A career in hairdressing could be right for you if you have creativity, flair, an eye for detail and a passion for excellent customer service. Our training hair salons are run in partnership with Wella; offering access to the latest products and training for all students.
Career opportunities are varied: you could become a self-employed stylist or salon owner, or develop your technical skills in specialist areas such as colouring, extensions, African hair styling, wedding hair styling, and many more.
In addition to gaining valuable work experience both within and outside of our on-site traning salons, you will learn a range of key skills and techniques required in hairdressing, including health and safety, advising and communicating with clients, and stock control and management.
You will also visit other local salons, attend masterclasses, visit trade exhibitions, and take part in competitions to boost your skills, knowledge and creativity.
What you'll learn
You will learn about:
- health and safety in the salon
- consultation
- creative styling
- creative colouring
- creative cutting
- upstyling
- creative hairdressing technique
You will work with a range of clients of different ages, genders and ethnicities to develop your competence to work with all clients.
How you'll learn and be assessed
This course consists of a mixture of practical and commercial classes, theory projects, independent study, tutorial sessions and assessments.
Work experience is also an important element of this course.
Formal assessment is done by:
- assignments
- case studies
- oral questioning
- practical application
Entry requirements
You need to have a Hairdressing Level 2 Diploma or equivalent, plus English Language at GCSE at grade 4 or above. Working towards Grade 4 in Maths
