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Womens Hairdressing

Diploma, Level 2

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Hairdresser curling a clients hair using a curling iron

Course Length

1 year

Course Cost

No fee (16-18)

£1,890 (Adult)

Financial support 19+

Start Date

06/09/2027

Course Information

A practical based course that allows you to gain hands-on experience of working within a professional salon, developing skills that you are ultimately assessed on when working with real clients.

An intense course that will build your skills, develop your knowledge and grow your confidence in a professional salon. You are supported in a practical environment whereby you take ownership of your own clients, from booking in, arranging patch-tests, carrying out treatments and providing aftercare and advice. You will be required to work under pressure and produce results to a high standard - but also gain the satisfaction that comes hand in hand with a job in the industry. Learning basics such as cutting and blow drying to the complexities of colouring. The course is supported by underpinning knowledge and theory that will help you to develop skills to support you in a career within the industry.

Course code: 76412-01

  • Who is this course for?
    People who are looking to train as a hairdresser, this might be people who have studied other salon based qualifications or experienced workers who are looking to retrain or return to study to enhance their skills.
  • Benefits and Skills
    The skills that are taught in the salon provide you with the basics needed to work within the industry and train to a higher standard. Alongside technical skills you will learn how to communicate with clients and manage a diary, alongside promoting a positive impression of you and your team.
  • Entry Requirements
    Three GCSEs at grade 3 or above or successful completion of Hairdressing Level 1
  • Careers and Progression

    Apprenticeship

    Employment

    Level 3 Salon Based Qualifications

    Business Management based courses

  • Assessment

    Practical assessments simulating a realistic working environment

    Paper based and online testing for each unit

    Portfolio of evidence

    Prior learning

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