New Zealand Certificate in Makeup Artistry and Hairstyling
Course details
| NZQF Level | 4 |
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About the course
Master fashion makeup and hairstyling techniques for private clients, balls and brides, stage, and film. Learn how to conduct client consultations, develop creative briefs, and build a professional makeup artistry portfolio. Develop specialised skills in body art and special effects, including character design, facial transformations, ageing makeup, wig styling, and trauma effects. Enhance your business knowledge and collaborative creativity while preparing for potential industry experience through various project opportunities.
What you will learn
- Anatomy and physiology of the skin and face
- Corrective day makeup, globally diverse makeup, ball and event makeup, bridal makeup, and accompanying hairstyling techniques
- Editorial and photographic makeup and styling
- Character and period makeup and styling
- Special effects makeup and body painting
- Character and ageing makeup, including hair applications
- Male makeup
- Wig and prosthetic application, facial hair trimming and application
- Portfolio development
- Business skills, professionalism, and customer service
- Opportunity to apply for an internship with the World of WearableArt™ Awards Show
Career options
Work as a makeup artist or counter salesperson at cosmetic companies and department stores. Enter the creative industries and work in film and TV, stage production or on photo shoots.
- Freelance makeup artist
- Makeup counter salesperson
- Fashion makeup artist
- Film makeup artist
- Stage makeup artist
Entry requirements
Under 20
New Zealand Certificate in Makeup and Skin Care (Introduction) (Level 3)
OR
National Certificate of Educational Achievement (Level 1)
Equivalent skills and knowledge and capability to meet the physical requirements of the programme.
International: IELTS 5.5 (no band lower than 5.0); or equivalent
20+
If you’re 20 years or over, you may qualify for special admission on this programme. Contact us if you don’t meet the entry criteria as provided on the Under 20 information.
International students
Minimum IELTS (academic) score of 5.5 with no band score lower than 5.
Find your country's equivalent academic entry requirements here
*For fee exclusions, please see our terms and conditions.
About the provider
Whitireia and WelTec have a history of over 100 years of
vocational education delivery. We are proud stewards of our whakapapa, owning
our collective histories and aspirations for the future through acknowledging
people, place, culture, and values.
Whitireia and WelTec is known for our high student success rates and culturally diverse ākonga. Every year we train over 8,000 ākonga who study at one of our campuses across Porirua and Petone. Our highly skilled staff will be with you every step of your journey, providing the best possible learning environment. We enable learners from every stage of life – school leavers, university graduates, those preparing to reenter the workforce and those wanting to retrain or upskill. Our learning environments are open and ready to welcome you all.
More and more New Zealanders are choosing a local study pathway through dedicated vocational education providers to gain the qualifications they need to get ahead and into their dream job. We offer a range of programmes of study at certificates, diplomas, degrees, and postgraduate qualifications. Our programmes have been developed in conjunction with industry to offer excellent vocational qualifications that are future-focused and provide ākonga with practical skills to pursue their career goals.
We are known for our Ahureitanga (distinctiveness), and we have special relationships with Iwi mana whenua as our campuses are in their rohe: Te Āti Awa and Ngāti Toa Rangatira. Together, we are more than the sum of our parts.
Mā tātou, mō tātou ko WelTec ki Te Āti Awa, ko Whitireia ki Ngāti Toa Rangatira. E haere kōtui nei me kura-takahi-puni tātou. Together, we will lead and illuminate our communities through vocational education.