Basic information
| Study programme | Esthetic Cosmetology |
|---|---|
| Higher Education Institution | P.Stradins Medical College of the University of Latvia |
| Study field | Health Care |
All data
| Code of the study programme in accordance with the Latvian Education Classification | 41722 |
|---|---|
| EQF/LQF Level | 5 |
| Study Programme Type | Pirmā līmeņa profesionālā augstākā izglītība (ceturtā līmeņa profesionālā kvalifikācija), īstenojama pēc vispārējās vai profesionālās vidējās izglītības ieguves. Studiju ilgums pilna laika studijās divi–trīs gadi |
| Study programme (short name) | First level professional higher education study programme |
| Thematic group | Medicīniskie pakalpojumi |
| ISCED code | 0915 |
| ISCED | Medicīniskie pakalpojumi |
| Credit points | 120 |
| Degree to be acquired | - |
| Qualification to be obtained | Beauty care specialist (in cosmetology) |
| Study type and form | Full time studies; Part time studies |
| Study lenght | 3 years; 3 years, 5 months |
| Language | latvian |
Licence information
| Licence number | 041016-9 |
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| Licence date | 17.06.2010 |
| Licenced till |
Accreditation information
| Accreditation page number | Netiek izsniegta |
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| Accreditation date | 14.12.2022 |
| Accreditation duration (in years) | 6 |
| Accreditation till | 15.12.2028 |
Results
Knowledge
1. Understands the management and financing of a beauty salon, the regulatory acts and documents regulating professional activities, ensuring the protection of personal data and the principles of information confidentiality;
2. Understands the anatomical structure of the human body, physiological functioning and basic principles of care for patients with health disorders;
3. Knows the methods of decorative, cosmetological and aesthetic medicine, the equipment technologies to be used, including the innovative, necessary materials, understanding the issues of occupational safety and infection control;
Skills
4. Plans its activity within the limits of its professional role and competence, based on regulatory normative documents, observing the principles of personal data protection and information confidentiality, including conducting research activities in the fields binding on the industry, freely reads special literature in a foreign language on cosmetology, applies modern information technologies;
5. Assesses the client's state of health, identifying the need for treatment that is beyond the limits of skills and competences, recommending the client to contact an appropriate health care specialist, provides emergency medical assistance;
6. 6. Performs facial skin and body diagnostics and, within the limits of his professional competence, makes a decision on performing the necessary facial and body aesthetic care procedures, documents the obtained results, including selecting and performing a wide range of high infection risk beauty care services, observing the maintenance of a safe working environment in connection with infection control, carries out client education and creates awareness about health promotion and disease prevention, face and body skin care, application of various cosmetics at home;
Competence
7. 7. Understands and analyzes the basic principles of a healthy lifestyle and the positive impact of health-promoting factors for improving the quality of life, the relationship between physical, mental and social health in the context of professional activity, including orientation in the basics of diagnosing skin diseases and, within the limits of their competence, performs skin care procedures using the necessary materials and equipment technologies, as well as evaluates and performs a wide range of high infection risk beauty care services, observing the maintenance of a safe working environment in connection with infection control;
8. Assess and act accordingly in life-threatening situations and provide emergency medical assistance in the event of an accident;
9. Organizes and manages the work of the beauty care institution, ensuring compliance with labor protection regulations, performs activities within the limits of his professional role and competence, based on regulatory normative documents, observing the principles of personal data protection and information confidentiality, also
analyzes and conducts research activities in health care, aesthetic medicine and cosmetology using modern information technologies.
1. Understands the management and financing of a beauty salon, the regulatory acts and documents regulating professional activities, ensuring the protection of personal data and the principles of information confidentiality;
2. Understands the anatomical structure of the human body, physiological functioning and basic principles of care for patients with health disorders;
3. Knows the methods of decorative, cosmetological and aesthetic medicine, the equipment technologies to be used, including the innovative, necessary materials, understanding the issues of occupational safety and infection control;
Skills
4. Plans its activity within the limits of its professional role and competence, based on regulatory normative documents, observing the principles of personal data protection and information confidentiality, including conducting research activities in the fields binding on the industry, freely reads special literature in a foreign language on cosmetology, applies modern information technologies;
5. Assesses the client's state of health, identifying the need for treatment that is beyond the limits of skills and competences, recommending the client to contact an appropriate health care specialist, provides emergency medical assistance;
6. 6. Performs facial skin and body diagnostics and, within the limits of his professional competence, makes a decision on performing the necessary facial and body aesthetic care procedures, documents the obtained results, including selecting and performing a wide range of high infection risk beauty care services, observing the maintenance of a safe working environment in connection with infection control, carries out client education and creates awareness about health promotion and disease prevention, face and body skin care, application of various cosmetics at home;
Competence
7. 7. Understands and analyzes the basic principles of a healthy lifestyle and the positive impact of health-promoting factors for improving the quality of life, the relationship between physical, mental and social health in the context of professional activity, including orientation in the basics of diagnosing skin diseases and, within the limits of their competence, performs skin care procedures using the necessary materials and equipment technologies, as well as evaluates and performs a wide range of high infection risk beauty care services, observing the maintenance of a safe working environment in connection with infection control;
8. Assess and act accordingly in life-threatening situations and provide emergency medical assistance in the event of an accident;
9. Organizes and manages the work of the beauty care institution, ensuring compliance with labor protection regulations, performs activities within the limits of his professional role and competence, based on regulatory normative documents, observing the principles of personal data protection and information confidentiality, also
analyzes and conducts research activities in health care, aesthetic medicine and cosmetology using modern information technologies.
Documents
| Document | Document type | Language |
|---|---|---|
| Expert / Experts joint report | Expert / Experts joint report | english |
| Self-evaluation report | Self-evaluation report | english |
| Self-evaluation report | Self-evaluation report | latvian |
History of study programme