Description

Hands-On Beauty Course Accreditation – 1 Year

Submit your hands-on beauty or wellness course for independent professional review and CPD accreditation with the Australian Beauty Association (ABA).

ABA Hands-On Beauty Course Accreditation is designed for educators, trainers, academies, salons, equipment suppliers and other industry professionals delivering face-to-face practical education.

The accreditation process reviews the submitted course, educational materials, training framework and assessment process against the applicable ABA accreditation requirements.

Accreditation is valid for 12 months from the date of approval.

LEARN MORE ABOUT CPD ACCREDITATION REQUIREMENTS HERE

What’s Included

Your Hands-On Beauty Course Accreditation includes:

• Review of the submitted hands-on training course
• Review of course structure and learning outcomes
• Review of theory and practical training content
• Review of the proposed trainer demonstration and supervised-practice structure
• Review of consultation, contraindications and treatment-safety education where applicable
• Review of hygiene and infection-control education where applicable
• Review of the provider’s practical competency assessment process
• Review of knowledge assessment
• Review of case-study requirements where applicable
• Assessment of eligible learning time for CPD allocation
• Review and accreditation of the student training manual supplied as part of the course
• Review of proposed student certification
• Feedback where amendments or additional information are required
• Use of applicable ABA accreditation branding following approval and subject to ABA accreditation conditions
• 12 months of accreditation from the date of approval

Purchasing accreditation does not guarantee approval or a predetermined CPD allocation.

Your Student Training Manual Is Included

Students undertaking hands-on training should have access to appropriate educational material that supports the practical education they receive.

For this reason, review and accreditation of the student training manual supplied as part of your hands-on course is included in the Hands-On Course Accreditation fee.

You do not need to purchase separate ABA Beauty Manual Accreditation for the same student manual.

Depending on the treatment or subject, the manual may include:

• Treatment theory
• Relevant anatomy and physiology
• Client consultation
• Contraindications and precautions
• Hygiene and infection control
• Treatment safety
• Products and equipment
• Treatment preparation
• Step-by-step procedures
• Potential risks and adverse reactions
• Troubleshooting
• Aftercare
• Professional documentation

Not every course requires every section. Requirements depend on the subject and scope of the training being submitted.

What You Need to Submit

Once you have purchased Hands-On Beauty Course Accreditation, you will need to submit your completed course and supporting information for review.

The submission is divided into five main areas.

1. About Your Course

Please provide:

• Course name
• Course description
• Intended audience
• Entry requirements or prerequisites, where applicable
• Learning outcomes
• Total course duration
• Practical training duration
• Delivery format
• Proposed maximum class size
• Proposed student-to-trainer ratio
• Model requirements, where applicable
• Completion requirements

Course duration should reasonably reflect the time required to complete the compulsory theory, demonstrations, supervised practice and assessment.

2. About Your Trainer

Please provide information about the trainer or trainers who will deliver the practical education.

Depending on the course, this may include:

• Relevant beauty or wellness qualifications
• Treatment-specific certificates
• Equipment-specific training where relevant
• Relevant industry experience
• Practical treatment experience
• Training or teaching qualifications, where held
• Training or education experience
• Other relevant evidence of knowledge or experience

ABA may consider the trainer information supplied as part of its review of the proposed course delivery framework.

Additional evidence may be requested where necessary.

Review of trainer information as part of a course accreditation application does not constitute separate ABA certification, registration, licensing or endorsement of the individual trainer.

The course provider remains responsible for ensuring that trainers satisfy any qualifications, experience, insurance, legal or other requirements applicable to the training and treatments they provide.

3. Course Materials

Please provide the educational material students will receive or use.

This may include:

• Student training manual
• Course outline
• Lesson or training plan
• Theory content
• Presentations
• Trainer demonstration material
• Treatment protocols
• Student worksheets
• Consultation forms
• Consent forms
• Aftercare information
• Supporting resources
• Videos or digital learning components where applicable

If students are required to complete online theory before attending practical training, please also provide the relevant online educational material or access required for review.

4. Assessment

Hands-on courses submitted for accreditation should include assessment appropriate to their stated learning outcomes.

Please provide:

• Knowledge assessment
• Correct answers or marking guide
• Practical competency assessment or checklist
• Practical assessment criteria
• Pass requirements
• Reassessment process, where applicable
• Case-study requirements, where applicable
• Post-training evidence requirements, where applicable

Practical Competency Assessment

Where practical competency forms part of the course learning outcomes, the provider should have an appropriate process for assessing the student’s performance.

Depending on the course, assessment criteria may cover:

• Client consultation
• Contraindication identification
• Treatment preparation
• Hygiene and infection control
• Client positioning
• Product preparation
• Equipment handling
• Treatment technique
• Treatment sequence
• Client communication
• Treatment safety
• Recognition of unexpected responses
• Treatment completion
• Aftercare
• Cleaning and disinfection
• Professional documentation

The assessment requirements should be appropriate to the subject and scope of the course.

Important: Who Assesses the Student?

