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The Awarding Bodies - CIDESCO

Awarding Bodies are organisations that are authorised to make awards, certification, or award qualifications.

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Certain Irish institutions are both providers of courses / programmes and awarding bodies in their own right: these are the Irish universities and the Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT).

In Ireland, following the changes in the qualifications system as a result recent legislation, the number of statutory bodies has been reduced as the new awards councils FETAC and HETAC have assumed the the awarding functions previously fulfilled by several other Irish organisations such as the National Council for Educational Awards (NCEA), National Council for Vocational Awards (NCVA), Solas, Teagasc, the National Tourism Certification Board (CERT) and Bord Iascaigh Mhara.

Courses.ie lists all of the awarding bodies in Ireland and the UK below.
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Comité International d’Esthétique et de Cosmétologie – CIDESCO – is an international beauty care trade and educational association. Their head office is in Zurich, Switzerland.

Overview

The organisation was founded in 1946 in Brussels. Their aims are firstly to uphold the highest standards of beauty and spa therapy throughout the world. They also promote aesthetics internationally. In addition, they promote the exchange of professional knowledge, new developments and information. Finally, they create recognised training centres. These lead to the CIDESCO Examination and CIDESCO Diploma.

Training and recognition

The organisation offers the comprehensive beauty and spa therapy qualifications. Over 30 countries recognise their qualifications. These include Ireland, Australia, Canada, the UK and the USA

Courses include:

  • Beauty Therapy
  • Spa Therapy
  • Beauty & Spa Management
  • Media Make-up
  • Aromatherapy (Post Graduate)
  • Electrical Epilation (Post Graduate)
  • Spa Therapy (Post Graduate)
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