Certificate III in Beauty Services

Campus: Holmesglen, Moorabbin campus. Wednesday afternoons

Assessment: Not scored

Code: SHB30121

In this study, learn to provide a range of beauty services including nails, waxing, lash and brow, and make-up. There is a focus on making sure that students have a strong customer-service approach when consulting with clients and students are ready to walk into a job at a salon.

Aims

• Provide students with the knowledge and skills to achieve competencies that will enhance employment prospects in the beauty industry.
• Enable students to gain a recognised credential and make a more informed choice of vocational and career paths.
• Prepare students to have a customer focus service approach to client consultation.

Years 1 and 2

• Use electric file equipment for nail services
• Advise on beauty products and services
• Provide manicure and pedicare services
• Research and apply beauty industry information
• Apply safe hygiene, health and work practices
• Provide First Aid
• Apply cosmetic tanning products
• Design and apply make-up
• Conduct salon financial transactions
• Comply with organisational requirements within a personal services environment
• Sell to the retail customer
• Provide lash and brow services
• Provide waxing services
• Maintain infection control standards
• Provide salon services to clients
• Maintain ethical and professional standards when using social media and online platforms
• Apply eyelash extensions
• Design and apply make-up for photography

Holmesglen Course Information

Assessment

This program is not a scored study. Students who successfully complete the Unit 3 & 4 sequence will receive one ATAR increment, which is calculated as 10 per cent of the fourth-ranked study score from the student's 'top four' Unit 3 & 4 studies.

Additional resources

A make-up kit must be purchased directly from Holmesglen. The cost for the make-up kit in 2024 was $450 and this may increase in 2025.