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OSTC Beauty Therapy - Dunedin (Level 2)

If you’re at secondary school and want to learn some practical, hands-on skills that will help you on your career pathway, you can learn at our Otago Secondary Tertiary College (OSTC).
Interested in a career in beauty, make-up, and fashion? If you enjoy helping people to feel their best, this course could be for you.

Domestic
Credits
25
Fees
0
*Approximate full qualification tuition fee
Delivery
On campus
Location
Dunedin
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How to apply

See application section below for more information.

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What you study
Workload
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  • You will learn about basic skincare and skin health, and some human biology to help you with this
  • Learn make-up techniques, and practice applying makeup, including historical and creative make-up
  • Carry out the main beauty salon procedures, under supervision.  These may include facials, manicures, pedicures, brow shaping and tinting
  • You will have an opportunity to use and learn about professional beauty products, and how to recommend them to clients
  • Interact and communicate with clients in a professional way, and discover how a professional salon works. 

What could I study next?

Study for the New Zealand Certificate in Beauty Therapy (Level 4).

Please note: You will need to be 18 or turning 18 the year that you study this. 

What jobs could I do? 

  • Trainee Beautician
  • Beauty Sales Representative
  • Health Resort Employee
  • Make-up for TV/Movie Industry/Fashion/Events
  • Make-up Artist
  • Beauty Business Owner
  • Massage Therapist
  • Image Consultant 

Cancellation of a programme

Any programme of study, course or course occurrence may be cancelled or postponed where there are insufficient numbers. As far as is practically possible, we avoid cancelling or making other significant changes less than two weeks before the programme starts (or five working days for short courses). If this happens, we will do our best to suggest alternative study options for you. If you don’t want to do the alternative programme, we will give you a full refund. For international students, if a programme change affects your visa status, we will let you know and support you to find an alternative option. We also advise Immigration New Zealand of any programme change that will affect international students.