centre's main address. The location displayed is not necessarily the only location that the centre can deliver VTCT qualifications from. For further information on a centre's delivery capabilities please select the centre's website address.

Centre Name Telephone Website Location
SkinAstute Aesthetic & Beauty Training Academy 07852 169344 Visit website Bedfordshire - Luton
South Gloucestershire and Stroud College - Filton Campus 0117 909 2357 Visit website Bristol, City of
Chalfonts Community College 01753 882032 Visit website Buckinghamshire
Cromwell Community College 01354 692193 Visit website Cambridgeshire
Truro College 01872 267000 Visit website Cornwall
Holistic Therapies Training Academy 01237 472109 Visit website Devon
Total Hair and Beauty Training Academy 07455 866886 Visit website Durham - Stockton-on-Tees
Bridge Training 01452 411112 Visit website Gloucestershire
Summerhouse Training - Beauty 01452 720288 Visit website Gloucestershire
Worsley College 0161 631 5000 Visit website Greater Manchester
The Manchester College - Harpurhey Campus 0161 909 6655 Visit website Greater Manchester - Manchester
The Manchester College - Northenden Campus 0161 614 8000 Visit website Greater Manchester - Manchester
Vita Skills Limited 0161 222 9640 Visit website Greater Manchester - Salford
Basingstoke College of Technology 01256 354141 Visit website Hampshire
The Arnewood School 01425 625400 Visit website Hampshire
Susan Gerrard Beauty Academy 0345 217 1360 Visit website Hertfordshire
Westfield Academy 01923 231560 Visit website Hertfordshire
The Isle of Wight College 01983 526631 Visit website Isle of Wight
Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre 01580 764222 Visit website Kent
University Academy Holbeach 01406 423042 Visit website Lincolnshire
Felicity Natural Beauty LTD 020 8450 7326 Visit website London - Brent
Halls of Ivy 01708 766395 Visit website London - Havering
Y.O.U.R Beauty School 0208 698 0345 (opt. 1) Visit website London - Lewisham
Excellence-Solutions Limited T/A The Trade Academy 0845 467 7754 Visit website London - Waltham Forest
Waltham Forest Adult Learning Service 020 8496 2974 Visit website London - Waltham Forest
Blackburne House 0151 709 4356 Visit website Merseyside - Liverpool
LivAva Training Academy 0151 651 0101 Visit website Merseyside - Wirral
Next Step Beauty 020 3829 8856 Visit website Norfolk
The Norfolk Hair and Beauty Training Academy 07703 006592 Visit website Norfolk
Harrogate College 01423 879466 Visit website North Yorkshire
The Powder Rooms Beauty Academy 07799730354 Visit website North Yorkshire - Middlesbrough
North Nottinghamshire College 01709 722 683 Visit website Nottinghamshire
West Nottinghamshire College 01623 627191 Visit website Nottinghamshire
Yeovil College 01935 423921 Visit website Somerset
Weston College 01934 411411 Visit website Somerset - North Somerset
The Serenity Academy 01709 874424 Visit website South Yorkshire - Rotherham
The Sheffield College 0114 260 2600 Visit website South Yorkshire - Sheffield
Newcastle-under-Lyme College 01782 715111 Visit website Staffordshire
Escape Beauty Rooms and Training 01473805140 Visit website Suffolk
Lowestoft College 01502 525005 Visit website Suffolk
Fulonas Beauty Institute - London Road 020 8665 0699 Visit website Surrey
Barnardo's Employment and Training Skills North 0191 2963367 Visit website Tyne And Wear - North Tyneside
Greenwood Academy 0121 464 6101 Visit website West Midlands - Birmingham
Ashwood Beauty and Holistic Academy 01274 686330 Visit website West Yorkshire - Bradford
In House Training Ltd 01924 500647 Visit website West Yorkshire - Kirklees
Woodspeen Beauty Academy - Huddersfield 01484 429359 Visit website West Yorkshire - Kirklees
Leeds City College - Rothwell Centre 0113 2162282 Visit website West Yorkshire - Leeds
Wakefield College 01924 789789 Visit website West Yorkshire - Wakefield
Olive Training 01985 840093 Visit website Wiltshire
New College Swindon 01793 611470 Visit website Wiltshire - Swindon
The Beauty Lounge +91 8146422355 Visit website India
Academy Hair and Beauty Training School - Belfast 028 9024 3243 Visit website Belfast
Academy Hair and Beauty Training School - Ballymena 028 25647824 Visit website Mid and East Antrim
Skyline College +27 31 3012494 Visit website Kwazulu Natal
Coleg Gwent - Ebbw Vale Campus 01495 333777 Visit website Blaenau Gwent
Grwp Llandrillo Menai - Coleg Llandrillo 01492 546666 Visit website Conwy

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