Beauty Professionals (Beauty Therapist) Intermediate Apprenticeship Standard

Course overview

The topics you will cover whilst training include:
Health and Safety in the salon: to ensure the safety of staff and clients at all times.
Waxing services will cover the removal of hair using waxing techniques from eyebrows, face, legs, underarm and bikini area
Hand and nail treatments will include how maintain hands and nails using luxury treatments such as exfoliator, hand mask, paraffin wax and warm oil, along with filing nails, hand and arm massage and how to apply dark and French polish
Foot treatments will include how to maintain feet using luxury treatments such as exfoliator, hand mask, paraffin wax, along with filing nails, hard skin removal, foot and leg massage and how to apply dark and French polish.
Facial skin care treatments will cover how to analyse the skin to improve and maintain the facial skin condition using methods such as exfoliation, skin warming techniques, facial massage, face masks along with the use of facial products.
Eyelash and eyebrow treatments will cover the application of eyelash and eyebrow tint, artificial lashes including strip and flare lashes and brow shaping.
Provide make up application will cover make up application for a variety of occasions, including day, evening and special occasions
Provide basic massage techniques you will cover back, neck and shoulder massage alongside the principles of a full body massage

Typical job roles include:
Attend to clients using excellent customer service skills offering refreshments and preparing the clients for their beauty service. You could be expected to assist and manage the reception area booking in services for clients and selling products. Following on from your off/on the job training you will be allowed to practice the skills that you have learnt on clients. You will assist the senior therapists to prepare for beauty services for example ensure that tools and equipment are ready to be used. Your employer will allow you to train and expand your skills on models that they or you have provided as part of a full training programme in the salon alongside attending college once a week.

What else do I need to know?

On an apprenticeship programme you usually will work for a minimum of 30 hours a week for the employer and then have one day a week at college or designated time in the workplace.
Some job roles will require a DBS before starting, you will be advised at interview stage if this is required.
Whilst you are on an apprenticeship your employer pays you a salary, this includes all off the job training as well.