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Our popular Beauty Basics course is back!

Our popular Beauty Basics course is back!

We’re excited to announce that our popular Beauty Basics course is set to return for autumn 2023. It will provide students with – as the title might suggest! – an introduction to the basics of all things beauty, and a pathway into the beauty industry.

The course will run on a Tuesday mornings (10:30am-1:30pm) for six weeks in our own Community College, with a proposed start date of Tuesday 29 August.

The course will place a focus on basic skincare; basic manicure; lash extensions; and eyebrow shaping, offering a mix of theory and practical. It is delivered by Michelle Kurkowski-Gibson, a practicing Beauty Therapist with Premier Aesthetics and an experienced college lecturer.

To be eligible, you should be unemployed and already part of an Access to Industry project, or eligible for a project. If you are new to Access to Industry, you can check your potential eligibility on the web-links here (adults) and here (young people), or call our admin on 0131 260 9721.

Find our more about our Beauty Basics course here.

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