Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners
SHBBSPA001 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Work in a spa therapies framework
Version 1.0
Issue Date: May 2024
Qualification | - |
Unit of Competency | SHBBSPA001 - Work in a spa therapies framework |
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Employability Skills | |||
Learning Outcomes and Application | This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to promote spa treatments and create and maintain a spa services environment. It requires the ability to prepare spa work areas, recommend suitable spa therapies to clients, monitor the spa environment, complete shutdown of treatment rooms and equipment, and promote environmentally sound spa practices.This unit applies to beauty and spa therapists who work in day, destination and resort spas. In this environment they work in a team but are responsible for individual client recommendations and for maintenance of the spa area. No occupational licensing, certification or specific legislative requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication. | ||
Duration and Setting | X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting. Skills must be demonstrated in a beauty industry or spa environment; this can be: an industry workplace or a simulated workplace set up for the purpose of skills assessment, that provides services to paying members of the public. Assessment must ensure access to: paying clients, both new and regular, with different spa treatment requirements, who have the expectation that the services provided reflect those of a commercial business relevant workplace documentation: equipment instructions product instructions and safety data sheets organisational policies and procedures relevant to spa therapies. Assessment must ensure use of: cleaning and disinfection products and equipment computer with salon software hydro tub reception area relaxation area shower change facilities spa equipment spa menu steam equipment Vichy shower, wet table or spa capsule water treatment chemicals wet and dry treatment rooms. Assessment activities that allow the individual to: demonstrate competency in an environment reflective of real work situations manage tasks and contingencies in the context of the job role. Assessors must satisfy the Standards for Registered Training Organisation’s requirements for assessors and: hold a qualification as a beauty or spa therapist have worked as a beauty or spa therapist for at least three years where they have applied the skills and knowledge of this unit of competency. |
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Competency Field | Spa Services |
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners | Student Learning Resources | Handouts Activities |
Slides PPT |
Assessment 1 | Assessment 2 | Assessment 3 | Assessment 4 | |
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Elements of Competency | Performance Criteria | |||||||
Element: Prepare spa work environment. |
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Element: Promote spa therapies to clients. |
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Element: Monitor spa environment. |
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Element: Complete spa shutdown. |
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Element: Prepare spa work environment. |
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Element: Promote spa therapies to clients. |
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Element: Monitor spa environment. |
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Element: Complete spa shutdown. |
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