Summary

The course introduces technical skills and underpinning knowledge including: essential health & safety awareness, a broad awareness of the hairdressing industry, consultation including hair & scalp analysis, shampooing & conditioning; styling including wet, dry & heated techniques, cutting women's hair, colouring and perming,knowledge of products & services, displaying retail stock, a creative unit which culminates in a photo-shoot and an introduction into cutting mens hair. Our training salon, Solutions, is run as a fully functioning commercial salon offering a full range of professional consultations and treatments. You will have weekly opportunities to gain first-hand experience of working in the salon using top brands such as WELLA and GHD. All of our tutors are highly qualified with excellent industry experience and all work hard to ensure you benefit from this wealth of knowledge. You will 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 regional and national competitions and last year had a student placed in the WELLA Xposure regional heats. There are additional opportunities to visit Salon International where the latest fashions, styles and trends from the cosmetics industry are exclusively showcased. The quality of teaching, learning and assessment in hairdressing and beauty therapy is good and reflects the good outcomes for learners. Teachers plan lessons well and have good vocational knowledge and experience. This helps learners develop their skills to appropriate commercial standards. Learners gain very good employability and commercial skills.