NVQ and VRQ Beauty Therapy Assessors Guide
Click on the image above for the VTCT Assessor Guides for either NVQs or VRQs in Beauty Therapy
Units for QCF qualifications
The following unit books for VTCT qualification are now available for download below:
NVQ
UG111G2 - Assist with salon reception duties
UG111G3 - Contribute to the development of effective working relationships
UG211G4 - Fufil salon reception duties
UG211G8 - Develop and maintain your effectiveness at work
UG31G11 - Contribute to the financial effectiveness of the business
UG21G18 - Promote additional services or products to customers
UG31G20 - Ensure responsibility for actions to reduce risks to health and safety
UG31G22 - Monitor procedures to safely control work operations
UN10GH1 - Shampoo and condition hair
UN10GH3 - Prepare for hair services and maintain work areas
UN10GH4 - Assist with hair colour services
UN10GH5 - Assit with perming hair services
UN10GH6 - Plait and twist hair using basic techniques
UN10GH7 - Remove hair extensions
UN10AH1 - Shampoo and condition African type hair
UN10AH2 - Plait and twist African type hair using basic techniques
UN10AH3 - Remove hair extensions (Afrcian type hair)
UN10AH4 - Assist with perming services for African type hair
UN10AH5 - Assist with relaxing services for African type hair
UB100B1 - Prepare and maintain salon treatment work areas
UB100B2 - Assist with facial skin care treatments
UB100B3 - Assist with day make-up
UB200B4 - Provide facial skin care treatment
UB200B5 - Enhance the appearance of eyebrows and lashes
UB200B6 - Carry out waxing services
UB200B7 - Carry out ear piercing
UB200B8 - Provide make-up services
UB200B9 - Instruct clients in the use of and application of skin care products and make-up
UB20B10 - Enhance appearance using skin camouflage
UB30B11 - Design and create fashion and photographic make-up
UB30B12 - Plan and provide airbrush make-up
UB30B13 - Provide body electrical treatments
UB30B14 - Provide facial electrical treatments
UB30B15 - Provide single eyelash extension treatments
UB30B20 - Provide body massage treatments
UB20B21 - Provide UV tanning services
UB30B22 - Provide specialist skin camouflage services
UB30B23 - Provide Indian head massage
UB30B24 - Carry out massage using pre-blended aromatherapy oils
UB30B25 - Provide self-tanning services
UB30B26 - Provide female intimate waxing services
UB30B27 - Provide male intimate waxing services
UB30B28 - Provide stone therapy treatments
UB30B29 - Provide electrical epilation treatments
UG31H32 - Contribute to the planning and implementation of promotional activities
UB100N1 - Assist with nail services
UB200N2 - Provide manicure services
UB200N3 - Provide pedicure services
UB200S1 - Assist with spa operations
UB300S2 - Monitor clients and operation of sauna, steam and hydrotherapy treatments
UB300S3 - Provide body wrapping and flotation treatments
Assessment Guidance
The Habia assessment strategy for beauty therapy and spa therapy can be downloaded below.
Habia Assessment Strategy for Beauty Therapy / Spa Therapy
VTCT Assessment Guidance
Assessment Guidance for Beauty, Nail and Spa - NVQs
For full details of the QCF units available from VTCT, including accreditation numbers, VTCT product numbers, guided learning hours and credits can be downloaded below
Unit information for NVQs in Beauty Therapy, Nails and Spa Therapy
Unit information for VRQs in Beauty Therapy, Nails and Spa Therapy
Full downloadable copies of VTCT Record of Assessment books for the qualifications will be added to the qualfication details as they come available.
