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VTCT Level 3 Certificate in Beauty Therapy

Qualification Information

VTCT Product Code: BT3C1 GLH: 295 Age Restriction: 16
Qualification Number: 601/4229/7 Units: 5 - 19 Registration End Date: 31st Jul 2023
Level: 3 Minimum Credits: 35

Additional Information

Documentation for this qualification last amended 1 September 2020


The VTCT Level 3 Certificate in Beauty Therapy has been designed to develop your practical beauty therapy skills.

In this qualification you will cover body massage, health and safety and client communication skills. To further develop your skills you will have the opportunity to choose from a wide range of optional units in electrotherapy, epilation, Indian Head massage, stone therapy, intimate waxing and other practical beauty therapy treatments.

You will also develop sound theoretical knowledge and understanding to underpin all the practical skills gained throughout this qualification.



Qualification Structure

Mandatory - from this group you'll need to cover a minimum of 3 components and earn a minimum of 17 credits.

Unit Code Unit Ref Unit Title Level Credits GLH
UV30424 D/601/3559 Provide body massage 3 9 84
UV30435 J/601/5337 Promote and sell products and services to clients 3 4 34
UV30491 R/600/8780 Monitor and maintain health and safety practice in the salon 3 4 29



Optional - from this group you'll need to cover a minimum of 2 components and earn a minimum of 18 credits.

Unit Code Unit Ref Unit Title Level Credits GLH
UV30403 L/601/3962 Provide facial electrotherapy treatments 3 11 104
UV30404 K/601/3953 Provide body electrotherapy treatments 3 11 104
UV30409 D/601/4355 Camouflage make-up 3 7 60
UV30425 Y/601/3558 Provide massage using pre-blended aromatherapy oils 3 7 65
UV30426 D/601/3562 Apply individual permanent lashes 3 4 38
UV30427 R/601/3560 Intimate waxing for male clients 3 4 37
UV30428 Y/601/3561 Intimate waxing for female clients 3 4 37
UV30430 K/601/5329 Apply micro dermabrasion 3 4 39
UV30433 F/601/3568 Explore technological developments within the hair, beauty and associated areas 3 7 60
UV30450 Y/601/4466 Provide UV tanning 3 2 20
UV30451 R/601/4465 Provide self tanning 3 3 25
UV30468 T/601/4457 Client care and communication in beauty-related industries 3 3 28
UV30474 Y/601/4452 Provide electrical epilation 3 11 88
UV30475 H/601/4454 Apply stone therapy massage 3 9 75
UV30493 D/600/8779 Maintaining personal health and wellbeing 3 7 60
UV30574 D/601/4095 Provide Indian head massage 3 6 49



