Portobello Institute's Beauty Specialist diploma course brings you up to speed with the complete Beautician's toolkit of salon treatments for skin, eye, make up, waxing, manicure and pedicure.

Holistic Massage has been used for thousands of years as a simple and effective method of attaining & maintaining good health. Massage has been incorporated into many health systems and is the basis and foundation skills of any massage therapist.

Waxing is an advanced beauty therapy skill which is in demand in today's beauty salons and is a specialised skillset to promote your salon career.

Project Management is an essential skill which major employers expect their managers to possess. The Project Management course will instruct learners to successfully plan coordinate and control the often complex and diverse activities of modern industrial and commercial projects.

Great savings on this Management Course Combo:

• IFMA Facilities Management Part time
• Project Management Part time

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In their advisory role to designers and retailers, fashion merchandisers are required to constantly keep their fingers to the pulse of one of the world's fastest moving industries. By tracking and analysing market trends it is their job to recommend to their employers the next direction to take in line with upcoming style shifts. As a fashion buyer your job will be to attend shows held in the fashion capitals of the world, forecast trends, buy the right clothes at the right time, whilst at the same time always ensuring profits and growth for the company.

Milliners design and create hats, they work with a wide variety of materials from straw and paper to velvets and silks. Millinery is a highly skilled craft requiring a steady hand, attention to detail and precise working. The work of the Milliner extends to other forms of fashionable head wear. The Milliner needs to have a good knowledge of fashion trends and an excellent understanding of fabrics, design and shape is also important.

Learn to apply your make up perfectly and look your best for the coming months. This 3 hour masterclass gives you a real insight into make up application and shows you how to enhance your features.   It is suitable for anyone looking to improve their personal make up techniques or for those looking to get a "taste" of the industry.

Fascinators are fast becoming the popular alternative to formal hats. The 1 day Fascinator course is ideal for those who are looking to explore accessory design, or for those who wish to design and make their own head piece for any occasion. The Fascinator course introduces you to the skills and techniques involved in producing elegant fascinator designs. You will explore various fabric and trimming options from feathers, ribbons and netting, adapting them to your design. This course caters for all abilities from beginners through to experienced sewers.

The Upskill Advanced Supervision in Childcare course is designed as an add-on for those who are studying (or have already completed) the Montessori Teaching Diploma Course. The Upskill course is a fast track for Montessori students/graduates who wish to gain a nationally accredited award as a Childcare Supervisor. The Upskill course is delivered over 8 full days and students may use their Montessori Modules as the elective for this award.

Children find it difficult to express themselves verbally and so traditional talking therapies can be difficult for them. Play is a child's natural way of expressing themselves, and Play Therapy provides them with an opportunity to "play out" their thoughts, feelings and problems in a non-directive way, in a safe environment with a caring therapist.

The Occupational First Aid course is suitable for parents, grandparents and babysitters and is ideal for anyone working in a professional childcare environment. The First Aid course is delivered over 3 full days and is recognised by the HSA and the PHECC (Pre Hospital Emergency Care Council). The course also covers paediatric first aid.

Art & Crafts is a one day practical workshop which allows the childcare professional to experience a fresh take on art and crafts. Through the workshop the learner will be able to provide the children in their service with a unique take on seasonal art and crafts.

The Manual Handling course is delivered over 1 day. To comply with current Health and Safety legislation, staff engaged in manual handling must be given training in safe lifting techniques. The Manual Handling course will show you how to lift correctly and therefore avoid back injuries. By training how to lift safely you will avoid serious and long-term back injury. This course combines lecture methods with "hands-on" practical work with the use of various types of materials and apparatus.

Gym Instructors assume many different roles in a fitness center, that of motivator, supervisor and trainer. This course provides learners with all the necessary skills to fill these roles for their clients. Through a combination of theory and practical learning Portobello Institute's diploma in Gym Instruction enables learners to provide clients with an appropriate gym workout for their needs to improve overall fitness including; strength, flexibility and cardio-respiratory functions.

