Focus Awards
Level 3
QN: 603/5093/3
Curriculum Active
Focus Awards Level 3 Diploma in Combined Beauty Therapy Skills (RQF)
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by Focus Awards. Classified as a Occupational Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 1548 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 3
Awarding Body
Focus Awards
Syllabus Units
32 Units
Guided Hours
1548 hrs
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Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
Apply Individual Permanent Lashes
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to prepare for an individual permanent lash treatment
- Be able to provide individual permanent lash treatments
2
Apply make-up
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to prepare for make-up application
- Be able to apply make-up
3
Apply Micro dermabration
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to prepare for skin treatment using micro dermabrasion
- Be able to provide skin treatment using micro dermabrasion
4
Apply stone therapy massage
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to prepare for stone therapy massage
- Be able to carry out stone therapy massage
5
Camouflage Make-up
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to prepare for camouflage make-up
- Be able to provide the application of camouflage make-up
6
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
7
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
8
Client care and communication in beauty-related industries
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to communicate and behave in a professional manner when dealing with clients
- Be able to manage client expectations
9
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
10
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
11
Explore Technological Developments within the Hair Beauty and associated areas
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to research and produce a report on technological developments
- Be able to present research results on technological developments
12
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
13
Intimate Waxing for Female Clients
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to prepare for intimate waxing for female clients
- Be able to provide intimate waxing for female clients
14
Intimate Waxing for Male Clients
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to prepare for intimate waxing for male clients
- Be able to provide for intimate waxing for male clients
15
Maintaining Personal Health and Well being
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to maintain personal health and wellbeing
- Be able to monitor weight management
16
Monitor and maintain health and safety practice in the salon
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to carry out a risk assessment
- Be able to monitor health and safety in the salon
17
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
18
Promote and sell products and services to clients
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to promote and sell hair and beauty products
- Understand how to evaluate the promotion of products and services
19
Provide body electrotherapy treatments
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to prepare for body treatments using electrotherapy
- Be able to provide body treatments using electrotherapy
20
Provide Body Massage
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to prepare for a body massage treatment
- Be able to provide for a body massage treatment
21
Provide electrical epilation
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to prepare for electrical epilation
- Be able to provide electrical epilation
22
Provide facial electrotherapy treatments
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to prepare for facial treatments using electrotherapy
- Be able to provide facial treatments using electrotherapy
23
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
24
Provide Indian head massage
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to prepare for Indian head massage
- Be able to provide Indian head massage
25
Provide manicure treatments
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to prepare for manicure treatments
- Be able to provide manicure treatments
26
Provide Massage using Pre-blended Aromatherapy Oils
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to prepare for massage using pre-blended aromatherapy oils
- Be able to carry out massage using pre-blended aromatherapy oils
27
Provide Nail Art
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to prepare for nail art treatment
- Be able to provide nail art service
28
Provide pedicure treatments
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to prepare for pedicure treatments
- Be able to provide pedicure treatments
29
Provide self tanning
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to prepare for self tanning treatments
- Be able to provide self tanning treatments
30
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
31
Provide UV tanning
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to prepare for UV tanning
- Be able to provide UV tanning treatments
32
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)
- 603/5093/3
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- Focus Awards
- Qualification Type
- Occupational Qualification
- Operational Start
- Sept 2019