*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
D.S Edens Education and Training +357 25 104374 Visit website Cyprus
Sapphire Hair And Beauty Academy 01767 601909 Visit website Bedfordshire - Central Bedfordshire
SkinAstute Aesthetic & Beauty Training Academy 07852 169344 Visit website Bedfordshire - Luton
Macclesfield College 01625 410000 Visit website Cheshire - Cheshire East
Bodmin College 01208 79220 Visit website Cornwall
Truro - Penwith College 01736 335000 Visit website Cornwall
Truro College 01872 267000 Visit website Cornwall
Carlisle College 01228 822700 Visit website Cumbria
Furness College 01229 825017 Visit website Cumbria
Pro MUA Training 07973249093 Visit website Derbyshire
White Rose Beauty College Chesterfield 01246 588773 Visit website Derbyshire
Holistic Therapies Training Academy 01237 472109 Visit website Devon
The Creative Beauty Group 01202876734 Visit website Dorset
East Sussex College - Lewes 0303 003 9200 Visit website East Sussex
Harlow College 01279 868000 Visit website Essex
South Essex College of Further and Higher Education - Basildon Campus 0845 521 2345 Visit website Essex
UK Beauty Training Academy 07912384168 Visit website Essex
UK Learning Station 07957 425773 Visit website Essex
South Essex College of Further and Higher Education - Southend Campus 0845 521 2345 Visit website Essex - Southend-on-Sea
South Essex College of Further and Higher Education - Thurrock Campus 0845 521 2345 Visit website Essex - Thurrock
Cheltenham School of Complementary Therapy & Beauty 01242 255440 Visit website Gloucestershire
South Gloucestershire and Stroud College - Stroud Campus 01453 763424 Visit website Gloucestershire
Dermatherapy 07900931907 Visit website Greater Manchester - Bolton
Gina Collins Cosmetic Academy 07703407940 Visit website Greater Manchester - Manchester
The Manchester College - Harpurhey Campus 0161 909 6655 Visit website Greater Manchester - Manchester
Basingstoke College of Technology 01256 354141 Visit website Hampshire
Westfield Academy 01923 231560 Visit website Hertfordshire
The Isle of Wight College 01983 526631 Visit website Isle of Wight
Beauty Barn Training Academy Ltd 07999 435183 Visit website Kent
SB Hair and Beauty Academy Ltd 01732 842465 Visit website Kent
TNB Skills Training - Folkestone 01303 256305 Visit website Kent
Allen & Walden Kent College of Beauty Therapy 01634710227 Visit website Kent - Medway
B-Skill@Burnley 07852 664324 Visit website Lancashire
Preston's College 01772 225001 Visit website Lancashire
Brooksby Melton College 01664 850850 Visit website Leicestershire
Lily Hair and Beauty Academy 020 3302 0791 Visit website London - Barnet
The Beauty Academy - London 0845 601 8272 Visit website London - Camden
Serenity Beauty Academy by Klaudia Lucas 020 8575 5547 Visit website London - Ealing
Naillounge Training 07487 292699 Visit website London - Enfield
The London School of Beauty & Aesthetics 020 8589 0103 Visit website London - Hillingdon
Alt Valley Advanced Beauty Training 0151 651 0101 Visit website Merseyside - Wirral
B-Skill@Birkenhead 07739 835 894 Visit website Merseyside - Wirral
LivAva Training Academy 0151 651 0101 Visit website Merseyside - Wirral
Harrogate College 01423 879466 Visit website North Yorkshire
The Powder Rooms Beauty Academy 07799730354 Visit website North Yorkshire - Middlesbrough
Redcar Adult Learning Service 01642 771197 Visit website North Yorkshire - Redcar and Cleveland
The White House Hair Beauty and Training 01623 628420 Visit website Nottinghamshire
Nottingham College 0115 910 0100 Visit website Nottinghamshire - Nottingham
Nottingham College - Wheeler Gate Visit website Nottinghamshire - Nottingham
Abingdon and Witney College - Abingdon Campus 01235 216415 Visit website Oxfordshire
Barnsley College 01226 216710 Visit website South Yorkshire - Barnsley
South Staffordshire College - Tamworth Campus 01827 310202 Visit website Staffordshire
bodyNsoul Beauty Salon & Training Centre 01276 36866 Visit website Surrey
Omni Academy 01932 232322 Visit website Surrey
Aestique Beauty Lounge Ltd 07701307030 Visit website Tyne and Wear - Gateshead
East Sussex College Hastings - Sunderland 01424 458317 Visit website Tyne and Wear - Sunderland
The Beauty Academy - Birmingham 0845 601 8272 Visit website West Midlands - Birmingham
The Academy Training Hair and Beauty Limited 024 7655 9559 Visit website West Midlands - Coventry
Olive Training 01985 840093 Visit website Wiltshire
Heart of Worcestershire College - Redditch 01527 572522 Visit website Worcestershire
Heart of Worcestershire College - Worcester 01905 726631 Visit website Worcestershire
Laurus Edutech Life Skills Private Limited +91 9790927896 Visit website India
LTA School of Beauty +91 2261548000 Visit website India
LTA School of Beauty - Bhopal +91 7552771760 Visit website India
LTA School of Beauty - Delhi +91 1128751022 Visit website India
LTA School of Beauty - Kakinada +91 9951125666 Visit website India
LTA School of Beauty - Maninagar +91 7925430825 Visit website India
LTA School of Beauty - Mumbai Borivali +91 2228925988 Visit website India
LTA School of Beauty - Mumbai Dombivali +91 2512486226 Visit website India
LTA School of Beauty - Mumbai Mulund +91 2225621669 Visit website India
LTA School of Beauty - Mumbai Thane +91 2225305695 Visit website India
LTA School of Beauty - Nashik +91 2532319563 Visit website India
LTA School of Beauty - Pune - Hadapsar +91 206823131 Visit website India
Clonmel CTC +353 52 612 4011 Visit website Ireland
College of Media and Artistry +353 86 063 5732 Visit website Ireland
Scottish Beauty Expert Training Academy 01505 672467 Visit website Glasgow City
Coleg Gwent - Ebbw Vale Campus 01495 333777 Visit website Blaenau Gwent
Emrys-ap-Iwan Community College 01745 832287 Visit website Conwy
NPTC Group - Brecon 0845 408 6400 Visit website Powys

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