Achieve your professional potential by developing the skills required to be employed as a beauty therapist. This qualification is designed to provide you with training that will make you ‘stand out’ as a professional beauty or spa therapist. You will be able to provide a range of beauty therapy treatments and services including advanced facials, body and spa treatments, hair removal, lash and brow treatments, nail and make-up services.
At MCOHB, all students practice on real paying clients in our commercial salon and graduate with the self-confidence and skills to interact and engage with proficiency. You will be job ready to perform and demonstrate the professional skills required for industry.
| Duration: | 1 Year & 10 Months (83 Weeks) OR 1 Year & 4 months (67 weeks) |
| Requirements: | Australian applicants must be a minimum age of 16 International applicants must be a minimum age of 18 |
| Pre-requisites: | None |
| Start Date: | Contact us for next start date |
| CRICOS Code: | 089054F |
After achieving this qualification, individuals may wish to undertake:
Upon successful completion of this course, students are job ready for a beauty and spa therapist, salon or spa owner or manager and other opportunities in health resorts and retreats including massage clinics.
Units covered during your training:
| SHBXCCS002 | Provide salon services to clients |
| SHBXCCS001 | Conduct salon financial transactions |
| SHBXIND001 | Comply with organisational requirements in a personal services environment |
| SHBXWHS001 | Apply safe hygiene, health and work practices |
| SHBBHRS001 | Provide waxing services |
| SHBBFAS001 | Provide lash and brow services |
| SHBBMUP002 | Design and apply make-up |
| SHBBMUP003 | Design and apply make-up for photography |
| SHBBMUP004 | Design and apply remedial camouflage make-up |
| SHBBMUP001 | Apply eyelash extensions |
| SHBBBOS001 | Apply cosmetic tanning products |
| SHBBRES001 | Research and apply beauty industry information |
| SHBBNLS001 | Provide manicure and pedicare services |
| SHBBHRS002 | Provide female intimate waxing services |
| SHBBFAS002 | Provide facial treatments and skin care recommendations |
| SHBBBOS002 | Provide body massages |
| SHBBBOS003 | Provide body treatments |
| SHBBFAS003 | Provide specialised facial treatments |
| SHBBBOS004 | Provide aromatherapy massages |
| SHBBSPA002 | Provide spa therapies |
| SHBBSPA003 | Provide stone therapy massage |
| SHBBSPA004 | Provide indian head massage for relaxation |
| SHBBCCS002 | Prepare personalised aromatic plant oil blends for beauty treatments |
| BSBMGT502 | Manage people performance |
Units covered during your training:
| SHBXCCS002 | Provide salon services to clients |
| SHBXCCS001 | Conduct salon financial transactions |
| SHBXIND001 | Comply with organisational requirements in a personal services environment |
| SHBXWHS001 | Apply safe hygiene, health and work practices |
| SHBBHRS001 | Provide waxing services |
| SHBBFAS001 | Provide lash and brow services |
| SHBBMUP002 | Design and apply make-up |
| SHBBMUP003 | Design and apply make-up for photography |
| SHBBMUP004 | Design and apply remedial camouflage make-up |
| SHBBMUP001 | Apply eyelash extensions |
| SHBBBOS001 | Apply cosmetic tanning products |
| SHBBRES001 | Research and apply beauty industry information |
| SHBBNLS001 | Provide manicure and pedicare services |
| SHBBHRS002 | Provide female intimate waxing services |
| SHBBFAS002 | Provide facial treatments and skin care recommendations |
| SHBBBOS002 | Provide body massages |
| SHBBBOS003 | Provide body treatments |
| SHBBFAS003 | Provide specialised facial treatments |
| SHBBBOS004 | Provide aromatherapy massages |
| SHBBSPA002 | Provide spa therapies (incorporating stone therapy massage) |
| SHBBHRS004 | Provide hair reduction treatments using electrical currents |
| SHBBINF001 | Maintain infection control standards |
| SHBBSKS002 | Provide diathermy treatments |
| BSBMGT502 | Manage people performance |
| BSBWOR502 | Lead and manage team effectiveness |
Training is in a classroom setting, with a mix of practical work on clients, written work, workshops, and group discussion. Assessments include project work, demonstration of skills and participation in discussions, written assessment and presentations.
This is a practical qualification with a lot of hands-on assessment and mandatory hours that students must complete before being eligible for graduation so attendance is important to ensure successful completion of this qualification. All skills assessments will be required to be carried out on paying members of the public.