Beauty Training Package Products: Approved

SkillsIQ, under the direction of the Personal Services Industry Reference Committee (IRC) and the Skin Therapy and Cosmetic Tattooing Technical Advisory Committees (TACs), is undertaking a comprehensive update of the SHB Beauty Training Package Products.

Background

SkillsIQ, under the direction of the Personal Services Industry Reference Committee (IRC), is undertaking a comprehensive update of the Beauty Training Package Products included in the SHB Hairdressing and Beauty Training Package to increase the level of nationally recognised training in the skin therapy, cosmetic tattooing and spa industries, as well as to reflect the requirements of contemporary job roles.

The key drivers for this review of the Beauty Services training package products were to ensure the qualifications meet the current and future demand of beauty industry roles. The technologies used in beauty treatments have advanced rapidly, and this has meant that technologies and practices are changing even as the training package is being reviewed. Careful attention has been given to skills and knowledge in the areas of:

• modern treatment modalities
• machinery
• advancement in chemical treatments used across all services
• underpinning knowledge of skin and wound healing
• Intense Pulsed Light (IPL)
• laser skin treatment
• specialised customer service for the beauty and spa industry, and
• after-treatment care.

The following qualifications have been updated:

• SHB20121 Certificate II in Retail Cosmetics
• SHB30121 Certificate III in Beauty Services
• SHB30221 Certificate III in Make-Up
• SHB30321 Certificate III in Nail Technology
• SHB40121 Certificate IV in Beauty Therapy
• SHB50121 Diploma of Beauty Therapy.

The following new qualifications have been developed to meet current and emerging practice in industry:

• SHB50321 Diploma of Cosmetic Tattooing
• SHB60221 Advanced Diploma of Skin Therapy.

Project Status – Approved

The AISC considered and approved the proposed training package products at its meeting on 19 August 2021.

The Qualifications and Units of Competency are currently being circulated to the State and Territory Skills Ministers for final endorsement. Once this process has been completed, the training package products will be published on training.gov.au.

To download a copy of the Case for Endorsement, please click here.

Project Governance

This project is being overseen by the Personal Services Industry Reference Committee (IRC). The membership of this committee is as follows:



To inform this review, Cosmetic Tattooing and Skin Therapy Technical Advisory Committees (TACs) were formed to guide the project. The membership of these committees is as follows:

Cosmetic Tattooing



Skin Therapy



Industry Support

The Personal Services IRC would like to thank industry stakeholders for their active engagement in this project and extend special thanks to the members of the TACs for their continued efforts on this project over the past two years.

Further information

For more information, or to discuss, please contact Emma Gleeson at emma.gleeson@skillsiq.com.au or via telephone at 02 9392 8100 or 0419 000 867.