Free Level 3 Beauty Therapy Techniques Course in Tonbridge

CostFREE
Duration1 year
LevelLevel 3
DeliveryClassroom based
Start7 Sep 2026
Study modeFull-time
AttendanceDaytime
Awarding bodyCity & Guilds awarding body

About this course

Free Level 3 Beauty Therapy Techniques Course in Tonbridge. Classes run at North Kent College Tonbridge, full-time during the day. You'll spend at least three sessions a week in the college's well-equipped beauty salons, including one late-night session until 8.30pm. The course covers the technical and practical skills you need to work in the beauty and spa industry. It typically takes one year to complete. This is a City and Guilds level 3 beauty therapy techniques qualification, giving you a solid foundation to seek employment or move into further training.

Who this course is for

The Level 3 Advanced Technical Diploma in Beauty and Spa Therapy aims to provide you with a range of essential technical and practical skills and knowledge, which will equip you to seek employment or further training within the Beauty and Spa Industry. As part of your continued training, you will spend a minimum of 3 sessions a week in our well equipped beauty salons which includes one late night until 8.30pm. You will be taught by experienced vocational lecturers who have worked, or are currently working, in the Beauty Therapy Industry and they therefore have a wide and current experience of the industries needs and trends. Students are expected to dedicate time for home study to develop and deepen the core underpinning knowledge, promoting long term memory.

You will study the following content:

  • Promote and sell products and services to clients
  • Anatomy and physiology
  • Provide body massage
  • Provide facial electrotherapy treatments
  • Provide body electrotherapy treatments
  • Provide dry spa treatments
  • Provide individual semi-permanent lash treatments
  • Dermatology

Your initial training is carried out on peers within your group, performing and receiving beauty services before participating in a commercial salon on paying clients to create a realistic working environment. You will be expected to behave in a highly professional manner at all times, within our teaching and learning environments developing employability skills. Uniform and equipment will need to be purchased (refer to course costs) You will wear a salon uniform at all times and are required to bring all equipment with you for each salon session.

What you will learn

  • You'll develop hands-on practical skills across a range of beauty therapy treatments
  • You'll learn facial and skin care techniques used in professional salon settings
  • You'll study body therapy treatments, including massage and specialist spa techniques
  • You'll practise nail treatments and nail art to a professional standard
  • You'll learn how to consult with clients and adapt treatments to individual needs
  • You'll build knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and how the body responds to treatments
  • You'll understand health, safety, and hygiene standards required in a salon or spa environment

How you will learn

You'll learn through practical sessions in the college's beauty salons, supported by classroom-based teaching from experienced vocational lecturers. Assessment is through a combination of practical demonstrations, observations, and written work. You'll be assessed on your ability to carry out treatments to a professional standard, as well as your underpinning knowledge of the subject.

What you will need to bring

The centre will provide most materials. North Kent College Tonbridge will confirm anything else you need before you start.

Where next

Jobs you could do

  • Beauty Therapist: how to become a beauty therapist in a salon or spa
  • Spa Therapist: delivering body and facial treatments in a spa setting
  • Nail Technician: specialist nail and nail art services
  • Salon Manager: supervising a team and running day-to-day salon operations
  • Skincare Specialist: focusing on advanced facial and skin treatments
  • Mobile Beauty Therapist: running your own client list independently

What you could study next

  • Level 4 Certificate in Laser and Light Treatments: for therapists wanting to move into advanced aesthetic treatments, which require a higher-level qualification.
  • Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Beauty Therapy: an NVQ route that some employers and salons look for alongside or instead of a technical diploma.
  • Higher Education courses in Aesthetics or Spa Management: if you want to move into management or specialist clinical roles longer term.