Esthetician / Aesthetician (Skincare) Schools and Courses

What esthetician training covers

• Skin structure and analysis
• Facial treatments and product knowledge
• Hair removal methods within the cosmetic scope
• Infection control
• Client consultation

Typical routes

Entry-level programs run from a few months to about a year. Advanced skincare courses assume a base qualification. Some places license estheticians separately from cosmetologists; others do not regulate the title.

Also searched as: aesthetician, esthetician, skin care specialist, skincare, master esthetician. Variants are folded into this page rather than split into near-duplicates.

Before you choose a course

• Which authority, if any, approves the school or the course for the place where you want to work
• Contact hours and practical hours, shown separately from elapsed time
• Whether the certificate is an attendance record, an assessed provider award or an external qualification
• What the price includes: kit, consumables, uniform, registration and assessment fees
• Evening and part-time options if you are working