Assistant Make-Up Artists work with the main makeup artists to create the look the director demands, if you’re an assistant makeup artist, your work covers a range of possibilities, from the basic to the complex. As the assistant, you go along for the ride, working right beside the main artist. Each day, you set up mid break down the workstation. This includes setting out brushes, refilling supplies, cleaning tools, and in general, making sure things are hygienic and ready to go, you also work in cosmetic counters. Certificate II in Retail Cosmetics will also examine the beauty and makeup professional, what it takes to be successful in the industry, what is expected of you when working in industry, client and work team communication, legal requirements, improving personal efficiency, health and hygiene, health and safety in the workplace, complying with organisational requirements within a makeup aid beauty environment, organising personal work requirements, assessing client requirements aid expectations, developing a makeup plans, advising and recommending beauty products and services, producing innovative makeup and beauty visual merchandise displays, retailing to the customer, front desk operations, the receptionist, security and theft, conducting financial transactions, promotional activities and the beauty business.
Further studies in makeup will then incorporate the evolution of makeup, tools of trade, colour theory, client consultations, creating the canvas, facial features, every day and special events makeup techniques and applications. Specialising in concealers, foundations, contouring and highlighting, blushers, face and body powders, the eyes, the eyelashes, the lips, different makeup settings and treatments, finishing your makeup application treatment, planning and promoting yourself and different makeup activities.
During any type of production, you help with touch-ups between takes. You deliver supplies, keep models, actors, media representatives and clients comfortable and move makeup to where it needs to be. Depending on the size of the production, you might even be able to help with the application of make-up, like doing small areas of body paint application, putting on foundation or even doing the makeup of extras.
This is a job that calls for excellent makeup skills, with equal flair for providing outstanding customer service, the ability to work towards and achieve retail sales targets, be able to produce dynamic visual merchandise displays, use social media tools for collaboration and fashion makeup engagement, communicate with professionalism and style, thrive on teamwork and collaboration, be goal orientated, motivated to achieve results and be flexible in line with business needs.
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Assistant Make-Up Artist
Cosmetics Retail Consultant
DURATION: 1 semester (16 weeks)
Certificate III in Make-Up with a Beauty Therapist pathway exhibits the role for individuals to be employed as innovative makeup artists, to design and apply makeup for a range of industry divisions and occasions across the beauty, fashion, media and entertainment industries with attached beauty skills and qualifications.
Certificate III in makeup with a beauty therapist pathway covers a range of well-developed innovative makeup and beauty skills, where responsibility and judgement is required. Successful graduates will be responsible for their own productivities, obtaining skills to work cooperatively with industry colleagues including photographers, fashion stylists, beauty therapists and media production teams.
The beauty division involves beauty and makeup consultations, beauty and makeup client assessments and advice, application techniques for classic and high fashion eyelash extensions, eyebrow shaping and design, hair removal, lash and brow tinting and lightening, classic body hair removal, professional airbrush body tanning, anatomy and physiology, contra-indications, contra-actions, preparation procedures when preforming beauty and makeup treatments, sterilization, disinfection, health and safety, nutrition, cosmetic chemistry, aftercare advice, the beauty professional, reception skills, promotional activities and the beauty business.
The makeup division houses techniques, designs and applications for the classic bride, day and evening, fashion editorials, photographic, catwalk, the high chic, airbrush and creative makeup platforms. Additionally, covering detailed skills required when papering the skin prior to makeup applications, the professional way to concealing, selecting and applying foundation, colour principles and knowledge, the importance of understanding and working with colour levels and reflects, the art of contouring and flawless face powder practices. Corrective skills and techniques for contouring, cheek designs, lip designs, eye designs, lash and eyebrow designs are a focus for SHB30215 Certificate III in Make-Up at Colour Cosmetica Academy.
Fruitful individuals will have the skills and knowledge to work as part of a team or on a freelance basis, in settings such as makeup studios, retail cosmetic counters, beauty salons, spas, fashion and media sets, photography studios, show production works for fashion shows and events.
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Professional Make-Up Artist
Beauty Therapist
DURATION: 1 year (32 weeks)
Certificate III in Beauty Services reflects the role of individuals employed as beauticians to deliver a range of beauty services including nail, waxing, lash and brow, and effective basic make-up services. Certificate III in beauty services develops the skills to begin a career in the beauty therapy industry, where individuals embrace a range of well-developed technical and customer service skills where discretion and judgement is required and responsible for their own outputs. This includes client consultations on beauty products and services.
Graduates will be highly skilled in interacting with customers, providing a range of sophisticated beauty services including; innovative make-up, waxing, manicure and pedicure, lash and brow treatments, cosmetic tanning, classic facials and demonstrating and selling retail skin care and other cosmetic products.