VRQ
UV10343 - Introduction to the hair and beauty sector
UV10344 - Presenting a professional image in a salon
UV10346 - The art of photographic make-up
UV10416- Providing basic manicure treatment
UV10417- Providing basic pedicure treatment
UV10481- Salon reception duties
UV20398- Provide facial skincare
UV20399- Provide and maintain nail enhancement
UV20400- Head Massage
UV20402- The art of photographic make-up
UV20415- Working in beauty related industries
UV20418- Remove hair using waxing techniques
UV20419- Provide eyelash and brow treatments
UV20420 - Apply skin tanning techniques
UV20421- Facial care for men
UV20422 - Shaping and colouring eyebrows
UV20423 - Body art design
UV20437- Apply make-up
UV20438- Instruction on make-up application
UV20439- Provide ear piercing
UV20442 - Provide threading services for hair removal
UV20443- Provide thermal auricular therapy
UV20444- Design and apply Mendhi skin decoration
UV20446- Remove hair using sugaring
UV20453- Client care and communication in beauty-related industries
UV20470- Provide manicure treatments
UV20471- Provide pedicure treatments
UV20472- Provide nail art
UV20473- Provide eyelash perming
UV20573 - Foot care
UV30330 - Introduction to the hair and beauty sector
UV30331- Presenting a professional image in a salon
UV30332 - Hand care
UV30333- Nail art application
UV30334 - Create an image using colour for the hair and beauty sector
UV30335- Skin care
UV30339 - Basic make-up application
UV30340- Themed face painting
UV30403- Provide facial electrotherapy treatments
UV30404- Provide body electrotherapy treatments
UV30405- Apply and maintain nail enhancements
UV30406- Apply airbrush make-up to the face
UV30407- Airbrush design for nails
UV30409- Camouflage make-up
UV30410- Explore the origins of massage and principles of complementary and alternative medicine
UV30411 - Origins, principles and theories of massage
UV30424- Provide body massage
UV30425- Provide massage using pre-blended aromatherapy oils
UV30426- Apply individual permanent lashes
UV30427- Intimate waxing for male clients
UV30428 - Intimate waxing for female clients
UV30429 - Enhance nails using electric files
UV30430 - Apply micro dermabrasion
UV30431- Media make-up
UV30432 - Nail enhancements and advanced hand and nail art techniques
UV30433 - Explore technological developments within the hair, beauty and associated areas
UV30434 - Anatomical and physiological knowledge of body systems
UV30435 - Promote and sell products and services to clients
UV30436 - Style and fit postiche
UV30440 - Design and apply face and body art
UV30441- Fashion and photographic make-up
UV30447- Monitor and maintain spa area
UV30448 - Provide spa treatments
UV30449 - Contribute to the effective running of business
UV30450 - Provide UV tanning
UV30451- Provide self tanning
UV30452 - Research in the hair and beauty sector
UV30456 - Dermatology and microbiology
UV30457 - Salon design for the hair and beauty sector
UV30459 - IT and data handling in the hair and beauty sector
UV30460 - Marketing in the hair and beauty sector
UV30468- Client care and communication in beauty-related industries
UV30469 - Cultural, social and technological influences on beauty-related industries
UV30474 - Provide electrical epilation
UV30475- Apply stone therapy massage
UV30476 - Design and apply nail art
UV30557 - Create and cast small prosthetic pieces and bald caps
UV30558- Apply prosthetic pieces and bald caps
UV30571 - Production arts planning
UV30572 - Fantasy hair design for performers
UV30574 - Provide Indian head massage
UV40412 - Advanced epilation techniques
UV40413 - Laser and light treatments for hair removal
UV40414 - Laser and light treatments for skin rejuvenation
UV40461 - Chemistry of hair and beauty products
UV40462 - Management of health, safety and security in the salon
UV40463 - Physiology of ageing
UV40464 - Quality management of client care in the hair and beauty sector
UV40465 - Sales management in the hair and beauty sector
UV40466 - Public relations (PR) in the hair and beauty sector
UV40467 - Salon management
Some beauty therapy qualifications contain units from our hairdressing and nails sectors. Please refer to those areas of our website if you cannot find the unit you require.
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