Progression
VTCT upgrade & progression
VTCT is an optional progression route for suitable learners. It is not automatically included with an AuraLuxe online or blended course — your AuraLuxe certificate stands on its own, and a VTCT qualification is a separate, regulated route you can choose to add.
You keep the AuraLuxe learning and progress you have already paid for. Upgrading does not mean restarting the whole course — we map what you have already completed and only add what the qualification requires on top.
Before anything is registered
What AuraLuxe checks first
A regulated qualification is not a certificate you can simply add on. We work through each of these with you and put the outcome in writing before you commit to anything.
Exact qualification and units
We identify the specific VTCT qualification and units that match what you want to do, rather than assuming a generic upgrade.
Eligibility and prerequisites
Some qualifications require existing training, minimum age, insurance or an underpinning knowledge unit before you can be registered.
Prior learning and evidence
We review your certificates and completed AuraLuxe learning to see what can be recognised and what still needs to be covered.
Practical assessment requirements
Regulated qualifications include practical assessment in the studio on real models — we confirm how many sessions and models your route needs.
Registration, exams and MCQs
We confirm registration timing and any written papers or multiple-choice assessments, and the windows in which they can be sat.
Portfolio and quality assurance
We confirm the portfolio evidence you must build and the internal and external quality-assurance requirements that apply to it.
Fees
Why we don't publish one upgrade price
VTCT upgrade fees vary according to the qualification, registration, assessment and quality-assurance requirements. Request an upgrade and AuraLuxe will confirm your exact route and fee before registration.
Indicative estimate only — not a quote
From about €300 to €900
This band is an estimate to help you plan. It is not a price, not a quote and not confirmed. The exact fee is confirmed by AuraLuxe in writing before registration, because it depends on the qualification, current awarding-body fees, learner numbers, assessments and quality-assurance costs.
Submitting this form is a request, not a registration. Nothing is booked, reserved or paid, and you are not registered with any awarding body until AuraLuxe confirms your exact route, fee and next steps in writing and you accept them.
Your progression
Online core → practical upgrade → optional VTCT
Step 1
Online core
Theory, video demonstrations and written work completed at your own pace, with tutor feedback. Your AuraLuxe online payment is credited in full against an eligible practical upgrade.
Step 2
Academy / blended practical
Practical days in the Midleton studio to develop and be assessed on technique, leading to your AuraLuxe certificate with ABT accreditation where it applies.
Step 3
VTCT qualification upgrade
Optional, for suitable learners. A regulated route added on top of your existing learning — reviewed, priced and confirmed in writing before any registration.
Step 3 is optional and is not available on every course. Where it applies, we confirm the exact qualification, requirements and fee first.
You keep the AuraLuxe learning and progress you have already paid for. Upgrading does not mean restarting the whole course — we map what you have already completed and only add what the qualification requires on top.
VTCT upgrade fees vary according to the qualification, registration, assessment and quality-assurance requirements. Request an upgrade and AuraLuxe will confirm your exact route and fee before registration.
From about €300 to €900 — estimate only, not a quote.