This course is designed for students considering opening their own beauty salon. Students will learn all aspects of the business including set up, recruitment, financial management and the ongoing running of the salon.

Support is provided for up to 12 months but it is entirely up to you how quickly you work through the course. The estimated study time is 80 hours so if you average around 5 hours a week study you would complete in approximately 4 months.

Students can choose to take the online version of Beauty Salon Management Level 3 where the course is emailed to you or request a paper copy where the course is delivered hard copy in folders. This is yours to keep so you can write on it, make notes etc.

Support is provided throughout the course via a tutor who can be emailed at any time should you come across anything you are unsure of. There is also a support team by telephone.

Beauty Salon Management Level 3 is split into six units. At the end of each unit you will complete an assignment which you will email to your tutor. An assignment is a set of questions based upon the unit you have just studied. Your tutor will mark your work and give you feedback. If there are any areas for improvements or anything that you have misunderstood you will always have the opportunity to re-submit.

The good news is there are no exams! Once you have completed all the assignments you complete the course.

Unit 1: Your Idea, Your Planning, Your Business

• The business plan
• Phone numbers
• Websites and email
• Profit and loss accounts
• Market research
• Business objective
• Mission statement
• Further knowledge and legislation

Unit 2: Recruitment

• The process of recruitment
• Equal opportunities
• Job advertisements
• Shortlisting
• Interviewing
• Making the job offer
• Employee rights
• Inductions
• Appraisals

Unit 3: Salon Housekeeping

• Housekeeping
• Health and safety
• Salon cleanliness

Unit 4: Your Customers and Their Care

• Receptionist
• Trust and confidentiality
• A clients visit step-by-step

Unit 5: Financial Management

• Income and Expenditure
• The cash register
• Petty cash
• Invoices
• Cheque books
• Accountants

Unit 6: Marketing Your Dream

• Different styles of promotional material
• Promoting the salon to potential markets
• Consumer and market research
• Customer questionnaires

At the end of this course successful learners will receive a Certificate of Achievement from ABC Awards and Certa Awards and a Learner Unit Summary (which lists the components the learner has completed as part of the course).

The course has been endorsed under the ABC Awards and Certa Awards Quality Licence Scheme. This means that Open Study College has undergone an external quality check to ensure that the organisation and the courses it offers, meet defined quality criteria. The completion of this course alone does not lead to a regulated qualification* but may be used as evidence of knowledge and skills gained. The Learner Unit Summary may be used as evidence towards Recognition of Prior Learning if you wish to progress your studies in this subject. To this end the learning outcomes of the course have been benchmarked at Level 3 against level descriptors published by Ofqual, to indicate the depth of study and level of demand/complexityinvolved in successful completion by the learner.

The course itself has been designed by Open Study College to meet specific learners’ and/or employers’ requirements which cannot be satisfied through current regulated qualifications. ABC Awards & Certa Awards endorsement involves robust and rigorous quality audits by external auditors to ensure quality is continually met. A review of courses is carried out as part of the endorsement process.

ABC Awards and Certa Awards have long-established reputations for providing high quality vocational qualifications across a wide range of industries. ABC Awards and Certa Awards combine over 180 years of expertise combined with a responsive, flexible and innovative approach to the needs of our customers.

Renowned for excellent customer service, and quality standards, ABC Awards and Certa Awards also offer regulated qualifications for all ages and abilities post-14; all are developed with the support of relevant stakeholders to ensure that they meet the needs and standards of employers across the UK.