Course overview
Love beauty? Turn your passion into a rewarding career as a Beauty Therapist. With this Certificate IV in Beauty Therapy (SHB40115), you’ll build the practical skills and knowledge needed to qualify as a job-ready Beauty Therapist!
During the course, you’ll learn everything from massage treatments and facials through to lash and brow treatments, waxing, make-up and nail care.
This course provides you with everything you need to get started in Beauty Therapy – and you’ll even get a free professional, industry-standard, beauty kit to use while you study.
Better still, you’ll also be able to combine the flexibility of online studies with 110 hours of practical work placement, allowing you to put your skills to the test. If you want to become a successful beauty therapist, this course’s combination of online learning and real-world experience means you can study anywhere, anytime on a phone, tablet, desktop or laptop.
Job outcomes
- Beauty Therapist
Recognition
Study method
- OnlineOnline delivery - online course content with the exception of assessments and work placement
- BlendedBlended delivery - both online course content and partial face to face requirements
- In-classIn class delivery - predominately face to face course content conducted at a specific location
Duration study load
- Maximum 18 months
- 110 hours of work placement
Entry requirements
Education
You will need to have completed Year 12, or equivalent. Equivalency can be demonstrated by one of the following:
- A qualification at Certificate III level or higher, OR
- Two years of industry experience in a role that requires the use of written documentation and communication.
Minimum age
You will need to be at least 18 years old.
English
This course involves reading learning content and undertaking a range of written assessments and engaging in online forums and discussions. Furthermore, the delivery mode relies on the extensive use of written communication. As such, entry to the course requires the successful completion of English to Year 12 level.
If you haven’t successfully completed English at Year 12 level, you can demonstrate equivalency through one of the following:
- Successful completion of a Nationally Recognised Training qualification at Certificate III level or higher; or
- 3 years relevant industry experience in a role that requires the use of written documentation and communication
Course features
As an Open Colleges beauty student, you will also gain access to a number of high quality and in-demand professional industry kits that allow you to practice and perfect your skills. The kits include:
- Manicure and Pedicure kit (valued at $162)
- Eyelash extension kit (valued at $229)
- Waxing and tinting kit (valued at $199)
- Makeup kit (valued at $307)
- Facial kit (valued at $523)
Work placement
The course contains a minimum of 110 hours of work placement.
The workplace will need to provide beauty treatments and have access to a fully comprehensive range of professional products for each practical treatment performed. Examples of suitable workplaces include beauty salons and beauty/retreat spas.
You may be required to complete work placement in multiple salons if your chosen salon does not provide all of the required services.
Assessment
- Case studies
- Interviews
- Journal
- Knowledge tests
- Label the diagram questions
- Portfolio of evidence
- Practical assessments
- Reports
- Scenario-based questions
- Short-answer questions
- Visual diary
- Written reports
Subjects
- Establish client priorities
- Prepare for nail service
- Provide nail service
- Review service
- Clean treatment area
- Operate point-of-sale equipment
- Complete point-of-sale transactions
- Complete refund
- Remove takings from register or terminal
- Reconcile takings
- Establish client priorities
- Prepare for lash and brow service
- Chemically treat eyelashes and eyebrows
- Shape eyebrows
- Review service and provide post service advice
- Clean service area
- Establish client priorities
- Design and recommend facials
- Prepare for facial treatment
- Cleanse skin
- Provide facial massage
- Apply specialised products
- Review facial
- Provide post treatment skin care recommendations
- Clean treatment area
- Establish client priorities
- Design and recommend aromatherapy treatment
- Prepare for aromatherapy massage
- Provide massage treatment
- Review massage treatment and provide post treatment advice
- Clean treatment area
About Open Colleges
Open Colleges puts you at the centre of everything. As an institution, it measures its success in the success of its students. With more than 100 years of experience in distance learning, Open Colleges has the expertise in delivering education and training to individuals seeking to launch, change or accelerate their careers.
Open Colleges Australia focuses on meeting the specific needs of adult learners by delivering highly flexible, accessible and affordable learning opportunities. Its unique learning model provides you with ultimate control – to study anywhere, anytime and at your own pace. Its online campus – OpenSpace – provides you with access to learning resources, expert trainers and assessors, collaboration with other learners and a comprehensive range of support services. Open Colleges is the perfect solution for time-poor students with busy schedules, as it makes getting your qualification possible from wherever you are.
Open Colleges is a Registered Training Organization (RTO 90796)
