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Advanced Holistic Practices (Level 7)

  • Qualifications National Qualifications
  • SCQF Level SCQF Level 7
  • Study mode Short full-time
  • Campus Kilwinning
  • Start date August 2025
  • Duration 18 weeks or less
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Attendance/Duration

Short Full-Time

Overview

Holistic therapies aim to help the overall well-being of an individual, by balancing mind, body and spirit. The use of various therapies, like aromatherapy massage or equivalent, can reduce stress and tension and improve the flow of energy to encourage the body to find balance and improve physical and psychological well-being. The use of these modalities will help to heal naturally and can support individuals cope with and overcome health issues.

Holistic Therapies is one of the fastest growing industries in the UK. If you would like to achieve a healthy lifestyle and support others to do the same, then this is an ideal course.

Entry Requirements

For entry to this course, you'll need:

  • A real interest in Health & Wellbeing
  • One higher or equivalent or a qualification at SCQF Level 7 or equivalent
  • SCQF Level 7 Aromatherapy Massage Unit
  • To apply, complete all sections, including Personal Statement in full
  • To be aged 16 or over

We may notify you of the outcome by letter and/or invite you to attend an interview.

Course Content

This course offers a great introduction helping you to develop a toolkit to promote health and wellbeing. With the emphasis on practical skills, you'll spend a lot of time training in our own commercial salons, providing treatments to external clients. You'll also cover several theory aspects, to give you essential knowledge and understanding.

Due to Wellness therapies being such a fast-changing industry our aim is always to ensure that your course develops the current skills and knowledge required for positive progression, therefore some of what you study on the course may change.

Here's just some of what you may study:

  • you'll explore what's involved in advanced aromatherapy. You'll use your knowledge to advise clients on how to improve and maintain their health and wellbeing.
  • you'll learn how to perform individualised aromatherapy massages on the body, face, and scalp. You'll use a range of essential oils for different treatment plans and gain a deeper knowledge of the plant source. -being.
  • you'll develop the practical skills within our realistic work environments.

Careers and Further Study

When you successfully complete this course, you may progress to: Wellness and Holistic Therapies SCQF Level 8. Progression onto an integrative healthcare degree. Exploring your future career options which could include: Self-Employed Holistic Therapist, Holistic Therapist within a Spa, Holistic Clinical Practitioner or in a supporting role to conventional medicine in a clinical practice.

Skills

You'll build transferable essential skills in meaningful contexts to help you become more effective in life, learning, and work.

  • You will gain effective communication skills along with problem solving abilities
  • You will gain valuable practical skills through work experience in the college clinics/salon and through helping with community and college events.
  • You'll develop skills in researching a range of holistic therapies and holistic therapy treatments can benefit your clients.
  • You will develop skills in providing appropriate client aftercare, home care and product advice.
  • Digital skills to help use within the wellness and holistic industry and every-day life.

Employers and Industry Links

Federation of Holistic Therapies (FHT)

Simpsinns Ayrshire -Spa

CHNC - Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council

Aromatherapy Council

Articulation Route

When you successfully complete this course, you may progress to:

  • SCQF Level 8 Wellness and Holistic Therapies or Integrative Healthcare Degree
  • Exploring your future career options which could include: Self-Employed Holistic Therapist, Holistic Therapist within a Spa.