This Diploma has been designed for those wishing to operate as a beauty therapist employing staff and managing a beauty salon. You will acquire advanced beauty skills to be a qualified beauty therapist, including aesthetic aromatherapy, use of essential oils, epilation and make-up for photography. You may choose from electives in specialist beauty areas, workplace training and assessment or small business management. Skills development for clinical work will require students to practice on each other and industry dress codes will apply. This will necessarily involve touch but will always be practiced and applied in accordance with industry codes of practice and ethics. Course Structure To receive the Diploma of Beauty Therapy students must complete all core units and, if available, a range of additional units. Core Units Provide body massages Provide body treatments Provide lash and brow services Provide facial treatments and skin care recommendations Provide specialized facial treatments Provide waxing services Design and apply make-up Provide manicure and pedicure services Research and apply beauty industry information Conduct salon financial transactions Provide salon services to clients Comply with organizational requirements within a personal services environment Apply safe hygiene, health and work practices Additional Units Maintain infection control standards Provide diathermy treatments Use reflexology relaxation techniques in beauty treatments Provide stone therapy massages Provide Indian head massages for relaxation Prepare personalized aromatic plant oil blends for beauty treatments Provide spa therapies Market the small business undertake small business planning Monitor and manage small business operations Manage small business finances Provide female intimate waxing services Provide male intimate waxing services Design and apply make-up for photography Design and apply remedial camouflage make-up Design and provide cosmetic tattooing Provide upper body piercing Provide micro-dermabrasion treatments Work in a spa therapies framework Career opportunities Beauty therapist with specialist skills, beauty trainer, beauty salon manager.