Illustration of women in a bright, minimalist spa receiving various beauty treatments including a facial, manicure, and eyebrow styling in a cream-toned interior.

VTCT Skills Level 2 Diploma in Beauty Therapy Studies

A broad start in beauty therapy: skincare, waxing, lashes and brows, and nails in a single diploma.

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Price

£1,599.00

Before you buy

Buying the whole pathway in one go costs less than buying its units one at a time, because each unit price includes its own tutoring and assessment. You can also study unit by unit. When the centre's assessor records that you have achieved a unit, it counts as credit towards every qualification that includes it. Once you have achieved enough units for a qualification, the centre submits your results to VTCT Skills, which awards the qualification. You do not need to buy the pathway as well. If you buy the whole pathway, you pay the full price shown. Units you bought earlier are not deducted.

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Includes all 17 units

About this qualification

This diploma builds the core treatments of a beauty therapist: facial skincare, waxing, eyelash and brow treatments, manicure and pedicure. You also learn client care and communication and health and safety in the salon. Optional units let you add make-up, threading, sugaring, nail art, skin tanning or ear piercing. VTCT Skills product code AB20491R. Ofqual qualification number 600/8660/9.

Course content

When you enrol now, you receive the VTCT Skills Record of Assessment Book as soon as your access opens, so you can read every assessment criterion and range item before your first lesson, and you get access to each unit as it is released, at no extra cost. Practical observations are booked with your assessor.

How to complete this qualification

Complete every mandatory course, then choose elective courses that add up to at least 8 credits.

Awarding body: VTCT (UK)

This is a regulated qualification. VTCT (UK) issues your certificate once you have achieved every credit the qualification requires and the centre has claimed it for you. Taitam-D does not issue its own certificate for this qualification.

Courses on this path (17 courses)

1
Provide facial skincare
Mandatory7 credits
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2
Remove hair using waxing techniques
Mandatory6 credits
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3
Provide eyelash and brow treatments
Mandatory4 credits
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4
Client care and communication in beauty-related industries
Mandatory2 credits
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5
Provide manicure treatments
Mandatory5 credits
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6
Provide pedicure treatments
Mandatory5 credits
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7
Follow health and safety practice in the salon
Mandatory3 credits
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8
Provide eyelash lifting
Elective2 credits
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9
Apply skin tanning techniques
Elective4 credits
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10
Apply make-up
Elective5 credits
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11
Instruction on make-up application
Elective5 credits
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12
Provide ear piercing
Elective2 credits
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13
Provide threading services for hair removal
Elective4 credits
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14
Remove hair using sugaring
Elective4 credits
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15
Provide nail art
Elective3 credits
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16
Salon reception duties
Elective3 credits
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17
Display stock to promote sales in a salon
Elective3 credits
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Frequently asked questions

Are the online courses suitable for beginners?▾

Yes — courses across the Taitam-D network span every skill level, and each course page lists what you'll learn before you enroll.

Will I receive a certificate upon completion?▾

It depends on the course. Some courses lead to a qualification awarded by an external awarding body such as VTCT — the course page says so where that is the case. Other courses are Taitam-D Academy London courses: you receive a course completion certificate issued by us, with an online page where it can be checked. That certificate is not a regulated qualification and is not awarded by an external awarding body. The conditions for issuing a certificate are set out on each course page.

Do I need special equipment to take the courses?▾

It depends on the course — check the course's own overview and curriculum for any tools or equipment it calls for.