• Health and Safety
• Consultation support for colleagues on hair services
• Cut women's hair to create a variety of looks
• Style and dress hair using a variety of techniques
• Colour hair to create a variety of looks
• Cut Men's hair to create a variety of looks
• Bridal hair
• Hair colour correction.

If you are accepted onto this course without a Grade C or above in Maths and/or English you will be required to complete the relevant Essential Skills qualification. This will be a compulsory part of your timetable.

This course is subject to the College’s Fitness to Practise and Study Policy.

• Additional training from colour companies may be given
• Industrial trips may be included both to enhance and compliment the mandatory units and to facilitate industrial requirements
• Salon experience is desirable
• Uniform and kit purchase is mandatory.

The summative assessments for the qualifications require the candidate to undertake:

• Practical tasks
• Knowledge and understanding Tasks/Assignments

HNC Hairdressing
Employment in industry
Salon Management
Foundation Degree

Applicants must be at least 16 years of age on or before 1 July in the year of proposed entry to the course and have NVQ or VRQ Level 2 in Hairdressing or 3/5 years industrial experience. In cases where there are more applications for this course than there are places available, candidates with the requisite entry requirements, will be given preference according to the date of receipt by the college of their application.