The Nutritional Advisor (Diet & Nutrition) course will teach you how to recognise a diet that consists of foods that are balanced in their growth, maintenance and repair of the living body without harmful excesses. You will gain a thorough understanding of the digestion system & the factors that interfere with digestion & dietary health and this will give you the knowledge to appreciate a healthy & well-balanced diet. The Nutritional Advisor (Diet & Nutrition) course is essentially designed if you just wish to gain a more indepth study of diet & nutrition or if you wish to complement a qualification in complimentary or sports therapy or for those working in the food industry.

The Personal Trainer Certificate course builds on the Gym Instructor course taking a more in-depth look at functional anatomy and physiology, exercise physiology, nutrition and also exercise prescription. This course enables candidates to provide clients with personalised training programmes/sessions for their needs to improve overall fitness including strenght, flexibility and cardio-respiratory funciton as well as detailed lifestyle advice to maintain all aspects of their health, fitness and well being.

Great savings on this Sports Courses Combo:

• Gym Instructor
• Personal Trainer

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The main aim for the ITEC Level 3 Certificate in Sports Massage Therapy is to enable learners to gain the practical and theoretical skills necessary to provide Sports Massage Therapy.  It has been designed to provide learners with the requisite knowledge, understanding and skills to work in an unsupervised capacity as a sports massage practitioner, with non-pathological (non-injured) tissue.  In this qualification learners will develop their knowledge and understanding of the theory underpinning the practice of Sports Massage Therapy, including functional anatomy and physiology, nutrition, classification of sports injuries and the stages of healing.  It will also provide learners with the understanding, skills and techniques to plan, prepare for an apply a range of sports massage methods to uninjured clients.  Learners will also develop the skills to evaluate massage strategies and methods to inform on future treatments.

Holistic Massage has been used for thousands of years as a simple and effective method of attaining & maintaining good health. Massage has been incorporated into many health systems and is the basis and foundation skills of any massage therapist. The Holistic Massage course will give you all of the classical massage movements as well as the underpinning knowledge of Anatomy & Physiology.

The course is designed to provide students with a framework for strength and conditioning service provision of athletic populations. Students will learn how to effectively coach various components of strength and conditioning such as Olympic Lifting, Speed (max velocity and acceleration), plyometrics, functional screening and assessment, rehabilitation and prehabilitation, agility patterns for field and court based athletes as well as how to effectively programme, plan and periodise training for athletic groups.

Great savings on this Sports Courses Combo:

• Anatomy Physiology & Massage (ITEC)
• Sports Massage (ITEC)

Note - the Anatomy Physiology & Massage diploma is required in order to be eligible for the Sports Massage course - except when you do both courses together.

The recognition, assessment and immediate on-site management of sports injuries are crucial to facilitate rehabilitation and to minimise further risk of harm to the athlete. The Sports First Aid course designed for coaches, instructors, teachers, supervisors, sports assistants and volunteers; teaches the medical assessment and management of a wide variety of sports injuries. Importantly, participants will also know how to recognise when professional medical referral is warranted.

The Taping and Strapping Course is a one day course providing participants with a full understanding of sports taping and strapping. They will have the ability to identify the suitability of taping for specific soft tissue injuries. They will acquire the knowledge about the different taping and strapping materials available and gain the practical ability to apply safe, effective taping and strapping to joints and muscles.

Great savings on this Sports Courses Combo:

• Taping & Strapping
• Occupational First Aid (3 Day Workshop)

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The Paediatric First Aid Workshop is ideal for both parents and also professional childcare facilities to prepare staff for emergency situations. This is a one day course specifically designed to teaching life saving skills with relation to children and incorporates the Irish Heart Foundation Heartsaver CPR course. This course is ideal for both parents and also professional childcare facilities to prepare staff for emergency situations. The course has major emphasis on dealing with accidents that happen to children from newborn to eight years of age. This unique course will give you the skills to deal with first aid and medical emergencies that occur with this age group.