Externally awarded vocational qualification · Initial career training
Certificate IV in Beauty Therapy SHB40121
Open Colleges · Online · provider based in Australia
- Award
- SHB40121 Certificate IV in Beauty Therapy
- Audience & level
- At least 18; under 18 with parent or guardian declaration (not in WA/NT unless studying Year 12)
- Format
- OnlineSelf-paced - maximum of 18 months
- Price
- Not published
About this program
Online theory and recorded role-play assessments plus a minimum of 350 hours of structured work placement in a registered nail and beauty business. Delivery is online but placement is face-to-face with paying clients.
- Offering
- Vocational career program
- Fields
- Beauty therapy, Esthetician, Lash extensions, Nail technician, Makeup Artistry
- Advertised approaches
- Facials, make-up, nail enhancements, lash extensions, massage, waxing, tanningAs advertised by the provider; this does not imply affiliation with any practitioner’s organisation.
- Purpose
- Initial career training
- Teaching language
- English
Qualification and recognition
- Qualification
- Externally awarded vocational qualification
- Exact award
- SHB40121 Certificate IV in Beauty Therapy
- 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
- Open Colleges Pty Ltd (Provider number: 90796)
Stated by the schoolOpen Colleges (RTO listing on training.gov.au not retrievable)Course endorsement
Reference: Provider number 90796
Scope: Stated as nationally recognised SHB40121; the authority register page could not be read, so no licence or approval is claimed
Structure and schedule
- Duration
- Self-paced - maximum of 18 months
- Delivery
- OnlineTaught online. Check whether classes are live or recorded and what in-person practical assessment remains.
- Physical attendance
- Attendance requirement not verified
- Live or recorded
- Live or recorded not stated
- Schedule
- Flexible enrollmentSelf-paced; recommended 21 hours per week
- Directory length band
- Long-term (six months or more)Short-term means under six calendar months and long-term means six months or longer. These are browsing labels used by this directory, not official qualification levels.
- Practical hours
- 350
Who it is for and entry requirements
Entry requirements not published
The pages we checked do not describe entry requirements. Missing information does not mean open enrollment; ask the provider.
- Minimum age
- At least 18 years old
- Prior education
- Language, literacy and numeracy recommended at Year 12, ACSF Level 3 or Certificate III or higher
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.
- Practice arrangements
- Simulation, Workplace experience, Live-model practice
- Models
- Access to up to 3 people to participate in role plays and assessments
- Assessment
- Practical assessment, Written assessmentRecorded simulated role-play tasks submitted by video, workbooks, final assessment, and 350 hours of workplace learning in a registered business serving paying clients.
- Kit
- Kit not includedStudents purchase specific tools and equipment; discounted kits available.
- Equipment
- Device with audio and video capability, tripod, computer with high-speed internet.
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.
The provider does not publish a price for this offering on the pages we checked. Ask for current fees, what they include and any deposit or refund terms.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: price, entry requirements, experience level.
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)