Parramatta Community College

Make-up for Professionals

This comprehensive Make-up for Professionals Course is a Nationally Accredited course that will build your technical make-up and client skills. With the key industry know how, you will equip yourself with the extensive product knowledge needed to build your business opportunities. You will learn how to consult with clients about professional products and cutting edge make-up artistry. This course applies to beauticians and beauty therapists, retail assistants, make-up freelancers, those who work in beauty salons, retail cosmetic outlets, and settings that provide make-up services. In this environment they make routine service decisions within a defined range and have knowledge and skills of a variety of make-up products and application techniques.

If you love working with people, working on your own terms and hours and have a passion for the beauty industry why not take advantage of this course and build your own business venture.  Unlike other courses, this Nationally Accredited course will give you the qualifications to open your own business and be covered by commercial insurance for your business safety and peace of mind. There are 3 units of competences:  

SHBBMUP009 Design and apply make-up
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to apply facial make-up products for day, evening or special occasions. It requires the ability to consult with clients, analyse face and skin, and to demonstrate and apply make-up products to suit client needs or make-up brief. This unit applies to beauticians and beauty therapists, retail assistants, and make-up freelancers who work in beauty salons, retail cosmetic outlets, and settings that provide make-up services. In this environment they make routine service decisions within a defined range and have knowledge and skills of a variety of make-up products and application techniques.

SHBBCCS005 Advice on beauty products and services
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to advise clients on a range of professional beauty products and services.  It requires the ability to investigate products and services, interpret information, identify client beauty needs and explain available beauty products and services. This unit applies to workers in nail, make-up, and beauty salons. In these environments, they work in a team but have responsibility for maintaining their own product and treatment knowledge.

SHBXCCS008 Provide salon services to clients
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to provide a complete customer salon service experience. It requires the ability to communicate with clients face-to-face or by telephone, schedule appointments, complete salon treatments, attend and respond to client complaints, and assist clients with special needs. This unit applies to workers in personal service environments including beauty and hairdressing salons, nail salons and spas. In these environments, they make routine service decisions within a defined range.