Beauty Therapist apprenticeship

Unit 1: Ensure responsibility for actions to reduce risks to health and safety   
By the end of this unit the learner will be able to:

• Be able to identify the hazards and evaluate the risks in the workplace
• Be able to reduce the risks to health and safety in the workplace
• Know how to reduce risks to health and safety in the workplace

Unit 2: Fulfil salon reception duties
By the end of this unit the learner will be able to:

• Be able to maintain the reception area
• Be able to attend to clients and enquiries
• Be able to make appointments for salon services
• Be able to handle payments from clients
• Understand salon and legal requirements
• Understand communication methods
• Understand salon services, products and pricing
• Understand how to calculate and take payments
• Understand how to make appointments

Unit 3: Develop and maintain effectiveness at work
By the end of this unit the learner will be able to:

• Be able to improve their personal performance at work
• Be able to work effectively as part of a team
• Understand salon roles, procedures and targets
• Understand how to improve their performance
• Understand how to work with others

Unit 4: Promote additional services or products to customers
By the end of this unit the learner will be able to:

• Identify additional services or products that are available
• Inform customers about additional services or products
• Gain customer commitment to using additional services or products
• Understand how to promote additional services or products to customers

Unit 5: Anatomy and Physiology
By the end of this unit the learner will be able to:

• Be able to discuss the anatomy and physiology of the human body
• Understand the effects that beauty treatments have on the face and body

Unit 6: Provide facial skin care treatment
By the end of this unit the learner will be able to:

• Be able to use safe and effective methods of working when improving and maintaining facial skin condition
• Be able to consult, plan and prepare for facials with clients
• Be able to improve and maintain skin condition
• Understand organisational and legal requirements
• Understand how to work safely and effectively when providing facial treatments
• Understand how to perform client consultation and treatment planning
• Understand anatomy and physiology that relates to facial skin care treatments
• Understand contra-indications that affect or restrict facial skin care treatments
• Understand facial skin care techniques, products and treatment planning
• Understand the aftercare advice to provide clients for facial care treatments

Unit 7: Enhance the appearance of eyebrows and eyelashes
By the end of this unit the learner will be able to:

• Be able to use safe and effective methods of working providing eyebrow and eyelash treatments
• Be able to consult, plan and prepare for the treatment with clients
• Be able to shape eyebrows
• Be able to tint eyebrows and lashes
• Be able to apply artificial eyelashes
• Understand organisational and legal requirements
• Understand how to work safely and effectively when providing eyebrow and eyelash treatments
• Understand how to perform client consultation, treatment planning and preparation
• Understand how to shape the eyebrows
• Understand how to tint the eyebrows and lashes
• Understand how to apply artificial lashes
• Understand the contra-indications and contra-actions that affect or restrict eyebrow and eyelash treatments
• Know the equipment, materials and products to use when carrying out eyebrow and eyelash treatments

Unit 8: Provide make-up and instruct clients in the use of skin care products and make-up
By the end of this unit the learner will be able to:

• Be able to use safe and effective working methods when providing make-up services
• Be able to consult, plan and prepare for make-up
• Be able to apply make-up products
• Know the organisational and legal requirements related to make-up application
• Know how to work safely and effectively when providing make-up services
• Know how to use client consultation, treatment planning and preparation for make-up services
• Know anatomy and physiology related to make-up
• Know the contra-indications and contra-actions of make-up
• Know how to apply make-up
• Know how to provide aftercare advice for clients following make-up services

Unit 9: Provide manicure and pedicure services
By the end of this unit the learner will be able to:

• Be able to use safe and effective methods of working when providing manicure services
• Be able to consult, plan and prepare for the service with clients
• Be able to carry out manicure services
• Understand organisational and legal requirements
• Be able to carry out pedicure services
• Understand how to work safely and effectively when providing pedicure services

Unit 10: Carry out waxing services
By the end of this unit the learner will be able to:

• Be able to use safe and effective methods of working when waxing
• Be able to consult, plan and prepare for waxing treatments with clients
• Be able to remove unwanted hair
• Understand organisational and legal requirements
• Understand how to work safely and effectively when providing waxing treatments
• Understand how to consult, plan and prepare for the treatment
• Know anatomy and physiology that relates to waxing treatment
• Understand contra-indications that affect or restrict waxing treatments
• Understand equipment, materials, products, techniques and treatment planning for waxing
• Be able to provide aftercare advice for clients