VTCT Level 2 Certificate in Women’s Hairdressing
In this course you will learn the basics of Hairdressing and build the foundations of a successful Hairdressing career with topics including how to create a variety of haircuts, colouring effects, and styling techniques in line with current trends and fashions.
TOP COURSE HIGHLIGHTS
- Small classes
- Experienced lecturers
- Industry-standard facilities
- Industry links
Analyse hair and skin structure
Why is some hair curly? Why do we all have different coloured hair? Does everybody’s hair grow at the same rate? You will explore these processes and understand the answers to these questions.
Discover the importance of English & Maths
Discover the importance of English and Maths skills and the important role they will play in your professional life, from timing services, mixing and measuring chemicals, reading manufacturer’s instructions and so on.
Develop practical skills
Develop practical skills in the creative art of cutting and dressing women’s hair, effective shampooing and conditioning, the artistic skill of colouring and lightening hair and providing a good consultation service for clients.
WHY CHOOSE THIS COURSE?
Lessons will be held in a professional commercial salon environment where students will practice new skills on training heads in preparation for client services. Students will be provided with opportunities to research and investigate the history of hairdressing and the importance it plays in today’s hair fashions. Students will discover the importance of English and Maths and the important role they play in the industry from timing services, mixing and measuring chemicals, reading manufacturer’s instructions and so on. Students will learn to adapt communication techniques to meet a variety of social and cultural needs.
WHAT WILL I LEARN?
There are seven mandatory units with the addition of three optional units:
Mandatory Units
- Working in the Hair Industry
- Health and Safety
- Client Consultatio
- Shampoo and Condition the Hair and Scalp
- Cutting
- Colour and Lighten Hair
- The Art of Dressing Hair
WHERE WILL IT TAKE ME?
Opportunities are many and varied for the enterprising hairdresser from small salons to large high end city salons, television, and theatre. Progressing to a Level 3 Hairdressing course will enable students to start their own business or franchise. Upon completion of Levels 2 & 3 in hairdressing, Higher Education courses will qualify students for teaching, training, or assessing positions.
Qualifications include:
- Level 3 Diploma in Women’s Hairdressing
- Level 2 Diploma in Barbering
- Advanced and Creative Hair Professional Apprenticeship
Achievement in this subject is dependent upon excellent attendance, punctuality and effort. Students will learn in a friendly atmosphere, using a variety of assessment methods:
- Written assignment work that is conducted as homework.
- Formal assessment of practical skills in a commercial salon environment on paying clients
- Discussions and presentations
- 1:1 tutor sessions
- An online exam for each unit
- A formal assessment for each unit that tests practical skills and theory
GCSE grade 4 in four subjects with at least one of these in English or Maths.
The College encourages all students to read widely and conduct their own research into the ever changing world of the Hairdressing industry. Students will be supported in their work throughout the course to enable them to be productive and to help track progression.
A one-day-a-week work placement is a mandatory requirement for this course. It must equate to 45 days or 315 hours.
Upon enrolment a kit and uniform will need to be purchased to complete the qualification.
Awarding Body: VTCT
