Guild Level 3 Diploma in Make-Up Artistry

The Level 3 Diploma in Make-Up Artistryis a vocational qualification that includes all the required elements to work effectively as a make-up artist including mandatory units covering the following: applying make-up, instruction on make-up, fashion and photographic make-up, media make-up, camouflage make-up and promoting products and service

At London School of Hair and Beauty, we offer the Guild Level 3 Award in Media Make-Up course in a structure that saves you a lot of time compared to the Further Education College route and offer a flexible way for students to achieve a more advanced qualification.

Following practical training days, students are given written and practical assignments to be completed at home. Students then return to the school for a pre assessment appointmentbefore attending their assessments. To comply with the rigorous NVQ assessment procedure, it is essential that student provide models to work on during their assessment days.

TheGuild Level 3 Diploma in Make-Up Artistry contains the following units:

Monitor and maintain health and safety practice in the salon

Through this unit you will develop your skills in a supervisory role focusing on health and safety within your salon. You will recognise salon hazards, carry out risk assessments and then implement the necessary actions. You will monitor and support your colleagues to ensure your salon complies with health and safety requirements. You will implement and supervise salon procedures for all aspects of salon safety and security including the need for insurance.

Client care and communication in beauty-related industries

This is a preparation for work unit which is based on capability and knowledge. This unit is about client care and communication in beauty-related industries. You will develop your ability to adapt the provision of client care and your communication skills, to the needs of different clients, as well as learn how to manage client expectations.

Promote products and services to clients in a salon

Through this unit you will develop a sound knowledge of the products and services offered in your salon. You will learn how to promote these products and services by providing accurate information, describing the benefits and features to your clients, being able to identify buying signals, secure an agreement and close a sale. This unit is suitable for hairdressing, barbering, nail and beauty salons and spas.

Design and apply face and body art

This unit is about the design and application of face and body art. The knowledge and practical skills achieved in this unit include research and design and may include manual and airbrush techniques. You will be required to maintain effective health, safety, hygiene and client care throughout your work.

Instruction on make-up application

This unit is about providing make-up instruction and giving advice to clients from a variety of age groups and for a range of different purposes. You will be able to advise and instruct on the correct use of tools, equipment and the application of make-up products to suit a variety of clients needs. To carry out this unit you will need to maintain effective health, safety and hygiene throughout your work.

Apply make-up

This unit is about providing make-up for a variety of occasions, including day, evening and special occasions. You will be able to work with a variety of skin types and apply a wide range of make-up products to different skin tones and age groups. You will need to maintain effective health, safety and hygiene throughout your work.

Media make-up

This unit is about special effects and media makeup. You will learn how to create casualty effects and character looks, using the application of small prosthetics. Consultation and design briefing, including the use of mood boards, are key elements of this unit.

Fashion and photographic make-up

This unit is about designing and applying fashion and photographic make-up and includes incorporating current fashion trends, historical/period and special occasion make-up. You will also learn about make-up for both colour and black and white photography

Camouflage make-up

This unit is about providing skin camouflage applications to cover a wide range of often complex conditions, designed to restore the skin colouration of the surrounding skin tone. It also covers the use of a variety of specialist camouflage products.

Apply airbrush make-up to the face

This unit is about applying airbrush make-up to the face and body. You will need to show that you can carry out a variety of airbrush make-up designs and techniques, and you will learn how to use a range of airbrush products.

Mode of Study

At London School of Hair and Beautys, we run this qualification in a unit by unit form. This allows you to work at your own pace and fit your studies around your current commitments. For your 1st unit, you will attend the practical day, complete the home study elements (practice diary, case studies and assessments) and then return to the school for your live assessments and paper tests. Once the unit is complete, you will go through the same process for the rest of the units until thequalificationiscomplete. You will get up to 2 years to complete thequalificationwith this route, however it can becompleted in as little as 6 months. Failure to complete the qualification within 2 years could result in additional assessments fees.

By signing up for the qualification, you are making a commitment to completing all requirements for the course so please ensure that you chose the most appropriate route for you.