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Complete Make-Up Artist

OSC1109

Do you want to set up your own make-up business? This complete make-up artist course will provide you with everything you need to know to become one step closer in achieving your dream career!

Course duration

Up to two years.

Course outcome

You will receive two Certificates of Achievement from The Quality License Scheme and TQUK.

Entry requirements

There are no entry requirements for this course.

Assessment

Tutor-marked assignment.

Study Options

 
£709.00£634.00
or £19.91 /month*
Course code: OSC1109

*Pay monthly option available via Snap Finance on payment page in checkout

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Course overview

  • Learn about eyelash and eyebrow treatments and how to apply them.
  • Understand how to apply make-up professionally.
  • Study how to apply specialist make-up treatments such as face and body art, airbrushing and prosthetics.
  • Explore how to successfully start your own business, including writing a business plan, how to market your business, set a pricing strategy and understanding your business’s finances.

Study the principles of make-up artistry from the comfort of your home and gain the business knowledge you need to get your business off to the right start.

Our experienced and friendly tutors will help you every step of the way.

You may start at any time and have two years to complete your studies, so you can work at your own pace. Completed coursework can be delivered by post or via email, so handing in an assignment is simple.

  • Why start your own business?
  • Character and motivation
  • Before you start: managing yourself and planning
  • Market research
  • Sales and profits
  • Competitors
  • Financial planning
  • Suppliers
  • Employing people
  • Stock and asset management

  • Deciding on the form of your business (sole trader, partnership, limited company)
  • How to decide what is best for you
  • Setting goals for yourself

  • Your product or service
  • Value for money
  • Competition
  • Segmenting your market
  • Pricing

  • Identifying your potential customers
  • Promoting your business
  • Before sale
  • After sale

  • Understanding your business finances
  • Working with figures
  • Break-event point
  • Fixed and current assets
  • Cash flow
  • Sources of finance
  • Managing your money

  • Why do you need a business plan?
  • The format and structure of your business plan
  • Yourself, your people. your values, your mission
  • Your business model
  • Your market
  • Your competition
  • Development
  • Profit forecast
  • Risks

  • Facial treatments
  • Skin structure and skin analysis
  • Lip and eye make-up cleanse
  • Superficial/deep cleanse
  • Toning products and procedures
  • Exfoliation
  • Client record card and treatment plan
  • Contra-indications to treatment
  • Mask therapy
  • Facial massage

  • Eyelash and brow treatments
  • Skin test or patch test
  • Eyelash tinting and eyelash perming
  • Contra-indications
  • Eyebrow tinting and shaping
  • False eyelash application and strip lashes
  • Semi-permanent mascara

  • Make-up consultation
  • Record card and treatment plan
  • Product formulations
  • Labelling of ingredients
  • Mineral make-up
  • Product use and information
  • Client preparation
  • Make-up brushes and tools
  • Hygienic application of make-up
  • General points of good practice
  • Make-up application procedure
  • Bridal make-up
  • Consumer legislation

  • Face and body art make-up
  • Make-up colours
  • Artificial tanning
  • Airbrushing techniques
  • Nail treatments and enamelling
  • Nail art
  • Prosthetics
  • Make-up effects and tools
  • Media make-up (theatre/fashion/photographic)
  • Cosmetic camouflage

  • Blood and blood supply
  • The lymphatic system
  • The skeleton
  • Cells
  • Muscle tissue
  • The skin (dermis, epidermis)
  • Hair (follicles, structure, colour)
  • Nerve endings
  • Functions of the skin
  • Disorders of the skin

  • Hygiene and sterilisation
  • Infection
  • Salon management
  • Health and safety legislation
  • Equal opportunities
  • Communication and greeting clients
  • Appearance and attitude
  • Telephone manner and complaint handling
  • Insurance
  • Treatment of minors
  • Data protection
  • Teamwork and time management
  • Codes of conduct, ethics and practice
  • Employee appraisal

Awarding body

The Quality License Scheme

The Animal Welfare Level 4 course has been endorsed by the Quality License Scheme for its high-quality. This course is not regulated by Ofqual and is not an accredited qualification. We will be able to advise you on any further recognition, for example, progression routes into further and/or higher education. For further information please visit the Learner FAQs on the Quality License Scheme website.

This course has been benchmarked at Level 4 against level descriptors published by Ofqual, to indicate the depth of knowledge and understanding that you would expect at this level.

TQUK

The Animal Care Level 2 course and Veterinary Support Assistant Level 3 course have been designed by Open Study College to meet specific learners’ or employers’ requirements. The courses have been endorsed by TQUK. This means Open Study College have undergone external quality checks to ensure that the organisation and the courses’ it offers meet a high standard. Regular reviews of our courses are carried out as part of the endorsement process.

The courses depth and study have been benchmarked at Level 2 and 3 against level descriptors published by Ofqual.

Extra information

This course is assessed through a series of written assignments.

You may start at any time and have two years to complete your studies. This is more than enough time to give you flexibility and work at your own pace without the pressure of deadlines.

The course is designed for study by distance learning at home or at work. Students receive a course manual, assignments and tutor support for the home study part of the course.

At the end of this course, successful learners will receive a Certificate of Achievement in Starting Your Own Business Level 3 from the Quality License Scheme and a Learner Unit Summary (which lists the components the learner has completed as part of the course).

You will also receive a Certificate of Achievement by Training Qualification UK (TQUK) in Make-Up Artistry Level 3.

This course is not regulated by Ofqual and is not an accredited qualification.

FAQs

You do not need any previous knowledge to enrol on to this course.

You may start at any time and you will have two years to complete your studies. This course is truly flexible and is designed to be adaptable around your lifestyle.

  • Dedicated personal tutor support
  • Dedicated learner services
  • Assignment marking and feedback
  • FREE CV critique service
  • FREE employability guide to help you impress future employers
  • FREE XO Student Discounts membership
  • *Comprehensive study guide
  • *Open Study College pen and highlighter
  • *Student notebook
  • *FREE make up kit including:
    • *Spatula
    • *Headband
    • *Make up palette
    • *Lip brushes
    • *Mascara brushes
    • *Eyeliner brushes
    • *Applicators

* Not included with the online study option

No. We will issue your certification based on the successful completion of your coursework.

No, everything is included in the cost of your course.

It's not a problem. We offer a course replacement service, so if you get into trouble and your course pack is lost or damaged, our Learner Services Team can provide you with a new set of materials for a one-time additional fee.

That's not a problem. We want to make sure you're 100% confident about enrolling on the course and starting your study. So, just give our team of education specialists a call on 03300 563 100 and they'll do their best to help.

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