Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Spa Therapy

This Programme is designed for those who want to be employed in the International Spa and Beauty Industry.

2024/25

10502

Downpatrick

Full-Time

Further Education

Beauty & Holistic Therapies

Course Overview

NVQ Level 3 Spa Therapy will give you the opportunity to gain a broader knowledge of Beauty Therapy and Spa Therapy treatments. This will enable you to have a better career choice. This is a very intensive programme and requires commitment and home study to enable you to successfully complete the programme in one year.

Modules may include:

Mandatory:

Monitor clients and the operation of sauna, steam and hydrotherapy treatments

Provide body wrapping and flotation treatments

Provide body massage treatments

Provide stone therapy treatments

Promote additional services or products to customers

Monitor procedures to safely control work operations
Provide Indian Head Massage
Provide Facial Electrical Treatments

You will work towards a Personal Development qualification and will be involved in a range of activities, designed to improve employability.

You wish to work in a Day Spa, Health Spa, Cruise Ship or Beauty Salon. Airlines, Spa Resort or own your own business.

How to provide body wrapping and flotation treatments, body massage, stone therapy, Indian head massage and facial electrics. Product and service promotion in the salons to be able to survive in this competitive Industry. Specialist skills delivered by external companies such as Dermalogica, spa companies.

Getting experience in the College’s Beauty Salon, De Courcey, with the latest equipment including the Amentio Flotation bed and Vichy Show facility and working with the public.

The visits to the Galgorm Spa Resort and the Professional Beauty show in Dublin, the seaweed baths, and hydro-ease flotation.

To be able to avail of additional in-house enhancement courses to make you more employable.

Successful completion of this programme will enable you to apply to employment or to further study on our Holistic courses.

NVQ Level 2 Beauty Therapy or equivalent and successful outcome at skills test and interview.

This course will be timetabled over 18.5 hours per week i.e. 15 hours of vocational classes and 3.5 hours per week Essential Skills Literacy and Numeracy

Students who do not have at least grade C in Maths and English will be required to complete Essential Skills in Literacy and Numeracy.

There will be one week in the year employability and two weeks Induction when the course commences in September.

Students will be required to provide their own materials and equipment eg kit and uniform. There will be an extra cost for these which will be discussed with you by the tutor.

For more information or help with this course send us an enquiry and a member of our team will get back in touch.

Robyn McNabb

Level 3 NVQ in Spa Therapy

After speaking to the friendly staff and lecturers at SERC, I was confident that this was a course I could benefit from. The facilities at SERC’s Downpatrick Campus are newly refurbished, and I had access to equipment I would use in the workplace.

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Terms & Conditions

Students will be required to comply with SERC's Terms & Conditions of study.

We strive to ensure the description of courses on SERC's website and in publications is accurate. However, for various reasons there may be occasions when the College may need to change arrangements or be unable to deliver classes due to circumstances such as reduced funding. If there are insufficient numbers applying for a course it may not be viable to deliver the class.

Courses are continually reviewed to take advantage of new teaching approaches and developments in research, industry and the professions. Please be aware that modules may change for your year of entry. The exact modules available and their order may vary depending on course updates, staff availability, timetabling and student demand. Please contact the course team for the most up to date module list.

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