Beauty Therapy Level 2 Diploma City & Guilds (19+)

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Beauty Therapy Level 2 Diploma City & Guilds (19+)

Attendance: Full Time

Course level: 2

Location: City Learning Quarter

Course code: CP0054

Start dates:

07/09/2026

Age:

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Is this course right for me?

If you’re passionate about beauty, this course will equip you with the skills to become a fully qualified beauty therapist, working in salons, spas, or even on cruise ships.

You’ll learn a wide range of treatments, including facials, makeup, eye treatments, waxing, manicures, and pedicures, while gaining real experience in our industry-standard salons. Alongside technical skills, you’ll develop first-class customer service, product promotion, and health and safety knowledge, preparing you for an exciting career or progression to higher-level study.

Enrichment

To enhance your learning, you will also get chance to take part in enrichment weeks during which you will be able to learn new techniques, take part in competitions, and complete additional short courses in areas that would be useful to you in the industry, such as gel polish application, eyebrow enhancement, ear piercing or eyelash extensions.

Work Experience

Work Experience for 19+ learners is not compulsory but we would still encourage it.

Costs

Kit: you will be required to purchase your own beauty kit (approximately £150)*
Uniform : a college-approved uniform is compulsory (approximately £50)*

*Financial support may be available to cover some of these costs

If you earn less than £32,000 per year, you could study this course for FREE!

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Course details

Entry Requirements:

To access this course you are required to:

Grade 4/C or above in GCSE English and maths*
Successfully completed a Level 1 beauty programme (preferred but not essential)
Beauty/Salon experience (preferred but not essential)
Demonstrate good communication skills, show friendliness, respect and professionalism, and be able to work effectively as part of a team
Undertake a salon skills session in which you will be required to meet members of the teaching team and demonstrate filing and polishing nails or carrying out a hand massage

*Adults without the necessary qualifications will be required to sit an online assessment in the relevant subject.

What will I learn?

During this course you will learn how to:

Work in the Beauty industry
Monitor and maintain health and safety practice in the salon
Demonstrate client care and communication skills
Diagnose skin types and conditions to prepare for facial treatments
Perform reception duties
Provide manicure and pedicure treatments
Remove hair using waxing techniques
Promote products and services
Provide eyelash and brow treatments
Perform manual and spray tanning treatments
Provide head massage and facials
Apply make-up

What skills will I gain?

By studying this course you will:

Understand how different beauty treatments work and how they are applied
Develop your confidence in dealing with a wide range of clients
Improve your communication and customer service skills
Gain valuable team working by working as a member of a team in a commercial salon
Develop your understanding of the health and safety in the industry

How will I be assessed?

You will be continually assessed throughout the programme in the following ways:

Observation of practical work
Providing services to clients in a realistic working environment
Assignments
Online tests to assess your knowledge
Production of a portfolio of evidence

What can I do next?

The skills you will learn from this course will enable you to:

Pursue a career as a beauty therapist in the industry
Choose to specialise in a specific area – eg nails or make-up
Progress to a Level 3 beauty or nails qualification

Beauty Therapy Level 2 Diploma City & Guilds (19+)

Course code: CP0054

Full Time

City Learning Quarter

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