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Make-Up Artistry Technical Certificate Level 2.

at Barnsley College, Barnsley · college

Level 2Vocational and tradeDiploma1 yearFull time

What the college says

Would you like to learn how to apply make-up for fashion, catwalk, photographic and editorial looks? If yes, then this is the course for you. Working with creative media make-up tutors, you will learn the skills and techniques to enable you to create exciting and beautiful make-up designs. You will also learn the art of dressing hair. Course content: Health and safety. Apply make up. Instruction of make up. Create an image based on a theme The art of dressing hair. Apply skin tanning techniques. The art of photographic make-up. Shaping and colouring eyebrows. Plaiting and twisting hair. Following completion of this course you can progress on to the Level 3 Diploma in Make-up artistry or employment in the make-up industry. The Government requires that all students studying programmes take separate Functional Skills qualifications in Maths and English. Having good English and Maths qualifications are important for most careers and we want to give you the help you need to succeed. If you are aged 16 - 19 and don't already have a grade C/4 or above in GCSE English and Maths they will automatically be included in your study programme. If you want to work towards higher grades in English and Maths or a higher level Maths qualification we can help you do that too.

What you need to get on

Two GCSEs grade 3/D plus English grade 4 or above or Level 1 in Beauty Therapy (NVQ).

How you are assessed

Learning a trade with tools and equipment, often in a college workshop or salon.

What this level means

The GCSE-equivalent step, and the usual route into Level 3.

Is it open to 16 to 18 year olds?

Approved for 16 to 18 study on the government's Section 96 list.

Where it runs

Start dates

  • 7 September 2026 · Barnsley

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