Start Date
- September 2025, Part Time, Night
What You Will Study
This part time adult course is designed to provide you with further confidence and skills in hairdressing, building upon the skills achieved at Level 2, and enables you to take on greater responsibility within our operational salon including developing supervisory skills with junior staff.
Starting 9th September, you will study two evenings per week (Tuesday and Thursday, 5.30-9pm) and on Saturdays to complete the practical assessments.
You will learn advanced cutting in ladies hairdressing including use of razors, texturizing, and personalising looks for clients. The course features advanced colouring techniques to produce creative and commercial effects which will enhance client’s hairstyles. At Level 3, you are also taught corrective colouring skills, which are a tremendous asset to any hairdresser and makes you even more employable to any salon owner.
Specialist training in hair extensions is also offered as an enrichment activity with our partner organisation Hair Plus Academy (please note this is an optional training opportunity with an additional fee). Our training salon, Solutions, is run as a fully functioning commercial salon offering a full range of professional consultations and treatments. Every student will have weekly opportunities to gain first-hand experience of working in the salon using top brands such as ASP and GHD. All of our tutors are highly qualified with excellent industry experience and all work hard to ensure our students benefit from this wealth of knowledge.
You will also have opportunities to participate in college events such as fashion shows, The Royal Norfolk Show, hair and beauty shows, and other off-site activities to build practical experience. We regularly participate in competitions and in previous years we have had students place in regional and national competitions. There are additional opportunities to visit Salon International and other events as they arise.
Entry Requirements
You need to have achieved a Level 2 qualification, and ideally have some salon experience. You will also have to complete a trade test.
How You Will Be Assessed
The course is assessment both practically and a series of online tests taken at the end of each unit. Evidence from these will go towards building up a portfolio of evidence. Practical assessments will be undertaken on paying clients and must be completed in a commercially acceptable timescale. You will be required to provide all your own models for practice and assessment so please ensure you check what the standards require before undertaking this course.
Course Progression
After completing Level 3 we would strongly recommend that you go out into the industry to gain experience and use the skills you have learnt.
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, you can also become a salon owner or follow careers in hair design for photography and fashion, teaching and training and work for manufacturers of hairdressing products as a technical adviser. You could also look at becoming self-employed.
For further information please check:
National Careers Service - Hairdresser job profile
Hairdressing and Beauty Industry Authority (HABIA)
Fees
This course is a full cost course which means that unfortunately there are no reductions in tuition fees if you are unemployed or in receipt of benefits. We operate a strict no refund policy and you will be liable for the entire fee, even if you withdraw from the course. Please refer to our Rules , Regulations for more information.
There may be additional costs for hairdressing kit and uniform.
Please check our Finance pages for fee information and any financial help that may be available. Alternatively please contact the Advice Shop
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