Technical skills get you hired. Leadership skills grow your career.
Build the leadership, management and business skills to turn your industry experience beyond the treatment room.
Lead with Confidence
Build the skills to lead teams, manage staff performance and step into greater responsibility within the industry.
Build the Skills Behind Thriving Beauty Businesses
Develop practical knowledge across people management, marketing, finance and business performance.
Study Around Your Career
Complete your studies online with flexible learning and trainer support designed around your existing commitments.
The Diploma of Salon Management is a salon management course built for beauty, hair, barbering, massage and aesthetics professionals ready to step into leadership.
Whether you’re aiming for management, preparing to run your own business or exploring a broader industry role, this qualification can help you prepare for the next step.
Demi International offers a variety of flexible payment and funding options dependent on your eligibility.
The SHB50216 Diploma of Salon Management is VET Student Loan (VSL) approved for eligible students.
We also offer flexible payment options to help make your education more affordable. Our student services team can help you explore all available options.
Your Diploma of Salon Management (SHB50216) salon management course covers three core areas:
BUILD THE RIGHT TEAM
BSBHRM404 – Review human resource functions
BSBHRM523 – Coordinate the learning and development of teams and individuals
BSBHRM506 – Manage recruitment selection and induction processes
SHBXPSM001 – Lead teams in a personal services environment
BSBMGT502 – Manage people performance
OPERATIONS RUNNING A SUCCESSFUL SALON
SHBXWHS002 – Provide a safe work environment
SHBXPSM002 – Manage treatment services and sales delivery
BSBSUS501 – Develop workplace policy and procedures for sustainability
GROW THE BUSINESS
BSBSMB403 – Market the small business
SHBXPSM003 – Promote a personal services business
This course will help you prepare to:
Digital learning but never on your own.
Study around your work, family and existing commitments, with monthly intakes available.
Access guidance, feedback, and check-ins from experienced trainers throughout your course.
Work through focused and manageable areas of learning designed to support steady progress.
Develop practical leadership and business skills relevant to today’s beauty, hair, aesthetics and personal services industries.
Complete 18 hours of supervised experience in an approved workplace or eligible Demi Student Clinic.
Graduate with the SHB50216 Diploma of Salon Management.
This course is designed for beauty, hair, barbering, massage and aesthetics professionals who want to move into leadership, management, business ownership or broader industry roles.
The course is delivered online with trainer support, allowing you to study flexibly around your existing commitments.
Students should allow approximately 15 hours per week for online learning, assessments and course activities.
Yes, you will complete 18 hours of supervised practical experience (approx. 6 x 3-hour shifts) at an approved workplace or eligible Demi Student Clinic.
You will develop skills across leadership, team management, human resources, marketing, finance, operations, client experience and business performance.
The qualification may support progression into salon or clinic management, team leadership, business ownership and broader roles across sales, operations, education, marketing or business development.
Yes. The flexible online format is designed to fit around work and personal commitments, provided you can allow enough time each week to complete your work.
Monthly intakes are available
Enter your details to download the Course Guide, with information about:
Our team will be in touch via phone to discuss your study goals and answer any questions.
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At Demi International, we offer a range of payment solutions to make learning affordable and accessible. If you’re unsure what’s best for you, reach out — we’re here to help. Explore our Career Start and Career Boost government programs, VET Student Loans, and flexible payment plans.
