Externally awarded vocational qualification · Initial career training
New Zealand Diploma in Beauty Therapy
National School of Aesthetics · Addington, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
- Award
- New Zealand Diploma in Beauty Therapy (Level 5) [NZ3445]
- Audience & level
- AdultsAdvanced
- Format
- In person40 weeks plus holidays (120 credit version); 20 weeks plus holidays (70 credit RPL version)
- Price
- NZ$13,196whole program
About this program
Level 5 beauty therapy diploma covering advanced skin care and facial electricals, body care, electrology and beauty nutrition; a shorter version recognises the school's own certificate.
- Offering
- Vocational career program
- Fields
- Beauty therapy, Advanced skincare
- Purpose
- Initial career training
- Teaching language
- English
Qualification and recognition
- Qualification
- Externally awarded vocational qualification
- Exact award
- New Zealand Diploma in Beauty Therapy (Level 5) [NZ3445]
- Award status
- Vocational qualificationAwarded by a national or external awarding body, named on the listing. It is not by itself a licence to practise.
- Awarding body
- NZQA
- National level
- NZQF level 5As stated in the source. A framework level does not make different national awards equivalent.
Stated by the schoolITECAwarding-body approval
Scope not stated in the source.
Structure and schedule
- Duration
- 40 weeks plus holidays (120 credit version); 20 weeks plus holidays (70 credit RPL version)
- Delivery
- In personTaught at the listed teaching location.
- Physical attendance
- Regular physical attendance
- Schedule
- Full-time9 AM to 1 PM Monday to Friday
- Credits
- 120 NZQF creditsCredit systems differ between countries and institutions.
- Course dates
- February 2027 intake starts 18 January 2027July 2027 intake starts 19 July 2027
- Teaching location
- National School of Aesthetics134 Antigua Street, Addington, Christchurch 8024
Who it is for and entry requirements
Prior qualification required
- Prior education
- New Zealand Certificate in Beauty Therapy (Level 4) [NZ3444] or equivalent
Current enrollment availability is not confirmed here; check dates and places with the provider.
Practice, assessment and kit
As published by the provider. Mannequins, simulation, live models and workplace experience are different things and are named separately.
- Kit
- Kit inclusion not published
Fees
Original currency is authoritative. Tuition, registration, kit, consumables, uniform and assessment charges are listed separately. Each price keeps its basis and is never converted, and an instalment is never the total.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: kit inclusion.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 23 October 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 23 October 2026)