ABA accredits the submitted course and reviews the provider’s proposed assessment framework.

ABA does not personally observe, assess or certify the competency of individual students or graduates unless a separate service expressly states otherwise.

The course provider and its trainers remain responsible for conducting student assessment and determining whether each student has satisfied the provider’s course completion and competency requirements.

ABA course accreditation should therefore not be represented as individual ABA certification of a graduate’s practical competency.

5. Certification & Supporting Documents

Please provide:

• Sample student certificate or proposed certificate wording
• Consultation and consent documentation where applicable
• Client aftercare information
• Model documentation where applicable
• Case-study forms where applicable
• Relevant references or supporting sources
• Manufacturer documentation for equipment-specific courses where relevant
• Other supporting information relevant to the course

ABA may request additional information where reasonably required to complete the accreditation review.

Structuring Hands-On Training

Hands-on education generally requires more than observation alone where the stated learning outcomes include practical skills.

Depending on the course, a training structure may include:

Theory → Trainer Demonstration → Supervised Student Practice → Assessment → Completion

Additional case studies or post-training evidence may also be appropriate for some courses.

The appropriate structure will vary according to the subject, complexity, delivery format and learning outcomes.

Supervised Student Practice

There is no single amount of practical training suitable for every beauty course.

A relatively straightforward service and a more complex equipment-based treatment may require very different approaches.

When reviewing the proposed training structure, ABA may consider factors such as:

• Nature of the treatment
• Complexity of the skills being taught
• Course learning outcomes
• Previous experience required of students
• Number of students
• Number of trainers
• Available equipment
• Treatment stations
• Model availability
• Proposed supervision arrangements

The provider remains responsible for determining and delivering appropriate supervision and for meeting any legal, insurance, workplace, manufacturer or other requirements applicable to its training activities.

Class Size and Student-to-Trainer Ratio

ABA does not prescribe one class size or student-to-trainer ratio for every course.

The proposed class structure should provide sufficient opportunity for the training and assessment described in the submitted course materials to be delivered.

Factors may include the trainer’s ability to:

• Observe students
• Answer questions
• Provide feedback
• Identify incorrect or unsafe technique
• Supervise practical activities
• Conduct the proposed assessment

Course providers remain responsible for determining an appropriate and safe class size for their particular training environment.

Models and Client Safety

Where students practise on models or clients, the course documentation may need to address matters such as:

• Model suitability
• Consultation
• Contraindication screening
• Consent
• Disclosure that treatment may be performed by a student
• Treatment records
• Photography consent where applicable
• Aftercare
• Procedures for unexpected treatment responses

Providers remain responsible for the safety and management of practical training activities and for determining what legal, insurance, workplace or other requirements apply.

Knowledge Assessment

Practical education may also require students to demonstrate relevant theoretical understanding.

Depending on the course, this may include:

• Treatment theory
• Contraindications
• Client suitability
• Hygiene
• Treatment safety
• Potential risks
• Adverse reactions
• Treatment parameters where applicable
• Aftercare

Assessment should relate to the learning outcomes and educational material supplied to students.

Scenario-based questions may be appropriate where professional decision-making forms part of the course learning outcomes.

Case Studies

Case studies may be appropriate for some courses but are not automatically required for every hands-on course.

Where they form part of the submitted course, requirements should clearly explain what students need to provide and how the work will be assessed.

Evidence may include:

• Consultation records
• Treatment plans
• Before-and-after photographs
• Treatment parameters
• Product or equipment selection
• Treatment records
• Aftercare
• Student reflection

CPD Allocation

Where applicable, an approved hands-on course may be allocated Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credits based on the educational content and reasonable time required to complete compulsory learning activities.

Relevant learning time may include:

• Required pre-course theory
• Classroom theory
• Trainer demonstrations
• Supervised practical training
• Required learning activities
• Knowledge assessment
• Practical assessment
• Required case studies

Breaks, registration and unrelated activities should not be included as educational time.

CPD allocation is determined as part of the accreditation review. Purchasing accreditation does not guarantee a particular CPD allocation.

Courses That May Be Submitted

Hands-On Course Accreditation may be available for eligible beauty and wellness education covering subjects such as:

• Skin and facial treatments
• Lash and brow services
• Nail treatments
• Massage and body treatments
• Body contouring
• Beauty technologies
• Equipment-based treatments
• Teeth whitening
• Hair and scalp treatments
• Salon and professional skills
• Other beauty and wellness education

Eligibility and suitability for accreditation are determined following review.

Listing a subject does not mean that every course or treatment within that category will automatically qualify for accreditation.

Your Course Should Be Substantially Complete

ABA accreditation reviews a developed training program rather than an initial course concept.

Your course should therefore be substantially complete when submitted.

The review may consider:

What students are taught

How the training is structured

What trainers demonstrate

What students are expected to practise

How practical activities are supervised

How knowledge is assessed

How the provider proposes to assess practical performance

What students must complete before certification

Where clarification, additional information or amendments are required, you may be given an opportunity to address these before a final accreditation decision is made.

