Focus Awards
    Level 2
    QN: 603/3818/0
    Curriculum Active

    Focus Awards Level 2 Diploma in Beauty Therapy (RQF)

    Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by Focus Awards. Classified as a Occupational Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 542 hours.

    Qualification Level
    Level 2
    Awarding Body
    Focus Awards
    Syllabus Units
    14 Units
    Guided Hours
    542 hrs
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    Course Syllabus & Study Modules

    Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.

    1

    Apply make-up

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to prepare for make-up application
    • Be able to apply make-up
    2

    Carry out ear piercing

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to use safe and effective methods of working when piercing ear lobes
    • Be able to consult
    • plan and prepare for ear lobe piercing with clients
    • Be able to pierce the ear lobes
    • Understand organisational and legal requirements
    • Understand how to work safely and effectively when piercing ear lobes
    • Understand how to consult
    • plan and prepare for ear lobe piercing
    • Know Anatomy and Physiology that relates to ear piercing treatments
    • Understand contra-indications that affect or restrict ear piercing
    • Understand equipment, materials, products, techniques and treatment planning for ear piercing
    • Understand the aftercare advice to provide for clients
    3

    Carry out waxing services

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • 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 contraindications that affect or restrict waxing treatments
    4

    Develop and Maintain Effectiveness at Work

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • 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
    • Be able to provide aftercare advice
    • Know organisational and legal requirements
    5

    Enhance the appearance of eyebrows and eyelashes

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • 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 facial skin care techniques, products and treatment planning
    • Understand how to tint the eyebrows and lashes
    • Understand how to apply artificial lashes
    • Understand the contraindications and contra-actions that affect or restrict eyebrow treatments
    • Know the equipment, materials and products to use when carrying out eyebrow and eyelash treatments
    6

    Ensure your own actions reduce risks to health and safety

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand hazards and risks in the workplace
    • Understand own responsibilities for health and safety in the workplace
    • Be able to evaluate hazards and risks in the workplace
    • Be able to reduce risks to health and safety in the workplace
    7

    Instruction on make-up application

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to prepare for make-up instruction
    • Be able to instruct on make-up application
    8

    Promote additional services or products to customers

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • 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
    9

    Provide Facial Skin Care Treatment

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • 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 treatment
    10

    Provide manicure treatments

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to prepare for manicure treatments
    • Be able to provide manicure treatments
    11

    Provide Nail Art

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to prepare for nail art treatment
    • Be able to provide nail art service
    12

    Provide pedicure treatments

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to prepare for pedicure treatments
    • Be able to provide pedicure treatments
    13

    Provide Threading services

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to maintain safe and effective methods of working when providing threading services
    • Be able to consult
    • plan and prepare for threading services with clients
    • Be able to remove unwanted hair
    • Be able to provide aftercare advice
    • Know organisational and legal requirements
    • Know how to work safely effectively when providing threading services
    • Know how to consult
    • plan and prepare for the threading service
    • Know Anatomy and Physiology
    • Know contra-indications and contra- actions
    • Know threading tools, materials and equipment
    • Know treatment specific knowledge
    • Be able to provide aftercare advice for clients
    14

    Salon reception duties

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to carry out reception duties
    • Be able to book appointments
    • Be able to deal with payments

    Regulatory & Verification Details

    Qualification Number (QN)
    603/3818/0
    Regulated Status
    Available to learners
    Awarding Body
    Focus Awards
    Qualification Type
    Occupational Qualification
    Operational Start
    Dec 2018