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Level 4 is where clinical practice begins. This is your first in-person training stage — it's where you learn to consult, plan and deliver treatments on real skin.
Level 4 Core Skin Treatments is an Ofqual-regulated stage in the Matrix Aesthetics Academy pathway. Level 4 is where clinical practice begins. This is your first in-person training stage — it's where you learn to consult, plan and deliver treatments on real skin.
Please note: Completion times are provided as a guide only. Qualifications may take longer depending on the learner's availability, practical progress and assessment completion. Where a learner is converting existing qualifications or can provide suitable evidence of previous learning and experience, the timeframe may be shortened through Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL). One of our course advisors can review your circumstances and explain your expected completion timeframe.
At Matrix, Level 4 exists in two forms. The standard Level 4 focuses on core skin treatments — chemical peels, microneedling, dermaplaning and skin tag removal. The Accelerator Level 4 brings dermal filler and anti-wrinkle training forward, so you begin injectables at this stage rather than waiting for Level 7.
Learners ready to move from theory into practical, in-person clinical training. Choose the standard route to build core skin treatment competence first, or the Accelerator to begin injectables early.
Competent, insurable delivery of Level 4 treatments — and, on the Accelerator route, foundation and advanced injectable skills.
2 ways through Level 4, depending on the route you're on.
In person + assignments
The standard Level 4. In-person training and assignments in the four foundational skin treatments most Matrix graduates offer in their first year of practice.
In person + assignments
The Accelerator variant. All core skin treatments are covered — plus foundation and advanced dermal filler and anti-wrinkle training brought forward from Level 7, with assignments to evidence competence.
Five mandatory units plus a minimum of four optional units. Matrix delivers four optional units aligned to the core skin treatments most graduates offer.
Candidates must complete all units in this group.
| Unit | Unit title | Lvl | TQT | GLH | Matrix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J/651/2395 | Health and Safety in a Salon Environment | 2 | 10 | 10 | Delivered |
| L/651/2397 | Infection Control and Prevention for Cosmetic, Aesthetic and Needle Related Treatments | 2 | 25 | 20 | Delivered |
| H/651/2410 | Ethics and Principles for Aesthetic Treatments | 4 | 80 | 45 | Delivered |
| J/651/2411 | Advanced Skin Science for Aesthetic Treatments | 4 | 80 | 45 | Delivered |
| K/651/2412 | Advanced Skin Assessment and Investigative Consultation for Aesthetic Treatments | 4 | 80 | 70 | Delivered |
Health and Safety in a Salon Environment
Infection Control and Prevention for Cosmetic, Aesthetic and Needle Related Treatments
Ethics and Principles for Aesthetic Treatments
Advanced Skin Science for Aesthetic Treatments
Advanced Skin Assessment and Investigative Consultation for Aesthetic Treatments
These are the optional units Matrix Academy delivers as part of this qualification.
| Unit | Unit title | Lvl | TQT | GLH | Matrix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/651/2408 | Removal of Skin Blemishes, Skin Tags and Moles Using Non-Surgical Cosmetic Procedures | 4 | 80 | 50 | Delivered at Matrix |
| L/651/2413 | Principles and Practice of Microneedling Treatments | 5 | 100 | 80 | Delivered at Matrix |
| M/651/2414 | Principles and Practice of Chemical Peel Treatments | 5 | 100 | 80 | Delivered at Matrix |
| J/651/2402 | Principles and Practice of Dermaplaning Treatments | 4 | 100 | 80 | Delivered at Matrix |
Removal of Skin Blemishes, Skin Tags and Moles Using Non-Surgical Cosmetic Procedures
Principles and Practice of Microneedling Treatments
Principles and Practice of Chemical Peel Treatments
Principles and Practice of Dermaplaning Treatments
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