What Happens After You Submit Your Course?

Step 1 – Purchase Accreditation

Purchase ABA Hands-On Beauty Course Accreditation – 1 Year.

Step 2 – Submit Your Course

Provide the course materials, trainer information, assessments and applicable supporting documentation.

Step 3 – Accreditation Review

ABA reviews the submitted materials against the applicable ABA accreditation requirements.

Step 4 – Feedback or Amendments

If further information or amendments are required, you will be advised.

These may relate to:

• Educational content
• Safety information
• Learning outcomes
• Course structure
• Trainer information
• Practical training structure
• Supervision
• Assessment
• Practical assessment criteria
• Case studies
• Student resources
• Certification wording

An amendment request is part of the review process and does not constitute accreditation approval.

Step 5 – Accreditation Decision

Once the review has been completed and any required amendments have been addressed, ABA will determine whether the submitted course satisfies the applicable ABA accreditation requirements.

If approved, the applicable CPD allocation will be confirmed.

The approved course may then use the applicable ABA accreditation branding subject to ABA accreditation conditions.

Accreditation is valid for 12 months from the date of approval.

Annual Accreditation

Hands-On Beauty Course Accreditation is valid for 12 months from the date of approval.

Accreditation may be renewed subject to the ABA requirements and review process applicable at the time of renewal.

Course providers remain responsible for reviewing and maintaining their educational material.

This is particularly relevant where changes occur to:

• Treatment protocols
• Contraindications
• Safety information
• Infection-control guidance
• Products
• Equipment
• Manufacturer instructions
• Legislation or regulation
• Professional guidance

Significant changes to an accredited course may require further review.

Important Information About ABA Accreditation

ABA Hands-On Beauty Course Accreditation is an independent professional accreditation service for continuing professional development education.

It is important to understand the scope of this accreditation.

ABA accreditation does not:

• Make a course a nationally recognised Australian VET qualification
• Make a provider a Registered Training Organisation (RTO)
• Constitute government accreditation, licensing or government approval
• Grant a student or graduate a licence, registration or legal authority to perform a treatment
• Replace any qualification, licence, registration, permit, supervision or other requirement that may apply
• Constitute individual ABA certification of each graduate’s practical competency
• Guarantee employment or business outcomes
• Guarantee that a provider, trainer, student or graduate will obtain insurance
• Guarantee acceptance by an insurer, employer, regulator, professional association or other third party

Course providers must not describe an ABA-accredited course as a Certificate III, Certificate IV, Diploma or other nationally recognised VET qualification unless it is legitimately delivered within the applicable Australian VET framework.

Insurance

ABA accreditation does not constitute insurance approval and does not guarantee that a course provider, trainer, student or graduate will be accepted for insurance.

Insurance requirements vary between insurers, policies, treatments and individual circumstances.

Course providers, trainers and students should make their own enquiries with their insurer or insurance adviser about the qualifications, training, treatments and other requirements applicable to the insurance cover they require.

Treatment Eligibility, Licensing & Scope

Completion of an ABA-accredited course does not, by itself, establish that a person is legally permitted, appropriately qualified or insured to provide every treatment covered by that course.

Requirements may vary according to the:

• Treatment
• Equipment
• Products used
• Location or jurisdiction
• Person’s existing qualifications or registration
• Workplace
• Insurer
• Manufacturer requirements

Course providers and students are responsible for determining the requirements applicable to their own circumstances.

Provider Responsibilities

Accreditation relates to the course materials and training framework submitted to ABA for review.

Course providers remain responsible for their training and business operations, including, where applicable:

• Accuracy and currency of course content
• Trainer selection and suitability
• Student supervision
• Student assessment
• Practical training activities
• Model/client safety
• Compliance with applicable laws and regulations
• Insurance
• Equipment and product use
• Manufacturer requirements
• Advertising and representations
• Intellectual property and permissions
• Student support and record keeping
• Any licences, registrations, permits or other requirements relevant to their activities

ABA accreditation should not be used to imply ABA approval of matters outside the scope of the accreditation review.

Accreditation Is Not Automatically Granted

Purchasing the accreditation service does not guarantee accreditation.

Approval is subject to review of the submitted materials against the applicable ABA accreditation requirements.

Additional information or amendments may be requested before a decision is made.

Before You Submit

Before submitting your course, we recommend checking that you have:

• Clear learning outcomes
• Relevant trainer information
• A completed student training manual
• Appropriate theory
• Contraindications and precautions where applicable
• Hygiene and safety education
• A structured trainer demonstration
• Supervised student-practice arrangements
• Appropriate class and supervision arrangements
• Knowledge assessment
• Practical assessment criteria
• Clear completion requirements
• Proposed student certification
• Relevant supporting documentation

Ready to Submit Your Hands-On Beauty Course?

Submit your completed hands-on beauty or wellness course to the Australian Beauty Association for independent review against the applicable ABA accreditation requirements.

The accreditation fee includes review and accreditation of the student training manual supplied as part of the submitted hands-on course.