Department of Aesthetic Science
Accredited Occupational and National Occupational Certificates
1. Occupational Certificate: Eye Grooming Therapist
A specialised programme focusing on the art and science of eyebrow and eyelash enhancement. Learners are trained in brow shaping, tinting, mapping, lash lifts, and lash tinting. This course equips graduates with highly sought-after grooming skills ideal for salons, spas, and freelance beauty work.
2. Occupational Certificate: Make-Up Consultant
This course equips learners with professional make-up artistry skills, including foundation matching, contouring, special occasion make-up, bridal looks, and photographic make-up. Learners gain both creative technique and product knowledge to excel in beauty retail, events, and freelance environments.
3. Occupational Certificate: Nail Therapist
A detailed and practical course covering nail care, nail structure, hygiene, manicures and pedicures. Graduates enter the industry with the skills required to work confidently in nail bars, beauty clinics, or as independent nail technicians.
4. Occupational Certificate: Temporary Hair Removal Therapist
This programme trains learners in professional temporary hair removal techniques. The course focuses on hygiene, client comfort, skin preparation, and post-care preparing therapists for high demand grooming services.
5. Occupational Certificate: Body Care Therapist
A holistic course that teaches full-body rejuvenation techniques such as exfoliation, hydration treatments, spa rituals, and body wellness therapies. Ideal for learners who want to work in spas and wellness centres.
6. Occupational Certificate: Body Massage Therapist
A specialised programme focusing on Swedish massage, deep tissue techniques, pressure-point work, and relaxation therapy. This qualification provides the foundation needed for careers in spas, wellness centres, and therapeutic environments.
7. Occupational Certificate: Manual Skincare Therapist
This course teaches hands-on skincare treatments including cleansing, steaming, extraction, facial massage, skin analysis, and mask applications. Learners become confident in delivering professional facial treatments without the use of machine-based therapies.
8. Occupational Certificate: Body Therapist
A comprehensive qualification covering body analysis, body contouring techniques, spa body treatments, body rejuvenation therapies, and holistic wellness principles. This course opens pathways to spa employment and specialised body therapy roles.
9. Occupational Certificate: Beauty Practitioner
A foundational beauty qualification introducing learners to essential skincare, grooming techniques, basic make-up, nail care, and client communication. This course is ideal for beginners entering the beauty industry and provides a strong base for further specialisation.
10. National Occupational Certificate: Beauty Therapist
A full-spectrum professional qualification offering in-depth training in skincare, body treatments, make-up, nail technology, and holistic wellness approaches. This programme prepares learners to become fully qualified Beauty Therapists with strong theoretical and practical grounding, creating opportunities in salons, spas, aesthetic clinics, and entrepreneurship.