Maybe you can already do the looks, and the part that stops you is the business side. This pathway pairs makeup training with setting up, pricing and bookkeeping. Made for anyone who wants clients rather than a hobby.
The artistry strand teaches the looks. The business strand covers structures, a plan, bookkeeping and Xero. Two halves of the same job.
Mentors cover rates, briefs and portfolio direction. You leave with a client kit list and a way to quote.
Start small around a job you already have, then widen out. Nothing here forces you to quit anything.
Most makeup work in New Zealand is small and self-run: a chair, a kit, a diary. Beauty counters and salons hire too, and the business half helps there as well. The day looks like consults, bookings, invoices and the odd wedding morning.
Your own bookings, rates and client list.
Jobs booked one at a time, on your terms.
Trials, timings and the wedding morning.
Makeup inside a wider beauty team.
Matching products and doing quick looks.
Advising on ranges and building a regular list.
Roles where these skills are useful, not promised outcomes. Every role is different, and some need more study or experience. Salon and agency bookings usually want a portfolio and hours on real clients first.
Three reasons people pick the pathway over the single course.
Structures, a business plan, bookkeeping, GST and Xero sit next to the makeup work.
Working artists talk through pricing, client briefs and where to point your portfolio.
Bring your own work to live sessions and hear what to change.
Certificate of Completion · The Career Academy
Issued once both strands are done.
Issued through Credly and easy to share.
A link in the platform you can share on SEEK.
An advisor walks you through both strands and what each covers.
Start any day. Weekly plan, or clear it in one payment.
Ten makeup topics with mentors marking what you send in.
Structure, plan, Xero, then take your first paying booking.
No. The artistry strand starts at skin and tools. No fixed class times either.
No. The business strand builds the plan with you, from structure through to bookkeeping.
From $29 a week on a plan, with no deposit and no credit check. Upfront is available. Enquire for current pricing.
About 200 hours across both strands, with twelve months of access.
You enrol through The Career Academy. Ulleo delivers the beauty strand and the college delivers the business strand.
It unlocks once you finish the core modules, so treat it as a bonus rather than the main event.
It carries a Certificate of Completion and a Credly digital badge, and the college is an ICOES accredited centre with Official Accreditation from the CPD Standards Office. That is accreditation for professional development. It is not NZQA accredited, so it is not a national qualification. Those are different things, and clients booking makeup look at your work and your prices.
Yes. A 10-day money back guarantee runs from enrolment.
You enrol through The Career Academy, an online college in New Zealand. Ulleo delivers the makeup half and the college delivers the business half.
The Career Academy has run for over 15 years and helps more than 25,000 students a year. Support runs by phone and email in business hours, with mentor messaging on top.
Picture the week your diary fills on its own, and the invoices go out without you dreading them.