Diploma of Personal Care Formulation
10788NAT
Course Overview
Formulating cosmetic and personal care products can be as varied as the companies who offer them. The Diploma of Personal Care Formulation has been developed to provide a comprehensive approach to teaching the formulation of safe, stable and efficacious personal care products for the hair, hands, body and face.
It also covers the development of products from the concept stage and through reverse engineering. Learners are taught how to prepare a variety of personal care products, adapt formulations to suit organisational requirements and develop products based on the latest industry advances.
Requirements
Course Admission Requirements
- Year 12 completion (Certificate of Education) OR
- National Certificate IV level qualification OR
- Completion of the Language Literacy and Numeracy Test (LLN)
- Available to Australian and New Zealand citizens only
Course Duration and Study Commitment
- Full-time: Approximately 25 hours/week over 12 months
- Part-time: Approximately 12.5 hours/week over 24 months
Study Mode
Online
Course Curriculum
To view the list of modules in the Advanced Diploma of Cosmetic Dermal Sciences, please click below.
Course Fees and Payment Information
AACDS offers you flexible payment and funding options to assist you in your study and career goals. This includes this course being approved for VET Student Loans (VSL)*.
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*VET Student Loans (VSL) will not be approved for students who do not meet eligibility requirements. A VSL gives rise to a VSL debt that continues to be a debt due to the Commonwealth until it is repaid.
What's included
Industry expert trainers
Membership opportunity with Australian Society of Cosmetic Chemists (ASCC)
Online formulating tutorials
Ongoing live online support sessions
Course Outline
Training and Assessment
- The course comprises of 18 electronic text books provided as part of the enrolment package
- On-line lectures to support learning and activities within the texts
- Box of raw materials and packaging to work through various practical activities and prepare assessment samples
- 6 written assessments (workbooks) comprising theoretical questions and workplace simulated scenarios
- 1 practical assessment workbook and submission of practical samples with relevant stability and technical information
- Hands on practical workshops to consolidate skills in development and formulation of various products
- Online exam
What you'll need
You will need to purchase or have access to the following equipment (this list is provided for those students who do not have access to specialised equipment and are studying in a home-based situation):
- 2 hot plates (normal or electric stove top)
- White lab coat for formulating workshops
Professional recognition
On successful completion of this course leads to the issuance of an AQF Diploma and entitles the student to the letters Dip Form Chem and the title 'Cosmetic Chemist' or 'Formulation Chemist'.
Why do this course?
This course will benefit the following careers
- Research and Development Scientists
- Formulating Chemists
- Production/Compounding Managers and assistants
- Regulatory Affairs personnel dealing with product safety, claims and ingredient compliance
This course is ideal for
- Research and Development personnel
- Compounding personnel
- Raw material suppliers
- Product development personnel in the practical development of products
- Technical staff involved in practical development and/or manufacturing
Graduate Support
Ready to Enrol?
To get started on your journey to become a qualified cosmetic dermal therapist, click on the link below to start your enrolment process.
All students receive a complimentary 12-month membership with the Australian Society of Cosmetic Chemists (ASCC). (Subject to ASCC approval). This membership allows you to have access to the ASCC recruitment site and subscription to the Science of Beauty Magazine.
On successful completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Develop safe, stable and effective formulas for a range of personal care products
- Provide technical documents to support the safety, stability and performance claims of a product
- Develop products from a product development brief and communicate necessary changes
- Accommodate industry innovations into formulations without impacting on stability
- Reverse engineer and/or adapt formulations to suit company requirements
- Satisfy safety and regulatory obligations in the development of cosmetic and personal care products
Course Details
Course Start
Monthly start dates
Course Mode
Full Time | Part-Time
Study Mode
Online
Program Code
10788NAT
This qualification is recognised on the AQF as a Level 5 Graduate Diploma
Ready to Enrol?
To get started on your journey to become a qualified cosmetic dermal therapist, click on the link below to start your enrolment process.
