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Melbourne College of Hair and Beauty (MCOHB) has been operating since the 1962 and has been providing the highest standard hair and beauty training for over 60 years. As one of Melbourne’s longest running privately owned Registered Training Organisation (RTO) in Hairdressing and Beauty Therapy, MCOHB offers a broad range of innovative courses from Certificate III to Advanced Diploma level in Hairdressing, Beauty therapy, Natural Medicine, Business and Make-Up.
We also have well established hairdressing and beauty salons open to the public, so you will be able to practice your skills on real paying clients. Our salons, are on many days, fully booked with clients! We aspire to deliver the highest standard of service to our students and are committed to the vision, mission, goals and success of our students and educators. What we promise is what we deliver.
HLT52021 Diploma of Remedial Massage reflects the role of remedial massage therapists who work with clients presenting with soft tissue dysfunction, musculoskeletal imbalance or restrictions in range of motion (ROM). Practitioners may be self-employed or work within a larger health service.
Learn moreApplicants that enrol to study the BSB60120 Advanced Diploma of Business want to pursue a career in management. This qualification reflects job roles in a variety of industries that require supervisory and middle management.
The qualification is suited to individuals who are responsible for the supervision and leadership of a team or work area (including by managing staff performance and making staffing decisions).
Learn moreThe SHB50216 Diploma of Salon Management is for students who work as supervisors or own a personal service business in the hairdressing and beauty industry. Students learn basic management skills to allow them to understand the operations of a small business.
This qualification reflects the role of supervisor/managers and small business owners of personal services businesses. They are responsible for coordinating the day-to-day operation of the business and for planning, monitoring and evaluating the work of teams. Salon managers also operate with significant autonomy to make strategic business management decisions.
Learn moreApplicants that enrol to study the BSB80120 Graduate Diploma of Management (Learning) want to pursue a career in Education Management.
This qualification reflects senior management job roles in an educational environment that require supervisory and middle management.
This qualification reflects the role of individuals who apply highly specialised knowledge and skills in the field of organisational learning and capability development. Individuals in these roles generate and evaluate complex ideas. They also initiate, design and execute major learning and development functions within an organisation. Typically, they would have full responsibility and accountability for the personal output and work of others.
Learn moreSHB30321 CERT III Nail Technology is for students to be employed as nail technicians to provide manicure and pedicare services, including the application of nail art and acrylic and gel nail enhancements. The qualification provides the student a range of well-developed technical and customer service skills where discretion and judgement is required and are responsible for their own outputs. This includes client consultation on nail care products and services. Nail technicians may also be self-employed and responsible for managing their own nail station. Work is typically conducted in nail and beauty salons.
Learn moreThis qualification reflects the role of individuals employed as beauticians to provide a range of beauty services including nail, waxing, lash and brow, and basic make-up services. Beauty technicians possess a range of well-developed technical and customer service skills where discretion and judgement is required and are responsible for their own outputs.
SHB30121 Certificate III Beauty Services is for students who want to pursue a career as a beautician who provides a range of beauty services including nail, waxing, lash and brow, and basic make-up services. This includes client consultation on beauty products and services. Work is typically conducted in beauty, waxing, brow and nail salons.
Learn moreSHB50121 Diploma of Beauty Therapy is for students who are seeking to improve their technical and customer service skills, along with their technical knowledge on beauty products and treatments. Students may also be pursuing advancement as a senior beautician, supervisor or manger, where they manage a team of beauticians.
Individuals possess a range of well-developed technical and customer service skills where discretion and judgement is required and are responsible for their own outputs. This includes client consultation on beauty products and services. Work is typically conducted in beauty, waxing, brow and nail salons.
Learn moreApplicants that enrol to study the BSB50420 Diploma of Leadership and Management want to pursue a career in management. This qualification reflects job roles in a variety of industries that require supervisory and middle management.
This qualification reflects the role of individuals who apply knowledge, practical skills and experience in leadership and management across a range of enterprise and industry contexts.
Learn moreHLT42021 Certificate IV in Massage Therapy is for students who want to be employed as massage therapists who provide general health maintenance treatments.
This qualification reflects the role of massage therapists who provide general health maintenance treatments. It does not reflect the role of a remedial massage therapist. Practitioners may be self-employed or work within a larger health service.
Learn moreUnlock your hairdressing dreams with our SHB30416 Certificate III in Hairdressing program in Melbourne. Our course merges essential sales, consultation, and technical skills, all wrapped in a personalised approach. We prioritise client satisfaction and encourage your decision-making prowess throughout. Our curriculum encompasses client preparation, styling, financial transactions, product recommendations, and hair colouring techniques.
Learn moreSHB30221 Certificate III in Makeup is for students who are looking to be employed as make-up artists to design and apply make-up for a range of purposes and occasions across the beauty, fashion, media and entertainment industries. Individuals possess a range of well-developed technical and consultation skills where discretion and judgement is required and are responsible for their own outputs. This includes working cooperatively with a range of individuals including photographers, fashion stylists and media production staff. Individuals possess a range of well-developed technical and consultation skills where discretion and judgement is required and are responsible for their own outputs. This includes working cooperatively with a range of individuals including photographers, fashion stylists and media production staff.
