College Higher Education

Beauty Therapy & Spa

Qualification and Career Pathways

Presented by Stephenson College

Claire Stocker & Jane Harwood-Scott

Welcome to Beauty Therapy and Spa

Management

We have an event filled with activities to raise awareness of beauty therapy

and spa and where it can lead to. We would like you to consider what qualities

are needed within this demanding industry and what your potential earnings

could be. We would like you to share this workbook with your parents or

guardians to inform them of the opportunities open to you within the Beauty

and Spa sector.

Activities today will include:

Welcome and presentation

HE, Careers and potential earnings task

Hands on – practical

Presentation by Universities locally who offer a Spa Management or

Beauty degree

Presentation – Career progression within the Beauty & Spa industry

Career Pathway to High Profile Employment

Career Pathway within Beauty Therapy & Spa Industry

Specialist/Leadership Roles, such as Education Manager Inspector Company Director Competition Judge Salon/Spa Owner Regional/National Manager

Management Roles: Salon Lecturer Salon Training Manager Salon/Spa Manager Reception/Retail Manager Area Manager for a Cosmetic/Skin Care

Company

Senior Roles: Senior Beauty/Spa/Complimentary Therapist Senior Nail Technician TV & Film Make-Up Artist Salon Trainer Freelance Beauty/Spa/Complimentary/Nail Beauty/Spa Therapist or Nail Technician Industry Sales or

Marketing

Junior Roles Junior Beauty Therapist Junior Complimentary Therapist Junior Nail Technician Junior Retail Consultant

Assistant/Apprenticeship programme as; Assistant Beauty Therapist Assistant Nail Technician Assistant Retail Consultant

Earnings versus Qualifications

Earnings versus Qualifications

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Qualities Needed for Higher Education

Practical Task – Preparing for a make-up

Where to Apply Eye Make-Up Products

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Measuring Your Brows

Have you considered University to gain a Degree and progress to a Masters

and beyond?

Level 1 Hair and Beauty Full time, modules could include a basic introduction to: skin

care, facials, make-up, manicure, nail art, shampooing, blow dry hair, styling women’s hair,

temporary hair colour, plaiting and twisting hair, creating an image and health and safety

Level 2 Beauty Therapy Full time, modules could include: Facials, manicure,

pedicure, waxing, eye treatments: lash & brow tinting, false lashes, brow shaping, make-up,

effective team work, health and safety, promoting products and treatments

Level 3 Beauty Therapy Full time, modules could include: Improve the face and skin

condition using electrotherapy, Indian head massage, marketing, salon manager, body

massage, hot stone therapy, massage using pre-blended aromatherapy oils

Level 4/5 FdSc (Foundation Degree) International Spa Management, can top

up to a BSc Modules could include: You will study modules such as: International Spa

Concept, Applied Spa Skills, Academic Study Skills, Finance in the Service Industries,

Anatomy and Physiology, Human Resource Management for the Service Industries, Spa

Experiences and Treatments, Advanced Spa Skills, Research Skills, Marketing in the Service

Industries, Business Development and Entrepreneurship, Spa Cuisine: Concepts and

Philosophies

Level 6 BSc (Hons) Degree International Spa Management Full or part time,

modules could include: You'll study modules such as: International Spa Concept, Massage

Techniques, Academic Study Skills, Finance in the Service Industries, Anatomy and

Physiology, Human Resource Management for the Service Industries, Spa Experiences and

Treatments, Specialised Massage Techniques, Research Skills, Marketing in the Service

Industries, Business Development and Entrepreneurship, Balanced Nutrition and Spa

Cuisine, Independent Study, Contemporary Issues, Spa Operations Management, Strategic

Management, Spa Design, Spa Treatments: Evolution and Innovation

Level 7 MSc Masters International Spa Management Full or part time, module

could include: Spa Operations and Project Management, The Spa Consumer, Research

Methodologies, Integrated Business Management (double module), Strategic Directions,

Independent Scholarship (triple module) - on this module you will develop your analytical

and critical skills while investigating in detail a service sector topic of your choice.

To conclude

We would like to thank you for your participation within the Beauty & Spa HE

Event and hope that the activities have raised your awareness of the career

pathways through university that could lead to high level jobs within the

Beauty & Spa industry.

We hope that you enjoyed your taster as your first steps towards your future

beauty therapy career.

If you would like further information on beauty therapy courses at Stephenson

College, please contact Claire Stocker or Jane Harwood-Scott to discuss:

Tel: 01530 836136 ext. 149

Email: cstocker@stephensoncoll.ac.uk or jharwoodscott@stephensoncoll.ac.uk

Work Mobile: 07825 844799

OR Contact the REACH website to find other courses in your area at:

www.reach.ac.uk

We look forward to hearing from you!