EDI Level 1 Beauty Therapy

You don't need any previous experience or qualifications to enrol in our Beauty Therapy course. That's because we believe in making home study - and a rewarding future - as accessible as possible.

There are no examination fees for our Beauty Therapy course, but you will need to pay a compulsory registration fee of £21.63 to EDI upon enrolment with ICS, in addition to course fees.             

Completing this course will give you the confidence and skills you need for further study, or to begin or continue a career in beauty therapy. You may wish to work as an employee in an established salon, or use your knowledge to set up a business of your own. 

On completion, you'll receive the EDI Level 1 Certificate in Beauty Therapy.

Awarding Body

EDI is an accredited Awarding Body and leading international education company with a wide range of products and services including vocational and professional qualifications both within the UK and internationally.

EDI works in collaboration with industry, governments, universities and professional bodies around the world to ensure its qualifications and assessments are accredited, recognised and relevant.

Assessments are a great way of checking your progress. Throughout the Beauty Therapy course, you'll complete one multiple choice and practical assessment for each of the four units.

Principles and Practices of Beauty Treatments

• Formative Assessment 1: 24 multiple choice questions
• Practical Assignment 1: you will be required to interview a qualified practicing beauty
  therapist or salon owner.

You will then prepare a written assignment based on the results of this interview.

Basic Skin Care and Facials

• Formative Assessment 2: 20 multiple choice questions
• Practical Assignment 2: you will be required to demonstrate the skills you have learned in
  the Basic Skin Care and Facials unit by treating a client.

You will photograph the results, interview the client, and then prepare a written assignment based on the photographs and the interview.

Make-up

• Formative Assessment 3: 20 multiple choice questions
• Practical Assignment 3: you will be required to demonstrate the skills you have learned in
  the Make-Up unit by treating a client.

You will photograph the results, interview the client and then prepare a written assignment based on the photographs and the interview.

Manicures and Pedicures

• Formative Assessment 4: 20 multiple choice questions
• Practical Assignment 4: you will be required to demonstrate the skills you have learnt in
  the Manicures and Pedicures unit by treating a client.

You will photograph the results, interview the client, and then prepare a written assignment based on the photographs and the interview.

Formative assessments can be sent to us online via the ICS Student Community: it's the fastest way to receive your results. Alternatively, you can post them to us.

Due to the nature of the practical assignments, however, these will need to be posted.

Because we're experts in home learning, ICS knows about and offers all the support you need along the way. 

You'll receive study materials that have been specially designed for distance learning by experts in your chosen field. 

As a Beauty Therapy student, you'll receive a fantastic complimentary starter kit from Beauty Express - one of the UK's leading suppliers of professional beauty products. It is Habia approved and provides all the essential items you'll need to practise your skills throughout the course:

• Skintruth ™ kit containing cleanser, toner, moisturiser, face mask and face refiner 
• A Skintruth ™  travel bag 
• A mask brush,  spatula, sponge and headband 
• A 9-piece Beauty Express Brush kit 
• 100 disposable mascara brushes, eyeliner brushes, applicators and lip brushes 
• Scissors, emery boards, manicure sticks 
• A chamois nail buffer 
• Hand lotion, top coat, nail cream and nail hardener.

The kit will be delivered to you in a professional Beauty Express bag with your course materials.

You'll also receive the complimentary textbook - A Practical Guide to Beauty Therapy, by Janet Simms.

You'll have access to an experienced personal tutor both online and over the phone, ready to help you with guidance and motivation.

You'll also be part of the ICS Online Student Community, where you'll have access to library materials and your account information, as well as vital links with your fellow students, with the chance to discuss your work, ask questions and make new friends.

12 months

120 hours

12 months

A30

£599.00

There is an EDI registration fee that is in addition to your course fee:

• £29 - payable on enrolment.