I have been working as a Beauty Therapist for 8 years now and I have to say I still really enjoy it. It is a very rewarding Job which allows you to take your training in many directions of work. **Training** I went to Bromley College for my training. NVQ level 2 covered the following:- *waxing using hot wax, warm wax and sugaring *facials *tinting *manicure/pedicure *Health and safety in the work place *reception duties I managed to complete level 2 in a year and a half, this meant going to college 3 days a week and a day in a salon environment. NVQ level 3 covered the following:- *Swedish ...  Read the complete review

Have you ever had a massage and wondered why its so wonderful? Would you revel in making people relaxed, pampered and confident? Well sounds like this course might be for you then. Beauty Therapy is a profession that can be very rewarding and although its centered around complementary treatments, you get to communicate with people on so many levels. Training usually takes 2 years full time and is of NVQ level 2 and 3. There are part time courses/ refresher courses and combined courses with Hairdressing and Sports therapy and should be available in your local college. To enrol in such a course you need at least a GSCE in Math's, English and a Science but its not a ...  Read the complete review

Beauty Therapy is a very interesting career to go into. I combined it with hairdressing and went on a three year full-time college course. With hind sight, I would have done an apprentiseship in a salon and gone to college part-time. Although an apprentise earns very little money, it is better than nothing(which you get full-time at college), and enables you to get used to the regime of a shop and clientele. Also, this means you are already employed, which is sometimes difficult to achieve when you are fresh from leaving college. You need to be very intersted in the human body, as you will need to learn most muscles etc. and certain bodily functions,ie. ...  Read the complete review