This course offers a wide range of opportunities for individuals who wish to pursue a career in Baking and Pastry Arts Management. Graduates often pursue successful and fulfilling careers in the bakery industry and often progress onto professional bakery management.

The Higher Certificate (Level 6) in Arts in Bar Supervision qualification is recognised worldwide, and aims to provide learners with professional craft and management skills, who wish to pursue a career in the industry. This course is also suitable for individuals who wish to advance in their current position.

The Higher Certificate (Level 6) in Arts in Bar Supervision qualification is recognised worldwide, and aims to provide learners with professional craft and management skills, who wish to pursue a career in the industry. This course is also suitable for individuals who wish to advance in their current position.

Site visits, sector engagement and work placement form a core component of this two-year course.

This course is tailored for the barbering industry and include barbering techniques, cutting, beard shaping, fades, styling and finishing of men’s hair, colouring and perming men’s hair. There are also related theory subjects. 

Students will have an opportunity to work on male clients throughout the barbering course. Work placement is an integral part of the course and often leads to employment on successful completion of the course.

This Barbering course offers detailed skills training in all aspects of barbering and men’s hair grooming. You’ll learn practical skills and the underpinning theory and science to prepare you for a career in this occupational area, including cutting men’s hair, cutting men’s facial hair and shaving, and the essential underpinning knowledge.

Barbering offers many employment opportunities, and the course leads to an internationally-recognised qualification. You will have opportunities to develop your skills and build a portfolio of work that will help you to progress to employment.

This programme is designed to equip you with the knowledge, skills, and competence to use barbering techniques within a salon/barber environment. You will acquire a range of barbering skills to include the use of tools such as clippers, scissors, razors, and combs. In addition to haircuts, you will be equipped to provide services like scalp massages, and eyebrow shaping, focusing on enhancing clients’ appearance and personal grooming. This course provides you with the skills required if you intend to run your own barbering business in the future.

Fishing Vessel (Basic Safety Training) Regulations, 2001 (S.I. 587 of 2001) require all fishing vessel crew members to undergo Basic Safety Training. This three day programme is run at all of BIM’s training centres and consists of the following:

STCW-PST Personal Survival Techniques
STCW-EFA Elementary First Aid
SKL–FPSA Fire Prevention and Safety Awareness (BIM non-certified course given in addition by BIM)

Cost: €150

Students on this course will develop further skills, knowledge and competency to complete a range of basic welding tasks to industry standards and in line with Health and Safety requirements.

The BCL degree focuses on experiential learning and developing practical legal skills while also providing you with opportunities to engage with industry and the wider legal profession. In particular, the Moot Court module gives you the chance to practise your court-room skills and gain a real insight into law in action. DCU has its own Moot Court room which is where you will participate in mock trials and practise skills such as advocacy, presenting evidence or cross examination. 

Make your way to the top of the Beauty Industry with Advanced Beauty – Senior Therapist course. This course will provide you with internationally recognised professional qualifications in Beauty Treatments and Spa Therapies.

You learn highly specialised skills in all aspects of Beauty Treatments, including laser, micro-dermabrasion and intense pulsed light treatments. There is an intensive focus on high level professional practice which will set-up you for a senior level role in the Beauty Treatments industry.

The Beauty and Body Therapy Specialist program at Dublin College Blackrock (formerly BFEI) is an intensive, one-year course designed for those who want to turn their passion for aesthetics into a world-class career. By securing both ITEC and CIDESCO accreditations, students gain the most prestigious and internationally recognized certifications in the beauty industry. This course covers everything from fundamental skincare and makeup to advanced body treatments and spa procedures. Whether you aim to open your own salon or work in high-end international environments, this program provides the elite training necessary to meet the highest industry standards.

This course provides industry-recognised International Therapy Examination Council (iTEC) qualifications, you will be equipped with the skills and confidence for a successful career in beauty therapy.

This course is designed to provide occupational competence at Level 2 comparable to the National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ) Level 4 and Level 3 comparable to the National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ) Level 5 in additional areas such as Holistic Massage and Gel Polish Techniques.

We run a training Salon. This is to help learners to gain confidence, practice and work experience before they leave the centre. As well as gaining your VTCT qualification learners complete other QQI modules to help with their progression in their new career. This gives learners a great start in their Beauty Career.

This intensive one-year program offers a professional blend of theoretical knowledge and practical training, preparing students for high-level industry standards. Upon successful completion, students earn three internationally recognized CIBTAC Awards, validated by external professional examiners. Due to its rigorous nature, the course requires a high level of commitment and consistent attendance, ensuring graduates are fully equipped with the technical skills and professional discipline needed for the global beauty market.

The training required for QQI produces beauty therapists that are an asset to any salon. This award empowers learners with the knowledge, skills, and competence to independently provide beauty therapy treatments across various settings. It also offers a pathway for further and higher education and training opportunities.