Entry Requirements

• You need to be aged 19 years and over to complete this course.
• You will be invited to a taster session to establish your needs and interests and suitability for the programme.

How You Will Be Assessed

The course is assessed both practically and theoretically. Practical assessments are carried out by our staff and are recorded in your assessment log book or portfolio. These are completed throughout the year, when you have sufficient practice and experience and are assessment ready.

Practical assessment may be clustered as most of the units interlink, so potentially several assessments could be completed on the same model and occasion. Assessments need to be completed within commercially viable times; so the development of your practical skills always relate to industry expectations. Marks are awarded as Pass; Merit or Distinction. You will be expected to provide suitable models for some of your assessments on a range of models with different hair types lengths and textures

Following class input which may involve written tasks and practice tests, you will sit an online ‘Evolve’ test which is via the City and Guilds Website. These are available throughout the year, they vary in content and length depending on the technical content of the unit. A unit is only complete when you have passed all the practical tasks and the Evolve test too.

Course Progression

This Level 2 VRQ in Hairdressing aims to provide you with a range of essential and practical skills and knowledge. Combined with the technical units of cutting and colouring may enable you to progress onto a suitable Level 3 qualification. Following successful completion of Level 3, you will be qualified to work in a number of employment destinations such as: hairdressing salons and hotels.

Where Your Course Can Take You

The hair and beauty industry is a vibrant, dynamic and creative sector offering fantastic employment and training opportunities. This sector alone employs nearly a quarter of a million people and is worth over £6 billion to the UK economy.
There are a wide variety of jobs for qualified hairdressers, including salon and spa work both in the UK and abroad. Hairdressers also work in hotels, on cruise liners, in hospitals and health clubs. With further experience, they can also become salon owners or follow careers in hair design for photography and fashion, teaching and training and work for manufacturers of hairdressing products as a technical advisor. Students could also look at becoming self-employed.

For further information visit:

• National Careers Service - Hairdresser job profile
• Hairdressing and Beauty Industry Authority (HABIA)

Fees

The cost of the course is £1392 inclusive of registration fee, otherwise an initial instalment of 25% can be paid followed by three equal payments.
Depending upon your circumstances you may be eligible for funding support. Our enrolments team are able to advise you on this; note it will require you to provide evidence of your benefit entitlements.

Materials costs
Hairdressing kit (£290 in 2025 as a guide)
C,G Text Book (£27.50 in 2025 as a guide)

The above materials are essential to you starting the course and must be ordered without delay, as there is heavy demand on suppliers across the country at the start of term. Ordering forms will be provided for you at enrolment in August; these should be ordered through our approved stockists to ensure good quality.

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