VTCT Skills
    Level 3
    QN: 501/1021/4
    Curriculum Active

    VTCT Skills (ITEC) Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Beauty Therapy Massage

    Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by VTCT Skills. Classified as a Occupational Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 825 hours.

    Qualification Level
    Level 3
    Awarding Body
    VTCT Skills
    Syllabus Units
    15 Units
    Guided Hours
    825 hrs
    Instant access to interactive lessons, quizzes, and spaced revision.

    Course Syllabus & Study Modules

    Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.

    1

    Carry out massage using pre-blended aromatherapy oils

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to maintain safe and effective methods of working when carrying out massage using pre-blended aromatherapy oils
    • Be able to consult
    • plan and prepare for treatments with clients
    • Be able to massage the body using pre-blended aromatherapy oils
    • Understand organisational and legal requirements for carrying out massage using pre-blended aromatherapy oils
    • Understand how to work safely and effectively when carrying out massage using pre-blended aromatherapy oils
    • Understand how to consult with clients
    • Be able to prepare to carry out massages using pre-blended aromatherapy oils
    • Understand anatomy and physiology related to massage treatments
    • Understand contra-indications and contra-actions that affect or restrict massages using pre-blended aromatherapy oils
    • Understand how to use pre-blended aromatherapy oils
    • Understand the principles behind massage techniques using pre-blended aromatherapy oils
    • Understand how to provide aftercare advice
    2

    Contribute to the financial effectiveness of the business

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Contribute to the effective use and monitoring of resources
    • Be able to meet productivity and development targets
    • Understand salon procedures and legal requirements
    • Understand the use, monitoring and recording of resources
    • Understand effective methods of communication
    • Understand work and time management
    • Understand productivity and development targets
    3

    Contribute to the planning and implementation of promotional activities

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to contribute to the planning and preparation of promotional activities
    • Be able to implement promotional activities
    • Be able to participate in the evaluation of promotional activities
    • Understand the venue and legal requirements
    • Understand how to plan and prepare promotional events
    • Understand how to sell products and services
    • Understand communication techniques
    • Understand evaluation methods and techniques
    4

    Monitor procedures to safely control work operations

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • be able to check that health and safety instructions are followed
    • be able to recommend changes to health and safety workplace instructions.
    • be able to make sure that hazards and risks are controlled safely and effectively.
    • know how to monitor procedures to safely control work operations
    5

    Plan and provide airbrush make-up

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to maintain safe and effective methods of working when providing airbrush make-up
    • Be able to consult
    • plan and prepare for airbrush make-up
    • Be able to apply airbrush make-up
    • Understand organisational and legal requirements
    • Understand how to work safely and effectively when providing airbrush make-up services
    • understand how to consult
    • Understand airbrush make-up equipment, products and techniques
    • Understand the application of airbrush make-up
    • Understand the aftercare advice to provide for airbrush make-up services
    6

    Provide Body Electrical Treatments

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to maintain effective and safe methods of working when providing body electrical treatments
    • Be able to consult
    • plan and prepare for treatments with clients
    • Be able to carry out body electrical treatments
    • Understand organisational and legal requirements
    • Understand how to work safely and effectively when providing body electrical treatments
    • Understand how to perform client consultation, planning and preparation
    • Understand the anatomy and physiology for body electrical treatments
    • Understand contra-indications that affect or restrict body electrical treatments
    • Understand equipment, materials, products and treatment specific knowledge
    • Be able to provide aftercare advice
    7

    Provide body massage treatments

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to maintain safe and effective methods of working when providing body massage treatments
    • Be able to consult
    • plan and prepare to provide body massage treatments
    • Be able to perform manual massagetreatments
    • Be able to perform mechanical massage treatments
    • Understand organisational and legal requirements for protecting body massage treatments
    • Understand how to work safely and effectively when providing body massage treatments
    • Understand how to consult with clients
    • Understand how to prepare to provide body massage treatments
    • Understand anatomy and physiology related to body massage treatments
    • Understand contra-indications and contra-actions that affect or restrict body massage treatments
    • Understand how to carry out body massage treatments
    • Understand how to provide aftercare advice
    8

    Provide facial electrical treatments

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to maintain safe and effective methods of working when providing facial electrical treatments
    • Be able to consult
    • plan and prepare for treatments with clients
    • Be able to carry out facial electricaltreatments
    • Understand organisational and legal requirements for providing facial electrical treatments
    • Understand how to work safely and effectively when providing facial electrical treatments
    • Understand how to perform client consultation, treatment planning and preparation
    • Understand anatomy and physiology that relates to facial electrical treatments
    • Understand the contra-indications and contra-actions that affect or restrict facial electrical treatments
    • Understand how to carry out facial electrical treatments
    • Understand how to provide aftercare advice
    9

