National Occupational Certificate: Beauty Therapist
The Services SETA is pleased to announce that the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA), has successfully registered the beauty therapist occupational qualification: National Occupational Certificate: Beauty Therapist, NQF 4, 158 Credits (Id: 121607).
The National Occupational Certificate: Beauty Therapist replaces the following historically registered qualifications:
- Further Education and Training Certificate: Beauty and Nail Technology, NQF 4, 156 Credits ID 80646
- National Diploma: Health and Skincare, NQF level 5, 266 Credits, ID58310.
The beauty therapist qualification comes with 9 registered part-qualifications. These are:
- Occupational Certificate: Beauty Practitioner, NQF Level 4, 112 Credits.
- Occupational Certificate: Body Therapist, NQF Level 4, 78 Credits.
- Occupational Certificate: Manual Skincare Therapist, NQF Level 4, 60 Credits.
- Occupational Certificate: Eye Grooming Therapist, NQF Level 4, 38 Credits.
- Occupational Certificate: Makeup Consultant, NQF Level 4, 47 Credits.
- Occupational Certificate: Nail Therapist, NQF Level 4, 47 Credits.
- Occupational Certificate: Temporary Hair Removal Therapist, NQF Level 4, 48 Credits.
- Occupational Certificate: Body Care Therapist, NQF Level 4, 50 Credits.
- Occupational Certificate: Body Massage Therapist, NQF Level 4, 55 Credits
Stakeholders within the beauty industry are encouraged to apply for accreditation through the Quality Council for Trades and Occupations (QCTO).
