Facial Training Courses
All our beauty and holistic training courses that can be completed in one day, from our spa in Glasgow city centre.
Dermaplaning
The Dermaplaning accreditation shows therapists how to carry out Dermaplaning safely using a surgical blade to help exfoliate the skin, helping to remove vellus hair, minimise imperfections and allow products to work more effectively.
Dermplaning is fast popular facial treatment and works alongside over advanced facials to help achieve the best results.
This covers demonstrates and shows you how to carry out Dermaplaning in a professional and safe manner. Our course covers correct technique and procedure, anatomy and physiology of the skin, health and safety, treatment preparation, step by step, contra indications, contra actions, aftercare and home care advice, and benefits.
Course duration: 5 hours
Entry requirements: Level 3 Facial Skin Care
Price: £299 (Includes Mini Kit)
Microdermabrasion
Microdermabrasion facial is beneficial and effective at helping to resurface and rejuvenate the skin. The Diamond microdermabrasion technique uses a combination of vacuum suction and diamond encrusted tips to lightly breakdown the skin surface, creating deep cleansing, smoothing and polished effect on the skin.
Learn how to carry out Microdermabrasion Facial on clients, offering new facial to their skill set. Using the correct technique with Diamond peel machine to remove dead skin cells and improve client’s skin and skin texture, building knowledge and understanding of the treatment. Identifying contra indications and contra actions that can occur from Microdermabrasion. Providing clients with relevant aftercare and home care advice.
Course duration: 4 hours
Entry requirements: Level 3 Skin care and Facial
Price: £245
Carboxy Gel Mask
Non-Invasive Carboxy Therapy Facial is the new anti ageing skin correcting technology. Carboxy Gel Mask compliments other advanced facials available and allows you to build your treatment list for your clients.
Carboxy Gel therapy is amazing facial technique where we saturate the skin with carbon dioxide gel. The molecules of the carbon dioxide gas are very small, penetrate the skin, create oxygen starvation to occur. The skin is forced to produce more oxygen by increasing blood circulation , flushing the lymphatic system, stimulating cellular metabolism and collagen production. The results leaves the clients skin instantly looking plump, hydrated, fresh, improves elasticity of the skin, reducing wrinkles and increasing hydration.
Learn how to carry out Carboxy Mask Facial on clients, offering new facial to your skill set. Using the correct technique for application of Carboxy mask to improve client’s skin and skin texture, building knowledge and understanding of the treatment. Identifying contra indications and contra actions that may occur from treatment. Providing clients with relevant aftercare and home care advice.
Course duration: 4 hours
Entry requirements: Level 3 of skin care, Anatomy & Physiology
Price: £160
Price with kit: £295 (Kit includes 25 treatments)
Why Train at Ocho Academy?
All our courses are taught face-to-face, which gives you the best hands-on and practical experience. Some courses will ask you to either bring or be a model, so you get a first-hand experience of how the treatments should be carried out.
Each course comes with a manual for you to keep, full of practical tips, advice and guidance on best practice, preparation, and detailed step-by-step instructions. Each manual covers in detail the history and background of treatments, contra-actions and contraindications, how to carry out a consultation, how to provide aftercare advice, and much more.
At Ocho we are incredibly passionate about learning and delivering the best possible experience for our clients, and we want to share that with you.

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FAQ
Do I need to bring a packed lunch?
Please bring your own lunch or you can purchase your lunch from Ocho Café next door.
Do I need a model?
You may be required to bring a model with you. Should this be the case we will inform you when booking.
What should I wear?
Please come dressed in your beauty or holistic uniform. If you don’t have a tunic please wear loose, comfortable clothing.
Do I need to bring anything else?
All equipment and products necessary for the course and PPE equipment will be provided on the day of training.
Where are you based?
We conduct all training from our day spa in Glasgow:
Ocho Spa
10 Speirs Wharf
Glasgow
G4 9TB
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Payment
A £50 deposit is required to secure you booking and training date, with the remaining balance to be completed one week before the training date.
Academy Opening Hours
Sunday: 10am - 5pm
Monday: 10am – 6pm
Tuesday: 10am – 7pm
Wednesday: 10am – 7pm
Additional Informtation
All courses are small classes and training can be one to one to help ensure a relaxed positive learning environment.
We require full payment 1 week before course date, as you will receive your training manual before attending course to help yourself prepare and gain knowledge on your course.
On the day of training course, we try to bring more than one model into your training to help gain as much knowledge and experience with your new treatment.
If you have any questions or wish to discuss course or dates, contact us on training@ochospa.com and we will be happy to help.
