Beauty therapists provide face and body treatments to help clients look and feel better. On a day to day basis they may give a facial by cleansing, massaging and toning a client's skin, do a makeover by applying and advising on make-up, shape eyebrows and colour eyelashes, give a manicure, pedicure or other nail treatment like extensions and nail art, remove unwanted facial and body hair, do non-surgical skin improvement treatments, offer ultraviolet (UV) treatments and spray tanning and much more. 

The main routes to get into this role are:

• A college course- there are different diplomas that can support you in this role. 

• An apprenticeship- you could do an apprenticeship for this role. 

• Working towards this role- you could get an entry level job and work your way up. 

• Specialist courses run by private training providers- you could also train with a private beauty school.

You can do an intermediate or advanced beauty therapist apprenticeship.

These typically take between 15 and 18 months to complete as a mix of workplace learning and off-the-job study. This is dependent on the company and you will usually need to complete and pass an interview. 

Apprenticeship finders

https://www.ucas.com/apprenticeships

https://www.gov.uk/apply-apprenticeship

Interview help

https://uk.indeed.com/career-advice/interviewing/beauty-therapist-interview-questions

https://www.salonsdirect.com/blog/beauty-therapist-interview-questions-techniques/