128 Courses in Glasgow

Gain essential knowledge and skills to recognise, manage, and provide prompt emergency treatment for adrenal crisis with our course. Ideal for healthcare professionals.

Aromatherapy massage is a popular mainstream therapy, and is offered at any reputable spa or beauty treatment clinic. Our comprehensive 2-day professional course guides you carefully through everything you need to know to carry out an aromatherapy treatment for your clients. You will learn about the properties of essential oils, blending essential oils to suit your clients needs, also carrier oils and their own properties.

Swedish full body massage is one of the most popular mainstream therapies, and is offered at any reputable spa or beauty treatment clinic. Our comprehensive professional 2-day Body Massage course guides you carefully through all of the traditional Swedish massage techniques for front and back body, including feet, head and face massage too, so that you can deliver a very effective and therapeutic treatment for your clients. Home Study + In-Person Practical This course includes around 40 hrs of home study home study including case studies plus the 2 day practical training

This is a more advanced course -our comprehensive 4 day Intensive Body Massage course guides you carefully through all of the traditional Swedish massage techniques for front and back body, including feet, head and face massage and seated back massage routine too, so that you can deliver a very effective and therapeutic treatment for your clients.

This is a one-day professional diploma course. Traditional Swedish massage therapy is generally used for relaxation, the techniques you will learn on this course enables the therapist to focus on and treat specific problems. Clients are increasingly asking for deeper and more advanced techniques due to their effectiveness in treating a host of issues, the most widespread being back and shoulder pain. On this course you will learn deep tissue techniques, trigger point, palpation, neuromuscular techniques, and hands-free techniques all for a full body treatment.Our comprehensive 4 day intensive professional body massage course guides you carefully through all of the traditional Swedish massage techniques for front and back body, including feet, head and face massage and seated back massage routine too, so that you can deliver a very effective and therapeutic treatment for your clients.

This professional one-day course is designed to teach you how to give a luxury holistic facial treatment and massage. You will gain confidence to work professionally with different skin types and develop an awareness of how facials work to improve physical as well as emotional well-being, relieve stress and tension. Underpinning this qualification, you will develop a knowledge of health and safety practices in a salon environment and how to promote client care and communications in beauty related industries.​ Our one-day professional diploma course for will prepare you to understand these processes and to safely treat your pregnant clients with nurturing and healing massage through all stages of their pregnancy, and to ease the common discomforts associated with pregnancy. Indian head massage is one our most popular courses at a very affordable price. ​ It is an extremely effective therapy that has evolved from traditional techniques practiced in India as part of family rituals for over a thousand years.

Wanna Be The Trusted Waxer That Everyone Raves About? Who is this course for? ​ This Level 6 Depilation course is designed for anyone looking to have a career in the waxing industry and allows for progression on to Intimate Waxing and Advanced Waxing Skills. SQA Level 6 Award in Depilation provides knowledge and practical competence in health & safety within the salon and waxing and is regulated by SQA. The strategy for delivery of this unit is based upon a combination of online theory, and autonomous learning, workshops and practical sessions. This is delivered over 6 sessions. The final stage is an assessment which is submitted to SQA and finally your certificate will be issued. In this unit you will develop the skills required to remove hair from various areas on the face and body. You will gain knowledge of skin and hair structure, hair growth, causes of excess hair growth, hair types, contra-indications, special care conditions and contra-actions. Your practical skills will be developed by consulting with clients to develop treatment plans then preparing for and performing depilation treatments You will give clients homecare and aftercare advice and evaluate the effectiveness of the treatment in relation to technique and product selection. You will demonstrate knowledge of and adherence to relevant health and safety procedures; appearance which reflects organisational and industry standards and effective communication and consultation techniques. You will be assessed by answering structured questions in closed-book conditions to demonstrate your understanding of essential knowledge relating to depilation and will be observed carrying out depilation treatments on a minimum of six areas of the face and body on four different clients. Two of the performances must demonstrate multiple treatment areas. Treatment areas must include Face: upper lip and eyebrow; Body: underarms and bikini; Limbs: half leg and full leg. An assessor observation checklist must be used to provide evidence of performance supported by an accurately completed client consultation record completed by the learner. Practical performance must be carried out in a commercially acceptable time. Key areas of knowledge will be: Structures of the skin Hair structure Hair growth cycle Hair types Causes of excess hair growth Ingrown hairs Contra-indications Contra-actions Personal preparation Consultation techniques Reasons for consultation Client confidentiality Treatment planning Treatment environment preparation Equipment preparation Current waxing techniques — warm and hot wax Correct application and removal methods Product selection Skin sensitivity testing When and how to trim over-long hair Treatment areas: face, body, limbs Client preparation and positioning Client comfort and safety Waste disposal Commercial timing Time management Relevant current Health and safety legislation After care and homecare advice Methods used to evaluate the effectiveness of the depilation technique Self-evaluation ​​ Aspects of the Core Skill of Problem Solving, that is, Planning and Organising, Critical Thinking, and Reviewing and Evaluating, will be naturally developed as the depilation treatment is planned and safely undertaken. In planning the treatment you will identify and analyse a range of factors including suitable products, equipment and techniques to ensure the treatment meets the needs of each individual client. The treatment application must ensure client comfort and safety. Compliance with health and safety legislation is integral to achievement. Communication skills are not formally assessed however you will be expected to present oral and written communication to an acceptable professional standard. Oral communication skills will be developed in practical work with clients when interaction must be professional, sensitive and empathic. Communicating appropriate information to clients, explaining and reassuring during treatment sessions and giving aftercare advice and homecare advice will be an essential aspect of competence. You should be fully aware of a range of active listening techniques in order to relate and respond to others in the most appropriate and effective way, adapting language, register and style to suit their purpose and clientele. In addition to the specific vocational skills developed and assessed you will have the opportunity to develop generic skills which will enhance their employability skills profile, eg customer care skills, communication skills, time management. The SQA Level 6 Depliation is a practical and knowledge based qualification. It is aimed at equipping therapists with skills required for work in salons, destination/day spas and cruise ships. The units have been identified by employers as the most appropriate for working as a beauty therapist however, there are many CPD courses that can enhance the skills learnt and provide new techniques to ensure that the qualified therapist remains current and at the forefront of the industry