Our Introduction to Beauty courses are designed as a pre-Vocational and Work Skills learning programme providing a personalised curriculum to match the learner’s ’Spiky’ profile.
Employability & vocational skills
Our beauty courses are offered with two distinct parts to encourage personal and group development within a team setting: vocational and employability skills.
Learners will work within small groups and follow an individual learning plan covering salon-based practices and units within the Certificate in Employability (ASDAN), enabling the participants to work towards a possible progression pathway (e.g. Hair & Beauty Diploma, among others).
Topics covered in our Introduction to Beauty courses
We cover the following skills in our own beauty salon:
- Salon health & safety
- Salon Duties
- Manicure
- Pedicure (optional)
- Nail Art
- Massage Techniques (optional)
- Facials
- Waxing (optional)
- Health & Beauty Theory
- Identifying correct products and usage
- Salon Presentation Skills
Portfolio & end-of-term learner reports
Learners will be required to complete a portfolio of all their learning for the Certificate in Employability at L1 (ASDAN). This will be complimented with in-house end-of-term learner reports to help inform learner’s Individual learning plan (ILP).
Units covered within the Certificate in Employability
- Planning & reviewing learning
- Introduction to working with others
- Maintaining work standards
- Health & safety in the workplace
- Applying for a job
- Exploring job opportunities
- Tackling number problems
- Communicating with others at work
Outcome qualification
Certificate in Employability L1/L2 and progression to Hair & Beauty Diploma. All units are based around the Foundation Learning credit framework:
- Award L1: 8 Credits
- Certificate L1: 13 Credits
- Certificate L2: 13 Credits
Course details
- Capacity: Up to 10yp
- Age group:13+
- Duration: 1 – 2 years
- Course awarding body: ASDAN
- Course recruitment: NAP Taster days
- Session days: To be announced
- Session times: 9.30am – 3.00pm