If you are passionate about beauty and skincare, the SHB50121 Diploma of Beauty Therapy will allow you to transform that passion into a rewarding career.
This qualification provides you with the education in the fundamentals of the skin and body, paired with practical skills, techniques and diagnostic skills. The hands-on approach to the course ensures that you confident and skilled in performing a wide range of facial and body treatments, along with make-up and nail services.
The qualification has 3 streams of electives you can choose to assist you in creating the qualification that suits you and your future career aspirations.
In this qualification you will learn how to provide a broad range of beauty therapy treatments and services including:
• Provide waxing, lash and brow services
• Provide nail services, including manicures and pedicures with use of the electric file
• Design and apply basic day & evening make-up looks
• Apply eyelash extensions
• Facial treatments including specialised facial treatments and micro-dermabrasion
• Body massage and spa therapy treatments including nutrition and well-being
• Aromatherapy and Stone Therapy massage
• Employ sales techniques and advise on products and services
• Conduct salon financial transactions in a salon environment
• Safe hygiene and work practices and infection control
Graduates of SHB50121 Diploma of Beauty Therapy qualification
will acquire the skills and techniques used by leading beauty
therapists in the industry.
This unit delivers the skills and knowledge required to use a knowledge and understanding of skin and body structures, functions, systems and their interrelationships in order to identify and analyse client needs, design and perform beauty therapy treatments and provide post-treatment service. It requires the ability to use an understanding of skin and hair anatomy and physiology to select the best treatment routine and products and promote skin health and appearance to clients. You will also learn how to apply the principles of nutrition, as based on healthy food and nutrition guidelines, when providing information to clients that will enhance the outcomes of beauty therapy treatments and clients’ general wellbeing.
On successful completion you will receive a Statement of Attainment for SHBBSSC001 Incorporate knowledge of skin structure and functions into beauty therapy, SHBBSSC002 Incorporate knowledge of body structures and functions into beauty therapy and SHBXCCS006 Promote healthy nutritional options in a beauty therapy context in partial completion of a SHB40121 Certificate IV in Beauty Therapy.
This unit must be completed prior to completing facial and body massage units.
SHBBBOS008 Provide Body Massages delivers the skills and knowledge required to provide full body relaxation massages. This unit will teach you how to establish priorities with clients, design body massage routines, and provide advice on body products and protection from environmental damage.
What you will learn:
• Client consultation
• Contra-indications to body massage
• Designing and recommending body massages
• Prepare for massage treatments
• Providing body massage treatments
• Selecting appropriate massage mediums
• Aftercare advice, treatment and recommendations
• Health, hygiene and safety for therapist and client
On successful completion you will receive a Statement of Attainment for SHBBBOS008 Provide body massages in partial completion of a SHB40121 Certificate IV in Beauty Therapy. This unit can be used as a stepping stone to a beauty therapy qualification.
SHBBSPA007 Provide Stone Therapy Massages delivers the skills and knowledge required to provide full body massages with hot and cold stones. This unit will teach you how to establish priorities with clients, and to select pre-heated stones, design massage and provide a stone massage treatment.
What you will learn:
• Client consultation
• Contra-indications to stone therapy massage
• Designing and recommending stone therapy massage treatments
• Selection and application of hot and cold stones
• Provide body massage with hot stones and use cold stones as required
• Aftercare advice, treatment and recommendations
• Health, hygiene and safety for therapist and client
On successful completion you will receive a Statement of Attainment for SHBBSPA007 Provide stone therapy massages in partial completion of a SHB50121 Diploma of Beauty Therapy. This unit can be used as a stepping stone to a beauty therapy qualification.
This unit delivers the skills and knowledge required to provide aromatherapy massages using blended aromatic plant oils and incorporate these blends in face and body treatments to meet specific client needs.
What you will learn:
• Client consultation
• Contra-indications to aromatherapy and massage
• Designing and recommending aromatherapy treatments
• Selecting and blending aromatic plant oils for use on face and body
• Providing aromatherapy massage
• Health and safety for therapist and client
• Aftercare advice and body care
On successful completion you will receive a Statement of Attainment for SHBBBOS009 Provide aromatherapy massages & SHBBCCS006 Prepare personalised aromatic plant oil blends for beauty treatments in partial completion of a SHB50121 Diploma of Beauty Therapy.
