Whether your students are ready to leave high school or are wanting to undertake a beauty course as part of the VET for Schools program, we have a number of suitable entry-level courses to help them take their first steps in the thriving beauty industry.
Beauty is a $500 billion dollars global industry with lucrative employment pathways. Recent data indicates that there is just 1 Beauty Therapist graduating for every 10 jobs in market* (*NCVER – Data from the National Centre for Vocational Education Research).
Vocational Education and Training is practical education that is nationally recognised and supports students to develop and apply skills and knowledge for work and their future pathway. Students can begin their beauty career while at school and it all counts towards their SACE.
In school tutorials / Frenchie for a Day: introduces students to Beauty Therapy as a career / Stackable VET - Introduction to Make-Up: SHBBRES003 Research and apply beauty industry information (creditable into the Cert II Retail Cosmetics) SIRXIND003 Organise personal work requirements (creditable into the Cert II Retail Cosmetics)
Certificate II in Retail Cosmetics SHB20121
Advanced Beauty Services: Provide lash and brow services (SHBBFAS004), Apply lash extensions (SHBBMUP008), Provide manicure and pedicure services (SHBBNLS007), Use electric file equipment for nail services (SHBBNLS011), and Advanced Makeup: Design and apply make-up for photography (SHBBMUP010), Design and apply creative makeup (SHBBMUP013), Provide salon services to clients (SHBXCCS008), Determine resource requirements for new business ventures (BSBESB304).
Our cutting edge flagship program, The Future of Beauty encompasses the Diploma of Beauty Therapy (SHB50121) and the Diploma of Salon Management (SHB50216). This all-encompassing dual qualification arms students with the knowledge, skills and experience required to be an exceptional beauty therapist and important business understandings to know how to manage or open a clinic or salon, breeding the next generation of beauty entrepreneurs.
Diploma of Salon Management (SHB50216), Advanced Diploma of Intense Pulsed Light and Laser for Hair Reduction (SHB60118), Advanced Diploma of Skin Therapy (SHB60221)
Bachelor of Business, Bachelor of Dermal Science, Bachelor of Nursing (Cosmetic Injectables).
Students can take their first steps into the world of beauty and cosmetic retail at The French. This qualification provides the knowledge and hands on skills to work as a retail sales consultant in the beauty industry. Students advance their employment opportunities or give themselves that head start into furthering their career and education into the world of beauty, retail and wellness.
The course is delivered over 36 weeks, one day per week and follows the South Australian secondary school term dates.
Timetabled from 9am-4pm one day per week
Intakes Semester 1 & 2
This course is funded under Flexible Industry Pathway for eligible students so please talk to your school VET coordinator. They will be able to check your eligibility and help you apply for this course through a VET Referral.
75 SACE Stage 1 Credits, 525 nominal hours
If you have a student interested in our VET for Schools Program reach out to our Schools Engagement team
email us
Our team will share a Schools consent form with you. This will need to be completed and returned with the Students USI.
Return the completed consent form to our team via email.
The French team will make contact with the student arrange a time to complete a course application interview.
The French Beauty Academy was created to foster the next generation of beauty therapists and make-up professionals; highly skilled, adaptive and socially responsible graduates who can develop their skills through inspirational learning environments, inspiring educators and industry connections. The French Beauty Academy aims to blur the distinction between school and industry by creating opportunities for students to step seamlessly from one to the other. The French Beauty Academy is intimately connected with industry, and its students are afforded a range of unique opportunities to enhance their careers and graduate options.
They are nationally accredited courses that deliver skills oriented learning designed to prepare you for a specific job.
Complete a nationally recognised vocational qualification and a South Australian secondary school certificate at the same time
Go directly into employment or receive credit towards further vocational training
Develop employability and industry-specific skills
Stackable VET – Introduction to Make-Up:
The course is timetabled one day per week for 10 weeks and follows the South Australia Secondary School term, with intakes each term. Class hours are 9am-3:00pm – 65 nominal hours:
Certificate II in Retail Cosmetics (SHB2012)
The course is timetabled one day per week for 36 weeks and follows the South Australia Secondary School term.
Class hours are 9am-4:00pm one day per week with intakes each Semester
75 SACE Stage 1 525 nominal hours
Successful completion of:
Level 2, 50 Rundle Mall Adelaide 5000
We are renowned for designing world-leading learning environments with a Harvard-meets-Chanel feel that both educates and inspires. Our state of the art Rundle Mall Plaza campus in Adelaide is no different. Every inch of the brand new Adelaide campus exudes an atmosphere of luxury, conjured by our signature pink, gold and black colour palette. Our campuses are designed with your dream career in mind, balancing functionality and luxury in a space that both educates and inspires.
SHBBRES003 Research and apply beauty industry information
SIRXIND003 Organise personal work requirements
We understand beauty is a hands-on profession and your study at The French is no different! From day one you’ll be immersed in a simulated salon environment, where you will learn and hone your skills on real clients and practice what it means to be a working makeup professional!.
Timetabled 1 day a week over 10 weeks 9am-3pm
Provide lash and brow services (SHBBFAS004) 30 nominal hours
Apply lash extensions (SHBBMUP008) 40 nominal hours
Provide manicure and pedicure services(SHBBNLS007) 60 nominal hours
Use electric file equipment for nail services (SHBBNLS011) 30 nominal hours
Suitable for Year 11 and 12 students.
Timetabled 1 day a week over 20 weeks 9am-4pm
Design and apply make-up for photography ( SHBBMUP010)
Design and apply creative makeup (SHBBMUP013)
Provide salon services to clients SHBXCCS008)
Determine resource requirements for new business ventures (BSBESB304)
Suitable for Year 11 and 12 students.
Timetabled 1 day a week over 20 weeks 9am-4pm
Look and Learn Style Beauty Tutorials presented by French Student Advisors
The French has developed a series of look and learn beauty tutorials specifically designed to educate students on skincare, presentation as well as basic career preparation tips, that we are able to deliver directly to your students in school.
From dealing with teenage skin through to natural foundation matching and dressing to impress for interviews, these tutorials are suitable not just for students interested in a career in beauty.
They are offered free of charge and can be coordinated to help fill a gap in your teaching or careers information schedule.
School Visits to Campus
Are you interested in a career in Beauty? You can go behind the scenes of studying a Beauty Diploma at The French!
We invite you to our beautiful flagship campus, where you can experience exactly what a day in the life of a Frenchie involves!
You will be immersed in our student life through a variety of sessions specifically designed to inform and inspire your future career opportunities.
From understanding the scope of the beauty, spa and wellness industries and pathways available through to student speakers, participation in a look and learn makeup and skin fundamentals workshop , you will leave with an understanding if a career in this industry is for you.
Do you have a careers event or expo planned at your school?
Our Student Advisors would love to attend and share their knowledge on the $500 billion dollar global beauty industry with students considering a career in beauty.
“The French will support you in every possible way when it comes to securing a job in the industry. I completed my industry placement days with a beautiful team of girls, better known as Bobbie Charles. I was lucky enough to obtain a position with them 4 weeks before I graduated. Your first job in the industry is a very important one! This is where you can finally apply all of your new skills and understanding out in the real world.”
Complete Student details along with the course of interest and our Student Advisors will reach out with all the important information.
Find the perfect course for you from our range of nationally accredited diploma, certificate and short courses.
Our friendly team of Student Advisors (many of whom are former Frenchies) are just an email, live chat, or phone call away.
Our luxurious, salon-inspired facilities are described as Harvard-meets-Chanel. Find an Australian campus near you!
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