Beauty (Theatrical, Special Effects & Media Make-up Artistry) - Level 3 - Dartford

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Applications Close - 13th August 2027 for application forms - please visit www.northkent.ac.uk if applying after this date for GCSE Open Events and Open Enrolment Dates.

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The Level 3 Advanced Technical Diploma in Theatrical, Special Effects and Media Make-up Artistry provides you with specialist practical skills and knowledge which will equip you to seek employment or progression within the theatrical and media make-up industry. This qualification is aimed at you if you are looking to work in the theatrical and media make-up industry and covers a very wide range of skills and knowledge required for working in the Theatrical and Media Make-up industry.

This qualification could lead to a job as a:

• Theatre make-up artist
• Film make-up artist
• TV make-up artist
• Make-up designer
• Product developer
• Entrepreneur

• Cutting and styling techniques for performers
• Avant-garde hair and make-up
• Creative make-up design for productions and industry demands
• Apply prosthetic pieces and bald caps
• Special effects make-up
• Create, dress and fit facial postiche
• Body art for competition
• Create, cast small prosthetic pieces and bald caps
• Wig dressing, fitting and maintenance

Your initial training is carried out on peers within your group, performing and receiving hair and media makeup techniques from varies eras and designs. You will be expected to behave in a highly professional manner at all times, within our teaching and learning environments developing employability skills. Uniform and equipment will need to be purchased (refer to course costs) You will wear a uniform at all times and are required to bring all equipment with you for each salon session.

Full participation and engagement in developing Maths and English, employability skills, personal development in behaviour attitude and skills are compulsory and are monitored weekly and progress reviews are performed four times a year will be part of the wider curriculum.

This qualification provides a real opportunity for you to gain work specific skills and knowledge in make-up artistry as well as studying English and maths that would benefit you in your progression opportunities and into employment. It will provide an opportunity to connect your technical learning with real-life work placement through the work experience element of your course. There will be other non-qualification activities which you will engage in whilst studying such as enrichment activities which might include the development of employability skills, problem solving techniques, communications and client/model care, which are really important when thinking about working in this industry.

To achieve the Level 3 Advanced Technical Diploma in Theatrical, Special Effects and Media Make-up Artistry candidates must successfully complete both mandatory assessment components.

You will need to have previously achieved a Level 2 Hair and Media Make up Artistry or Beauty Therapy qualification. Previous industry experience would be considered. Your enrolment is subject to a successful interview, positive references/report evidencing excellent attendance, behaviour and attitude and successful completion of 3 taster sessions to include assessment of your underpinning knowledge and technical ability.

Opportunities include progression into employment or alternatively an additional opportunity could be progression into Higher Education to study Level 4 qualifications in Advanced Techniques such as: City & Guilds Level 4 Certificate in Advanced Theatrical and Media Make-up. Level 4 qualification in Advanced Techniques or Management, Level 4 Diploma in Management Practice and Advanced Techniques in the Hair and Beauty Sector - Theatrical and Media Make-up. Attend University to study subjects such as Theatrical and Media studies, Fashion and Photographic Degree or an Art Degree at University. This qualification could lead to employment as a:

• Theatre make-up artist
• Film make-up artist
• TV make-up artist
• Make-up designer
• Product developer
• Entrepreneur