WBBSE Madhyamik Vocational Beauty & Wellness study plan
WBBSE Madhyamik Vocational Beauty & Wellness · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Beauty & Wellness Fundamentals and Professional Ethics & Personal Hygiene, Safety, and Sanitation
Define beauty and wellness as a service sector and list at least eight career roles inside a salon, naming the core skill each role depends on.
Explain the meaning of professional ethics in a salon and write five concrete do-and-don't rules covering client confidentiality, honesty about products, consent before touch, and non-discrimination.
Identify the routes of infection relevant to a salon (skin, hair, nails, blood, airborne) and match each route to one realistic salon scenario.
Demonstrate the correct sequence for handwashing and justify each step in terms of germ transfer.
Distinguish cleaning, disinfection and sterilisation, and classify ten common salon items (towel, nail clipper, brush, cape, floor, footbath, tweezers, razor, comb, bin) into the right category.
Your checkpoint
A one-page ethics and infection-control chart listing five ethics rules and ten salon items classified as clean-only, disinfect-after-each-client, or single-use, with the reason written beside each item.
Skin Care and Facial Treatments & Personal Hygiene, Safety, and Sanitation
Label a hand-drawn skin diagram with epidermis, dermis, subcutaneous layer and at least four appendages, and state one function of each layer.
Classify skin as oily, dry, combination, normal or sensitive using observable signs, and justify each classification with two visible cues.
Sequence the steps of a basic facial (consultation, cleansing, exfoliation, steam, extraction, massage, mask, moisturiser, sun protection) and state the purpose of each step.
List the safety checks to perform before steam, extraction and massage, including patch testing, contraindications and temperature limits.
Explain how to sanitise hands, tools and the work area between two facial clients in correct order.
Your checkpoint
A written facial protocol of 12 to 15 numbered steps with the safety check and sanitation action noted at every step where a risk exists.
Skin Care and Facial Treatments & Beauty & Wellness Fundamentals and Professional Ethics
Identify five common skin conditions seen in a salon (acne, pigmentation, blackheads, dryness, sensitivity) and state clearly which ones a beauty worker may treat and which must be referred.
Describe the structure of hair and the purpose of the three main product groups used in facials: cleansers, exfoliants and moisturisers.
Write a short client consultation script that records skin type, allergies, medication and previous treatments before any product is applied.
Explain why a patch test is done, where it is applied, how long it is left, and what the worker must do if a reaction appears.
Practise reading product labels and list the information a worker must check before first use.
Your checkpoint
A completed sample client consultation card for a fictional client, including skin type, two contraindications flagged, products chosen and the reason each product was chosen.
Hair Care and Hairstyling & Personal Hygiene, Safety, and Sanitation
Label the parts of a hair strand and scalp and relate each part to one haircare decision such as shampoo choice, oiling or heat styling.
Classify hair as straight, wavy, curly or coily and as fine, medium or coarse, then select a suitable comb or brush for each combination.
Sequence a hair wash and conditioning service from draping to final rinse, naming the hygiene step at each stage.
Describe the safe use of heat styling tools, including temperature ranges for different hair types and the role of a heat protectant.
Explain how to disinfect combs, brushes and sectioning clips between clients and how often tools with fabric parts must be cleaned.
Your checkpoint
A hair-type and tool-selection table covering four hair types with the recommended comb or brush, wash frequency, heat setting and one product type for each.
Hair Care and Hairstyling & Practical Skills and Workplace Assessment
Demonstrate and describe at least four basic styling techniques (blow-dry straight, blow-dry with volume, braid, simple updo or ponytail) with the tools and products each needs.
Explain sectioning, tension and direction of airflow, and state what goes wrong when each is ignored.
Perform a dry-run practical of one wash-and-style service on a model or mannequin and record the total time taken.
List the safety and hygiene checks before, during and after a styling service, including cape use, tool temperature and hair-tool sanitising.
Write down three common styling faults and the corrective action for each.
Your checkpoint
A timed practical log of one complete wash-and-style service on a model or mannequin, recording each stage, the time taken, the tools used and two self-corrections made.
Manicure, Pedicure, and Nail Care & Practical Skills and Workplace Assessment
Label the visible parts of the nail and surrounding skin and state one care rule for each part.
Sequence a complete manicure and a complete pedicure and note where the two procedures differ.
Identify the tools used in nail care and classify each as single-use, disinfect-after-use or sterilise-after-use.
State the contraindications that stop a nail service, including cuts, infection, inflammation and diabetes-related foot risk, and the correct referral wording.
Explain safe filing direction, cuticle care limits and the risks of over-cutting cuticles or aggressive buffing.
Your checkpoint
A side-by-side manicure and pedicure procedure sheet of at least ten steps each, with the tool, hygiene action and safety caution written against every step.
Makeup Application and Cosmetology & Salon Operations, Client Service, and Communication
Match foundation shade and undertone to skin and explain how to test a shade correctly in natural light.
Describe the purpose and order of application of primer, foundation, concealer, powder, blush, eye products and lip colour.
List the hygiene rules for makeup: no double-dipping, spatula use, brush cleaning frequency and never sharing eye or lip products directly.
Draft a client-service sequence from greeting to farewell and include how to handle a complaint about a treatment result.
Practise professional communication: booking language, explaining a delay, handling price questions and confirming consent before service.
Your checkpoint
A one-page client journey map from first phone call to follow-up message, with the exact words used at four key moments and one complaint-handling script.
Practical Skills and Workplace Assessment & Beauty & Wellness Fundamentals and Professional Ethics
Assemble a full practical checklist covering consultation, sanitation, service and aftercare for facial, hair, nail and makeup services.
Complete two full timed mock services end to end and score yourself against the checklist.
Review every weak area found in weeks 1 to 7 and write a corrected summary note for each.
Recite the ethics and safety rules from memory and answer twenty rapid self-test questions without notes.
Plan the practical exam day: tool list, sanitation supplies, model timing and a contingency for a client who arrives with a contraindication.
Your checkpoint
A completed self-assessment scorecard from two timed mock services, showing the checklist score, the three lowest-scoring steps and the corrective action written for each.
Milestones
Week 2: Can explain the layers of skin, name five skin types with visible cues, and write the facial steps in correct order without notes.
Week 4: Can complete a client consultation card and select correct hair tools and heat settings for four hair types, scoring at least 80 percent on a self-made 20-question quiz.
Week 6: Can write the full manicure and pedicure sequences with hygiene and safety notes at every step, and correctly classify ten nail tools by cleaning method.
Week 8: Scores at least 85 percent on the practical checklist across two timed mock services and answers all twenty rapid self-test questions on ethics and safety correctly.