OTHM Level 7 qualification
Learn from the longest running providers of the OTHM Level 7 Diploma in Clinical Aesthetic Therapies and gain this prestigious qualification to demonstrate your safety and competence in aesthetics.
The Level 7 Diploma in Clinical Aesthetic Injectable Therapies, awarded by OTHM, fits around your clinical work. You record 40 procedures, 20 observed and 20 performed, each signed off by a Level 7 trainer, and finish with a postgraduate qualification worth 60 credits.
Accreditation, partners and awards
What the Diploma involves, how long it takes and what you finish with.
Benefits of the Diploma
Why Level 7
The Joint Council for Cosmetic Practitioners and the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Beauty and Wellbeing have both called for tighter regulation of aesthetic injectables, with Level 7 named as the benchmark for practitioners.
Health Education England recommends Level 7 as the baseline qualification for practitioners pursuing a career in aesthetic medicine, and this Diploma is built to meet its 2016 qualification requirements for the delivery of botulinum toxin and dermal filler treatments.
Level 7 is recommended, not yet required by law.
Holding it shows postgraduate-level training backed by 40 assessed procedures.
What it is
You generally work on all four at the same time. Theoretical and practical training come before the portfolios.
You work through them on your own devices, in your own time.
Models and products are arranged for you.
The evidence that you have done the work.
Marked against a standardised marking scheme and moderated by OTHM.
Time commitment
Built around your work and family commitments.
A full training day. Lectures, then practice on live patients.
Full dayA full training day, building on Foundation technique.
Full dayIncluded in the Standard route, alongside your mentoring sessions.
Full dayMornings only, in teaching groups of no more than four. This is where your 40 procedures are gained.
Three mornings, morning onlyFast Track delegates generally only require a single mentoring session, because you evidence your existing practice instead.
Morning onlyThree days and three mornings, on the Standard route.
Already injecting? You evidence your existing practice instead.
Complete the e-learning modules online, at your own pace, around your work and family.
Reading, training videos and coursework, completed at your own pace.
Live, with the Level 7 team, plus webinars with industry experts. No travel.
With the Level 7 Delegate Lead, at your convenience.
You can complete the Diploma within 24 months and in any order you wish.
We are accessible for aspiring aesthetic practitioners nationwide.
Two routes
Both routes award the same Level 7 Diploma, assessed the same way. Which one you take depends only on how much injecting you already do.
The Diploma is built for registered healthcare professionals. You do not need any injecting experience to take the Standard route.
Trained outside the UK? International applicants may be accepted with an equivalent level of education. Speak to an Advisor.
£8,791.67+VAT
Starts you at Foundation training and takes you through to the Diploma. No injecting experience needed.
You can enrol at any time. Speak to an Advisor to arrange your place.
£3,500.00+VAT
For practitioners already providing toxin and dermal filler treatments, with at least 2 years of practice.
Fast Track is accepted for most components of the Diploma, subject to satisfactory evidence of your prior clinical experience and theoretical understanding. Evidence is assessed case by case, so talk to our team about what you already hold.
We can offer bespoke payment plans that suit your needs. You can pay in up to 18 interest-free monthly instalments, in full, with a deposit up front, or you can simply pay for each stage as and when you wish to attend it.
Along the way
Your 40 procedures are gained on mentoring and assessment sessions, in teaching groups of no more than four. Each case is reviewed by Level 7 assessors, who give you personal feedback.
Each case is reviewed by Level 7 assessors, who give you personal feedback.
Model patients and treatment products are arranged for each session.
Built up across your mentoring and assessment sessions.
All of our graduates and learners receive direct access to a fully supported revalidation service, at discounted rates, through our partnership with the British College of Aesthetic Medicine.
Assessment
The Level 7 is made up of 4 components, each with their own learning objectives and outcomes.
One of these for every one of your 40 procedures, 20 observed and 20 performed.
| Unit | Learning objective | Met |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anatomy, pathophysiology and dermatology | |
| 2 | Medical assessment, consultation, image recording | |
| 3 | Injectable therapies for facial treatments | |
| 4 | Injectable therapies for non-facial treatments | |
| 5 | Clinical health, safety and welfare | |
| 7 | Values, ethics and professionalism |
A Level 7 trainer watches you treat, marks the learning objectives your case actually evidences, and you write the reflection underneath.
In the awarding body’s own words, it must be completed by a professional with equal or greater experience and qualifications than the delegate, and references from anyone who does not meet that bar are not accepted.
These are blank examples of the forms you complete.
Your qualification
You finish with a regulated postgraduate qualification and a signed-off record of your procedures.
In Clinical Aesthetic Injectable Therapies.
Which can be topped up towards a full master’s degree.
20 observed and 20 performed, ready to show an employer or an insurer.
Including 80 at the academic stage, towards your annual revalidation.
Delegate voices
The Acquisition Aesthetics course is developed and run by a team of highly knowledgeable medical professionals. It is crammed with practical and mental development which has been perfect for me to progress my career in aesthetics.
Since starting the level 7 I’ve learnt so much about aesthetics. Not only have I had invaluable group sessions to develop my skills, I have also been given support with creating and running my business through diploma sessions and the Facebook group. Although it’s definitely a change in my career I’m confident knowing the support system in place.
Fees
£8,791.67+VAT
Foundation and Advanced training, 3 mentoring and assessment sessions with models and products arranged, a clinical development day, the full academic portfolio, Diploma sessions and a private tutor.
You can enrol at any time. Speak to an Advisor to arrange your place.
Speak to an Advisor£3,500.00+VAT
For practitioners with at least 2 years of practice who can show a high level of injecting. Evidence is assessed case by case.
See if you qualifyAll fees are shown excluding VAT. Compare what each route includes, or speak to an Advisor.
OTHM. Your assessments are accredited and quality checked by OTHM, overseen by the Government’s Office for Qualifications (Ofqual).
It can be completed in around 9 to 24 months. The deadline is 24 months, and if you need an extension we have flexible options.
There are two routes to the same Level 7 Diploma, Standard and Fast Track, each with its own fee. You can pay in up to 18 interest-free monthly instalments, in full, with a deposit up front, or pay for each stage when you attend it. One of our team will talk you through the options and set up an interest-free payment plan that works for your circumstances.
You can work through the components in any order you wish, and your check-ins with the Level 7 Delegate Lead exist to keep you on track long before a deadline becomes a problem. Talk to the team as soon as your circumstances change.
Level 7 is a level of education equivalent to a master’s degree. The Level 7 Diploma is equivalent to 60 postgraduate credits. It is worth more credits than a certificate but is not a full master’s, and it can be topped up to one.
No. Your practical competencies are evidenced throughout the Diploma. Your academic and practical portfolio is marked against a standardised marking scheme and moderated by OTHM at the end.
Yes. All models are provided for the training days, and we arrange the patients, the products and the aftercare. You turn up ready to inject under the supervision of our trainers.
40 in total: 10 observed and 10 performed toxin treatments, and 10 observed and 10 performed dermal filler treatments. All of them are signed off by a Level 7 trainer.
Short answer questions. There are 40 of them, each around 150 to 800 words, and together they make up your coursework alongside the assignment and the literature review.
Acquisition Aesthetics is led by surgeons, and Level 7 trainers meet stringent criteria before they can train on Level 7 training days. You can view our faculty.
International students may be accepted if they can show an equivalent level of education. Speak to an Advisor to discuss your background.
Next step
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