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VTCT Skills (ITEC) · Ofqual Regulated
The regulated chemical peel qualification: professional skin peeling taught to Level 4 standard with clinical-grade brands, including Dermaceutic.
Level
4
Awarding body
VTCT Skills (ITEC)
Regulation
Ofqual regulated
Entry route
Level 3 aesthetics qualification
Delivered at
All MSTA academies
Study mode
Blended · hands-on
Chemical peels sit at the heart of results-led skincare. Depth, acid selection, skin preparation and aftercare are clinical decisions, and this Level 4 Award trains you to make them with genuine clinical confidence.
MSTA's peel training carries a detail most providers can't offer: we teach with clinical-grade professional brands, including Dermaceutic, the line our own clinics use, so you graduate confident with the products you'll actually work with.
Acids, concentrations and pH: what each peel actually does to skin, and how to choose between them.
Preparing skin properly, layering safely and adapting protocols to real client skin, not textbook skin.
Supervised peel treatments on real clients with clinical-grade professional products.
Structuring courses of peels that compound results and keep clients returning, safely and ethically.
This award suits therapists and aestheticians who want peels done properly on their menu: not a single entry-level peel from a one-day course, but the regulated capability to assess, select and deliver professional peel treatments.
It's also one of the natural next steps after the Level 3 Certificate, and progression continues at MSTA all the way to the Level 5 Award and Level 6 Certificate in advanced chemical skin peeling.
MSTA delivers the Level 4 Award in Skin Peelingthrough our Skincare Learning Pathways, designed to help skincare practitioners achieve the specific outcome they’re working toward, with hands-on clinic training and support built in around the qualification.
Existing professionals
Our advanced pathway for working therapists and beauty professionals: regulated Level 4 study and beyond, taught by working clinicians, built around results-led practice.
Explore this pathway →Complete beginners
Our flagship pathway takes you from total beginner to qualified, insured skincare professional, with this qualification built in alongside hands-on training, business support and a lifetime community.
Explore this pathway →Currently, you do not require a Level 4 qualification to professionally deliver skin peels in the UK: with the right training, CPD certification and insurance, practitioners offer peels confidently without one. With that said, practitioners are increasingly investing in a Level 4 peeling qualification to work at greater clinical depth, unlock more advanced products and strengthen their standing with insurers and premium brands.
A regulated Level 3 aesthetics qualification. If you trained through short courses without one, our Access to Brands conversion route gets you the Level 3 credential first, then progresses you here.
Clinical-grade professional lines, including Dermaceutic, which our own clinics use daily. You learn on the products working clinics actually stock.
Beyond this award, our centres deliver the Level 5 Award in Skin Peeling Treatments and the Level 6 Certificate in Advanced Chemical Skin Peeling, so peeling can become a genuine specialism.
Thirty minutes with our team and you’ll know exactly which pathway fits where you are now. Free, honest, no pressure.
