Courses

The course covers the following practical units. Manicure, pedicure, facial skincare, eye treatments, waxing and make-up. There are also supporting theory units of health and safety, working in the beauty industry, reception and anatomy and physiology. This course is professional standard level 2 qualification enabling students to go into the beauty industry after obtaining the qualification.

This course is a nationally recognised qualification and will enable the learner to develop the knowledge and skills needed when supporting teaching and learning in schools. It provides the opportunity to demonstrate performance and underpinning knowledge and can be undertaken by employed staff and volunteers. It is either a progression from the Award in Support Work in Schools or can be taken as a qualification incorporating the Award units.

You will require confirmation from a school to support you in a voluntary placement. You would be required to volunteer for a minimum of 6 hours per week.

The VTCT Level 2 Diploma in Barbering is a substantial vocational qualification for learners seeking a career as an employed and/or self-employed men's hairdresser. This qualification is based on the barbering National Occupational Standards (NOS) and is recognised by the UK's leading barbering association (British Barbering Association - BBA) and professional hairdressing body (The Hairdressing Council) as being fit for purpose for preparing learners for a career as a junior men's hairdresser.

This course will cover; gentle moves and stretching by standing and sitting in a chair, various apparatus will be used each week e.g. weights, Therabands, you will perform exercises to improve co-ordination and balance. You will begin each session with a warm up, preparing the body for the exercises to follow and the session will finish with a cool down stretch and a relaxation period.

This course will try to offer learners a better understanding of how they can use good postural alignment, while learning how to develop good core and shoulder strength to make daily tasks easier. This course is a progression from Pilates on a Chair, where the course is based around starting with a chair as an exercise aid and will slowly move away from using the chair to exercise throughout the length of the course.

The course will teach you how to maintain or improve your fitness levels through the effective and safe use of cardiovascular machines (eg stationary cycles, rowers, treadmills etc) and resistance equipment in a fitness suite. The classes themselves are progressive and you are always working at your own pace.