As a qualified beautician with a Certificate III in Beauty Services a career can begin within beauty salons executing all practical skills learnt through the qualification and become a key performer working within beauty salons, typically conducted in beauty, waxing, brow and nail salons. General reception areas and executing all duties with retail skin care and make up products, merchandising, client consultation and care.
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Qualified Beautician
DURATION: 1 year (32 weeks)
Certificate III in Nail Technology reflects the role of individuals employed as nail technicians to provide manicure and pedicure services, including the application of nail art and acrylic and gel nail enhancements.
Graduates will retain a range of well-developed technical and customer service skills where discretion and judgement is required and are responsible for their own outputs. This includes client consultation on nail care products and services. Nail technicians may also be self-employed and responsible for managing their own nail station, working typically in nail and beauty salons. Students will learn the skills and knowledge in the applications of gel nail enhancements, acrylic nail enhancements, nail art, the use of electrical file equipment for nail services and also the processes and outcomes on marketing mall businesses, small business planning, monitoring and managing small business operations and the management of small business finances.
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Qualified Nail Technician
DURATION: 1 year (32 weeks)
Graduates at this level reflect the role of individuals who work as beauty therapists to provide a range of beauty therapy treatments and services, including lash and brow treatments, nail services, make-up, massage and waxing. Successful graduates will be able to communicate with clients to recommend treatments and services, sell retail skin care and cosmetic products. These individuals undertake work independently, with limited guidance from others, to perform routine and non-routine activities and solve non-routine problems. They apply and adapt technical skills and knowledge, and use judgment in the provision of beauty treatments and services. These individuals are responsible for their own outputs and provide limited guidance to others.
Work is typically conducted from a graduate in Certificate IV in Beauty Therapy and will provide services in beauty salons and spas in specialised facial treatments, fresh innovative cosmetic tanning applications and products, body aromatherapy massages and treatments, up-to-the-minute lash and brow services, advancing eyelash extensions, evolving facial treatments and skin care recommendations, refined waxing services, progressive techniques in designing and applying make-up for the commercial markets and media together with manicure, pedicure services, gel nail enhancements, acrylic nail enhancements, nail art, the use of electric file equipment for nail services and advanced nail art.
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Qualified Beauty Therapist
Qualified Nail Technician
DURATION: 1.5 years (50 weeks)
Diploma of Beauty Therapy reflects the role of individuals employed as beauty therapists to provide a broad range of beauty therapy treatments and services including facial treatments, body massage and treatments, hair removal, lash and brow treatments, nail and make-up services. This includes consultation with clients to provide beauty advice, recommend beauty treatments and services, and sell retail skin-care and cosmetic products. Successful graduates will work relatively autonomously, and are accountable for personal outputs. Their work involves the self-directed application of knowledge and skills with substantial depth in some areas where judgement is required in planning and selecting appropriate equipment, services and techniques.
Work is typically conducted from a graduate in Diploma of Beauty Therapy and will be designing and providing up-to-date cosmetic tattooing service, body aromatherapy massages and treatments with stone therapy, innovative lash and brow services, sophisticated facial treatments and skin care recommendations, specialised facial treatments with micro dermabrasion knowledge and applications, refined waxing services, cutting-edge design and application skills in make-up for both commercial and media productions, manicure and pedicure services, hair reduction treatments using electrical currents, with solid infection control standards alongside requirements for the micro business, marketing for the small business, small business planning, monitoring and managing small business operations and managing small business finances.
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Beauty and Spa Therapist
Salon/Spa Owner or Manager
DURATION: 2 years (64 weeks)
The Diploma of Salon Management reflects the role of individuals who are competent in managing the overall operation of a business involved in services and sales delivery in personal services environments, including, hairdressing beauty salons and spas. A salon manager at this level may focus on building the business, creating and establishing a personal services culture, leading and developing a team, developing and implementing marketing activities, and ensuring all occupational health and safety requirements are maintained.
This qualification is designed to reflect the role of managers or owner/managers who work relatively autonomously coordinate and supervise others. It involves the self-directed application of knowledge and skills, and the provision of leadership and support to colleagues through the development and management of service delivery and sales delivery concurrent with ongoing human resource developments.
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Hairdressing and/or Beauty Salon and Spa Manager
DURATION: 1 year (32 weeks)
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Cosmetic Tatoo Artist
DURATION: Self-Placed Learning
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Specialist Body Piercing Artist
DURATION: Self-Placed Learning
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Microblade Artist
DURATION: Self-Placed Learning