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Candle Making BusinessDiploma Course

Learn how to make beautiful, high-quality candles and turn your passion into a career. This candle making business course shows you how to create candles that look great, smell amazing, and stand out, whether you're making them for fun, gifts, or to start your own shop.

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Course overview:

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10 Modules

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What Will You Learn?

If you’ve ever wanted to create handmade candles that look and smell amazing, this Candle Making Business Diploma Course is the perfect place to begin. You’ll learn candle making from the ground up, starting with the basics and moving into more creative techniques. You’ll explore different types of waxes, wicks, containers, and fragrances. We'll guide you on choosing the right equipment and setting up your workspace, along with useful health and safety tips to keep everything running smoothly.

If you're passionate about candles and ready to take a creative and entrepreneurial journey, this Candle Making Course is for you.

You may have candle making skills but need help setting up and marketing your business. Or perhaps you're an artisan or gift shop owner wishing to expand your product offering.

Whether you're a creative soul or business-minded, this course is your gateway to success in the candle making industry.

  • Part 1: Introduction
  • Part 2: Introduction to Candle Making
  • Part 3: History of Candle Making
  • Part 4: Different Types of Wax
  • Part 5: Candle Wicks and Containers
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Module 1: Assessment

  • Part 1: Introduction to Health and Safety
  • Part 2: Equipment and Tools
  • Part 3: Product Safety Information
  • Part 4: Preparing your Work Area
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Module 2: Assessment

  • Part 1: Different Fragrances
  • Part 2: Experimenting with Colour
  • Part 3: Adding Extras
  • Part 4: Different Styles and Designs
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Module 3: Assessment

  • Part 1: Getting Started with Candle Making
  • Part 2: Choosing the Wax and Fragrance
  • Part 3: Tools and Equipment
  • Part 4: Making a Basic Poured Candle
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Module 4: Assessment

  • Part 1: Introduction to Rolled Candles
  • Part 2: History of Rolled Candles
  • Part 3: Making Wax Sheets
  • Part 4: Making a Rolled Candle
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Module 5 Assessment

  • Part 1: Introduction to Moulded Candles
  • Part 2: Different Types of Moulds
  • Part 3: Using Moulds
  • Part 4: Making a Moulded Candle
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Module 6: Assessment

  • Part 1: Blending Colours and Textures
  • Part 2: Using Dried Flowers and Herbs
  • Part 3: Using Crystals and Gold Leaf
  • Part 4: Other Decorations
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Module 7: Assessment

  • Part 1: Labelling Candles
  • Part 2: Health and Safety Precautions
  • Part 3: Building a Brand
  • Part 4: Marketing on Social Media
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Module 8: Assessment

  • Part 1: Selling on Marketplaces
  • Part 2: Selling in Retail Shops
  • Part 3: Creating a Candle Website
  • Part 4: In-Person Events and Fairs
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Module 9: Assessment

  • Part 1: Different Types of Jars
  • Part 2: Candle Boxes and Stickers
  • Part 3: Packaging Extras
  • Part 4: Posting Candles
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Module 10: Assessment

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The Candle Making Business Diploma Course will take up to 150 hours to complete, working from home. There is no time limit for completing this course; it can be studied in your own time at your own pace.

This is a Level 3 course and will give you 150 CPD (Continued Professional Development) points.

Upon completion of your course assessments, you receive 2 certificates. A certificate from the Centre of Excellence and a CPD certificate displaying the number of CPD points earned from the course.

This course is endorsed by the Quality Licence Scheme. Therefore, upon successful completion of this course, learners can also receive a certificate of achievement from Quality Licence Scheme and a Learner Unit Summary, which lists the details of all the units the learner has completed as part of the course. (This certificate is optional and costs an additional £25).

The Quality Licence Scheme is part of the Skills and Education Group, a charitable organisation that unites education and skills-orientated organisations that share similar values and objectives. With more than 100 years of collective experience, the Skills and Education Group’s strategic partnerships create opportunities to inform, influence and represent the wider education and skills sector.

The Skills and Education Group also includes two nationally recognised awarding organisations; Skills and Education Group Awards and Skills and Education Group Access. Through their awarding organisations they have developed a reputation for providing high-quality qualifications and assessments for the education and skills sector. They are committed to helping employers, organisations and learners cultivate the relevant skills for learning, skills for employment, and skills for life.

Their knowledge and experience of working within the awarding sector enables them to work with training providers, through the Quality Licence Scheme, to help them develop high-quality courses and/or training programmes for the non-regulated market.

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