Applied Therapies including Beauty Therapy

Today’s beauty and applied therapy industry is an everexpanding, ever-changing, ever-fascinating sector. If you are innovative and ambitious, there is no limit to your potential, be it in PR, journalism, makeup, a salon owner, beauty therapist or founding your own beauty company!

No other industry has such a constant worldwide demand for qualified, creative, well-trained individuals. The beauty/ applied therapy industry offers bright opportunities with careers in the fashion industry as a makeup artist or stylist. You might have the independence to start your own salon or spa or even become an instructor at College and inspire others to enter into the business.

What will I do?

As part of the Lee Stafford Academy Hairdressing, Barbering and Applied Therapies, you will be taught in industry leading salons by highly skilled professionals with a wealth of beauty industry knowledge. Courses will cover makeup, massage therapies and technical aesthetic applications such as eyebrow shaping, eyelash and eyebrow tinting, waxing, manicure and pedicure, as well as anatomy and physiology, skin and hair growth.

Career Opportunities

Dermatologist, eyelash technician, nail technician, spa owner, freelance beauty therapist, beauty writer, beauty vlogger.

Courses

Career-Focused Courses Level Entry Requirements VTCT NVQ Diploma in Beauty Therapy VTCT VRQ in Beauty Therapy Treatments

VTCT in Applied Therapies 2 5 GCSEs at grades C or above

3 Level 2 Beauty Therapy or an equivalent qualification

3 Level 2 qualifications in Beauty Therapy or Complementary Therapies

Duration Location 1 Year Brecon/ Newtown

1 Year Brecon

1 Year Newtown

The Lee Stafford Academy of Hairdressing, Barbering and Applied Therapies has been celebrating the success of their Beauty Therapy students at the recent Skills Wales competitions virtual awards ceremony.

The two heats of Beauty Therapist (Hands and Face) and Beauty Therapy Practitioner (Body) saw two students from Newtown College take home medals.

Bronze medal winner, Ariyarnna Tidbury, thanked the support from her course tutor, Charlotte Smith. 'Thank you to my tutor Charlotte who really encouraged me and gave me the confidence to enter this competition. I’m very pleased to have been able to be involved as it was an amazing opportunity." Charlotte responded ''I'm very proud of Ariyarnna receiving a Bronze medal, it is a fantastic achievement for her during a very challenging year."

The second competition heat of Beauty Therapy Practitioner (Body) resulted in Level 3 Diploma in Applied Therapies student Lucy Lewis from Newtown College achieving a Bronze medal. Lucy commented, "I'm over the moon to have won a medal for the second year running in the Skills Wales competitions. A massive thank you to my tutor, Lisa Brandon, who has not only taught me the skills that I need but also given me the confidence to compete in competitions like this. I look forward to competing in future competitions."

Average annual earnings

Beauty Therapist £21k in salon Makeup Artist £40 per hour (freelance) Salon Owner up to£100k Senior Stylist £30k - emsi

“We were delighted to have students Ariyarnna Tidbury and Lucy Lewis achieve Bronze medals at the Skills Wales Competition this year” Lecturer, Lisa Brandon