A spa therapist specialises in beauty treatments, skin care, or other typical spa procedures. These include a variety of muscle and soft tissue manipulation for their clients for pain relief, stress relief, and other health benefits. An assistant spa therapist is expected to assist the senior spa therapist in providing spa services.
Personal Competencies
You have excellent interpersonal and communication skills
You like to help people feel good
You are a detail oriented person
You like to follow instructions given
Entry Pathway
Minimum Qualification • After completion of class 10 you can enroll for National Skills Qualification Framework (NSQF)* Level 4 course for Spa Therapist
* NSQF is a nationally integrated education and competency-based framework that enables persons to acquire desired competency levels in a chosen field. NSQF includes vocational education, vocational training, general education and technical education which prepares an individual for the job market with competent skills. An individual may return at any time to upgrade skills after gaining experience
• National Scholarship Portal - Please visit http://www.scholarships.gov.in. Under this portal there are Central Government schemes offered by different Departments, UGC/AICTE Schemes and State Schemes.*
• Please visit http://www.buddy4study.com for details on available scholarships. This is a gateway to scholarships starting from Class XI
*(Availability of these scholarships can vary from time to time)
Where will you work?
Places of work: Stand-alone spas, Spas in hotels and resorts and Medi-spas.
Entrepreneurship: After few years of experience you may join a service aggregator. You can also start your own establishment.
Work Environment: Normal working hours are 8/9 hours a day 6 days a week. At times there might be overtime work.
Opportunities for work exist for differently abled in this field
The approx. salary of a Spa Therapist ranges between INR 15,000 - 20,000* per month
Source - https://bit.ly/3vSK9bQ *The figures are taken from NCS and are indicative and subject to change
Experts from the field
I was running a spa called ‘Grace Aroma’ in Navi Mumbai for seven years. But I felt the need for modernising and improving my services. I decided to take the help of Spa Consultants. My existing staff underwent training in customer handling and in latest techniques of spa treatment. They even helped in redesigning my Spa and we were all trained in best spa management techniques. It is now called G-Spa in its new avatar. The training given by Dr. Manish and Dr. Swapnil made the transformation a memorable one. Kanchan C, Owner & Aroma Therapist - G-spa, Navi Mumbai.*
Spa therapist
NCS Code: 5142.0801 | V005Minimum Qualification
• After completion of class 10 you can enroll for National Skills Qualification Framework (NSQF)* Level 4 course for Spa Therapist
* NSQF is a nationally integrated education and competency-based framework that enables persons to acquire desired competency levels in a chosen field. NSQF includes vocational education, vocational training, general education and technical education which prepares an individual for the job market with competent skills. An individual may return at any time to upgrade skills after gaining experience
Government Institutes
1. National Skills Development Corporation (NSDC): Visit https://www.nsdcindia.org/find-nsdc-training-centre
2. Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS): Visit https://nsdcindia.org/find-nsdc-training-centre-jss/
3. NIOS training centres: Visit https://voc.nios.ac.in/registration/locate-study-centre
4. List of NSQF centres: https://www.aicte-india.org/sites/default/files/Vocational%20institutions%20272%20recommended%20AY%202020-21.pdf
Online Course
Udemy - https://www.udemy.com/courses/search/?src=ukw&q=spa+therapist
• A majority of government schemes are free
Scholarships
• National Scholarship Portal - Please visit http://www.scholarships.gov.in. Under this portal there are Central Government schemes offered by different Departments, UGC/AICTE Schemes and State Schemes.*
• Please visit http://www.buddy4study.com for details on available scholarships. This is a gateway to scholarships starting from Class XI
*(Availability of these scholarships can vary from time to time)
Places of work: Stand-alone spas, Spas in hotels and resorts and Medi-spas.
Entrepreneurship: After few years of experience you may join a service aggregator. You can also start your own establishment.
Work Environment: Normal working hours are 8/9 hours a day 6 days a week. At times there might be overtime work.
Opportunities for work exist for differently abled in this field
Assistant Spa Therapist → Spa Therapist → Spa Manager
The approx. salary of a Spa Therapist ranges between INR 15,000 - 20,000* per month
Source - https://bit.ly/3vSK9bQ
*The figures are taken from NCS and are indicative and subject to change
Experts from the field
I was running a spa called ‘Grace Aroma’ in Navi Mumbai for seven years. But I felt the need for modernising and improving my services. I decided to take the help of Spa Consultants. My existing staff underwent training in customer handling and in latest techniques of spa treatment. They even helped in redesigning my Spa and we were all trained in best spa management techniques. It is now called G-Spa in its new avatar. The training given by Dr. Manish and Dr. Swapnil made the transformation a memorable one. Kanchan C, Owner & Aroma Therapist - G-spa, Navi Mumbai.*
source: https://www.spaconsultants.in/testimonials.php
*The above information is for training purposes only and will not be used for any commercial gains
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