VTCT Skills
    Level 2
    QN: 501/0272/2
    Curriculum Active

    VTCT Skills (ITEC) Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Beauty Therapy Make-up

    Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by VTCT Skills. Classified as a Occupational Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 477 hours.

    Qualification Level
    Level 2
    Awarding Body
    VTCT Skills
    Syllabus Units
    12 Units
    Guided Hours
    477 hrs
    Instant access to interactive lessons, quizzes, and spaced revision.

    Course Syllabus & Study Modules

    Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.

    1

    Assist with spa operations

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • 1 Be able to use safe and effective methods of working when assisting with spa operations, 2 Be able to clean and set up spa work areas, 3 Be able to check
    • maintain and shut down spa work areas, 4 understand organisational and legal requirements, 5 understand how to work safely and effectively when assisting with spa operations, 6 understand client care for spa treatments
    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 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

    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
    • Understand how to improve their performance
    • Understand how to work with others
    4

    Enhance appearance using skin camouflage

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to use effective and safe methods of working when providing skin camouflage
    • Be able to consult
    • plan and prepare for skin camouflage
    • Be able to carry out skin camouflage
    • Know organisational and legal requirements for using skin camouflage
    • Know how to work safely and effectively when providing skin camouflage
    • Know how to use client consultation, treatment planning and preparation for skin camouflage
    • Know anatomy and physiology related to skin camouflage
    • Know the contra-indications and contra-actions of skin camouflage
    • Know about skin camouflage
    • Know how to provide aftercare advice for clients following skin camouflage
    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 how to shape the eyebrows
    • Understand how to tint the eyebrows andlashes
    • Understand how to apply artificial lashes
    • Understand the contra-indications and contra-actions that affect or restrict eyebrow and eyelash treatments
    • Know the equipment, materials and products to use when carrying out eyebrow and eyelash treatments
    6

    Ensure responsibility for actions to reduce risks to health and safety

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to identify the hazards and evaluate the risks in the workplace.
    • Be able to reduce the risks to health and safety in the workplace.
    • Know how to reduce risks to health and safety in the workplace.
    7

    Fulfil salon reception duties

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to maintain the reception area
    • Be able to attend to clients and enquiries
    • Be able to make appointments for salon services
    • Be able to handle payments from clients
    • Understand salon and legal requirements
    • Understand communication methods
    • Understand salon services, products and pricing
    • Understand how to calculate and take payments
    • Understand how to make appointments
    8

    Instruct clients in the use and application of skin care products and make-up

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to use safe and effective working methods when providing skin care and make-up instruction
    • Be able to prepare and plan for skin care and make-up instruction
    • Be able to deliver skin care and make- up instruction
    • Be able to evaluate the success of skin care and make-up instruction
    • Know the organisational and legal requirements of skin care and make-up instruction
    • Know how to work safely and effectively when providing skin care and make-up instruction
    • Know how to use client consultation, treatment planning and preparation for skin care and make-up instruction
    • Know about the use of skills for instructing on skin care and make-up
    • Know how to plan and prepare for skin care and make-up instruction
    • Know how to evaluate skin care and make-up instruction activities
    9

    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
    10

    Provide facial skin care treatment

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • 1 Be able to use safe and effective methods of working when improving and maintaining facial skin condition, 2 Be able to consult
    • plan and prepare for facials with clients, 3 Be able to improve and maintain skin condition, 4 understand organisational and legal requirements, 5 understand how to work safely and effectively when providing facial treatments, 6 understand how to perform client consultation and treatment planning, 7 Understand anatomy and physiology that relates to facial skin care treatments, 8 understand contra-indications that affect or restrict facial skin care treatments, 9 understand facial skin care techniques, products and treatment planning
    • Understand the aftercare advice to provide clients for facial care treatments
    11

    Provide make-up services

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to use safe and effective working methods when providing make-up services
    • Be able to consult
    • plan and prepare for make-up
    • Be able to apply make-up products
    • Know the organisational and legal requirements related to make-up application
    • Know how to work safely and effectively when providing make-up services
    • Know how to use client consultation, treatment planning and preparation for make-up services
    • Know anatomy and physiology related to make-up
    • Know the contra-indications and contra-actions of make-up
    • Know how to apply make-up
    • Know how to provide aftercare advice for clients following make-up services
    12

    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 legalrequirements
    • Know how to work safely effectively when providing threading services
    • 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 aftercareadvice for clients

    Regulatory & Verification Details

    Qualification Number (QN)
    501/0272/2
    Regulated Status
    Available to learners
    Awarding Body
    VTCT Skills
    Qualification Type
    Occupational Qualification
    Operational Start
    Sept 2010