    Provide female intimate waxing services

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • be able to maintain safe and effective methods of working when waxing
    • Be able to consult
    • plan and prepare for waxing with clients, 3 Be able to remove unwanted hair, 4 understand organisational and legal requirements
    • understand how to work safely and effectively when providing waxing services, 6 understand how to consult
    • plan and prepare for female intimate waxing services, 7 understand the anatomy and physiology that relates to intimate waxing, 8 understand contra-indications and contra-actions to intimate waxing services, 9 understand equipment and materials for intimate waxing
    • understand intimate waxing services and aftercare advice
    10

    Provide Indian head Massage

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to maintain safe and effective methods of working when providing Indian head Massage
    • Be able to consult
    • plan and prepare for treatments with clients
    • Be able to perform Indian head massage
    • Understand organisational and legal requirements for providing Indian head massage
    • Understand how to work safely and effectively when providing Indian Head Massage
    • Understand how to consult with clients
    • Understand how to prepare for providing Indian head massages
    • Understand anatomy and physiology related to Indian head massages
    • Understand contra-indications and contra-actions that affect or restrict body massage treatments
    • Understand different Indian head massage mediums
    • Understand the principles of Indian head massage
    • Understand how to provide aftercare advice
    11

    Provide male intimate waxing services

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • be able to maintain safe and effective methods of working when waxing
    • Be able to consult
    • plan and prepare for waxing with clients, 3 Be able to remove unwanted hair
    • understand organisational and legal requirements
    • understand how to work safely and effectively when providing waxing services, 6 understand how to consult
    • plan and prepare for male intimate waxing services, 7 understand the anatomy and physiology that relates to intimate waxing, 8 understand contra-indications and contra-actions to intimate waxing services, 9.
    • understand equipment and materials for intimate waxing
    • understand intimate waxing services and aftercare advice
    12

    Provide self-tanning services

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to maintain safe and effective methods of working when providing self-tanning treatments
    • Be able to consult
    • plan and prepare for treatments with clients
    • Be able to apply self tan products
    • Understand organisational and legal requirements
    • Understand how to work safely and effectively when providing self tanning services
    • Understand how to perform client consultation, treatment planning and preparation
    • Understand contra-indications and contra-actions that affect or restrict self-tanning services
    • Understand self-tanning products and equipment
    • Understand self-tanning treatments and the effect they have on the skin
    • Understand how to provide aftercare advice
    13

    Provide single eyelash extension treatments

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to maintain safe and effective methods of working when providing single eyelash extension treatments
    • Be able to consult
    • plan and prepare for eyelash extension treatments with clients
    • Be able to attach single lash systems
    • Be able to maintain and remove single lash systems
    • Understand organisational and legal requirements for providing eyelash extension treatments
    • Understand how to work safely and effectively when providing single lash systems treatments
    • Understand how to use client consultation, treatment planning and preparation for eyelash treatments
    • Understand the contra-indications and contra-actions of eyelash extensions
    • Understand anatomy and physiology relevant to eyelash treatments
    • Understand the use of equipment and materials for single eyelash extension treatments
    • Understand how to attach
    • maintain and remove single lash systems
    • Understand how to provide aftercare advice following single eyelash extension treatments
    14

    Provide stone therapy treatments

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to maintain safe and effective methods of working when providing stone therapy treatments
    • Be able to consult
    • plan and prepare for treatments with clients
    • Be able to perform stone therapytreatments
    • Understand organisational and legal requirements
    • Understand how to work safely and effectively when providing stone therapy treatments
    • Understand how to consult with clients
    • Understand how to prepare to provide stone therapy treatments
    • Understand anatomy and physiology related to stone therapy treatments
    • Understand contra-indications and contra-actions that affect or restrict stone therapy treatments
    • Understand how to use stone therapy equipment
    • Understand the principles behind stone therapy techniques and how to use them
    • Understand how to provide aftercare advice
    15

    Provide UV tanning services

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to maintain safe and effective methods of working when providing UV tanning treatments
    • Be able to consult
    • plan and prepare for treatments with clients
    • Be able to monitor UV tanning treatments
    • Understand organisational and legal requirements for providing UV tanning services
    • Understand how to work safely and effectively when providing UV tanning services
    • Understand how to perform client consultation, treatment planning and preparation
    • Understand contra-indications and contra-actions that affect or restrict UV tanning services
    • Understand how to prepare and use UV tanning equipment and materials
    • Understand anatomy and physiology that relates to UV tanning services
    • Understand how UV tanning treatments work
    • Understand how to provide aftercare advice

    Regulatory & Verification Details

    Qualification Number (QN)
    501/1021/4
    Regulated Status
    Available to learners
    Awarding Body
    VTCT Skills
    Qualification Type
    Occupational Qualification
    Operational Start
    Sept 2010