Level 3 Diploma in Theatrical, Special Effects and Hair and Media Make-Up

Applications open - Monday 27 October 2025

Applications close - Open all year

How to apply - Please apply through KentChoices and use your KentChoices login which your school should provide.

PLEASE NOTE - Popular courses can fill up quickly so apply early to avoid disappointment

If you have any queries regarding the courses, please contact EKC Broadstairs College.

Application Limits - You can make up to 5 applications to Colleges within the EKC Group, that is:

• EKC Ashford College
• EKC Broadstairs College*
• EKC Canterbury College*
• EKC Dover College
• EKC Folkestone College*
• EKC Sheppey College

*Junior Colleges exist in these locations.

Please only add one course or T Level per application. At your interview, you and the tutors can discuss the best level and courses in order for you to progress.

This creative course covers the application of specialised make-up and artificial hair for theatrical and media purposes. Students will learn advanced make-up techniques for film and television work, stage, catwalk and other media such as photographic shoots.

You will learn basic airbrush skills, media make-up, fashion make-up, photographic make-up, face and body art, how to apply basic prosthetics, creative hair styling, facial hair and wig application, client care and health and safety.

Practical skills are developed on fellow students prior to work on clients. The course has a strong vocational emphasis, allowing you to develop practical skills recognised by employers. You'll be encouraged to develop your own abilities, and also to communicate and interact with external clients.

This qualification will require you to develop an effective working methodology, which will enable you to react positively and creatively across a diverse range of assignments and creative activities.

You will be continually assessed throughout the course and will complete practical assessments on paying clients as well as written assignments and online tests. You will create a portfolio of evidence to display your achievement.

This course can lead to employment in salons as a makeover demonstrator, in TV or film as a trainee make-up artist, consultancy work for a make-up retailer, or self-employment as a make-up artist.