Learn moreThis qualification reflects the role of barbers who use a range of well-developed sales, consultation and technical skills and knowledge to provide a broad range of barbering services to clients. They use discretion and judgement to provide client services and take responsibility for the outcomes of their own work.
The qualification provides a pathway to work as a barber in any industry environment, usually a barber shop or salon.
Learn moreCUA51020 Diploma of Screen and Media is for students that want to work in the following fields in the TV or film industries: director (film and television), technical director, master control operator, editor, content creator, sound designer, radio station manager, specialist make-up artist (creative), director of photography, instructional designer, editor (film and television), artistic director, production manager (film and television), lighting designer (productions), interface designer, special effects designer, animation designer, assistant film producer, information architect, lead animator, roto artist, compositor, compositing supervisor, motion graphics artist, editor, motion capture artist, 3D animator, 3D modeler, texture artist, concept artist.
This qualification reflects the role of those who work in a range of screen and media industries, including animation, gaming and digital effects, specialist make-up services, film and television, radio and podcasting, lighting and sound, and content creation environments. They apply technical and theoretical concepts in a broad range of contexts to undertake advanced skilled work. They will have technical and theoretical knowledge, with depth in some areas in a field of work.
Learn moreSHB40121 Certificate IV Beauty Therapy is for students who want to be employed as beauticians to provide a range of beauty services including nail, waxing, lash and brow, and basic make-up services. Beauty therapists possess a range of well-developed technical and customer service skills where discretion and judgement is required and are responsible for their own outputs. This includes client consultation on beauty products and services.
Learn moreSHB60118 Advanced Diploma of Intense Pulsed Light and Laser for Hair Reduction is for students that are looking to increase their knowledge and skills to design and safely apply non-ionising radiation treatments using intense pulsed light and laser technologies to reduce unwanted hair on the face and body.
Students are trained to make complex, independent judgements which are made in consulting with clients when analysing their skin and hair characteristics, designing and evaluating intense pulsed light and laser hair reduction treatment programs, selecting and using appropriate technology, and applying it within the context of safe client and operator practices and in compliance with regulatory requirements.
Learn moreHLT52315 Diploma of Clinical Aromatherapy reflects the role of clinical aromatherapists, who provide therapeutic treatments to address a range of health issues. Practitioners may be self-employed or may work within a larger health service.
Aromatherapy uses essential oils as a therapeutic measure to treat a variety of conditions. Its practitioners work in settings ranging from spas to nursing homes.
Clinical aromatherapist provide therapeutic treatments for a range of health issues. Practitioners may be self-employed or may work within a larger health service.
Learn moreThis qualification reflects the role of skilled senior hairdressers who use a range of highly developed sales, consultation and technical skills and knowledge to provide a broad range of hairdressing services to clients. These senior hairdressers provide specialist services in one or more areas including haircutting, design, colouring and complex colour correction, trichology and chemical reformation. They work independently and many hairdressers at this level provide technical leadership, training and support to team members
This qualification provides a pathway to work as a senior hairdresser in a salon environment, a freelance session stylist or a technical advisor in product companies.
Learn moreApplicants that enrol to study the BSB50120 Diploma of Business (Operations) want to pursue a career in management. This qualification reflects job roles in a variety of industries that require supervisory and middle management.
This qualification reflects the role of individuals in a variety of Business Services job roles. These individuals may have frontline management accountabilities.
Individuals in these roles carry out moderately complex tasks in a specialist field of expertise that requires business operations skills. They may possess substantial experience in a range of settings but seek to further develop their skills across a wide range of business functions.
Learn moreHLT52515 Diploma of Reflexology reflects the role of reflexologists who provide reflexology for relaxation and therapeutic treatments to address specific needs and health concerns. Practitioners may be self-employed as independent practitioners or work in a larger health service.
Learn moreSHB60221 Advanced Diploma of Skin Therapy is for students that are looking to increase their knowledge and skills to design and safely apply non-ionising radiation treatments using intense pulsed light and laser technologies to reduce unwanted hair on the face and body. Individuals synthesise specialised knowledge and experience to consult, design and manage sequential treatment programs. They possess highly developed communication skills and specialised technical skills. Practitioners operate within a defined scope of practice and use initiative and judgement to refuse or refer treatments as required.
Learn moreThis qualification reflects the role of individuals who work as cosmetic tattooists who design and provide cosmetic tattooing services. Individuals work autonomously and are accountable for personal outputs. Their work involves the self-directed application of specialised knowledge and experience to consult, design and manage sequential treatment programs. They possess highly developed communication and technical skills. Practitioners operate within a defined scope of practice and use initiative and judgement to refuse or refer treatments as required.
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