This flexible course is designed to ensure that you can progress to further vocational studies or find employment. You will develop skills in hair alongside key skills in communication, IT and numeracy. You will learn through class-based activities, workshops and work experience in the college salon.

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Factsheet

Who is This Course For?

School leavers; young people who have recently arrived in the UK from abroad, including asylum seekers and refugees; and students who would benefit from an additional level of support in reaching their potential. The programme is also suitable for young people with learning difficulties where special provision may be made to support the student according to their individual needs.

Entry Requirements

You do not need any formal qualifications but you must have an interest in hairdressing. You will have an initial assessment at the college and you must have diagnostic Entry 3 or above.

About the course

You will learn through a variety of activities in the class and also through work experience in the college salons. You will study the following subjects at Level 1:

• Shampoo and condition hair
• Blow drying
• Contribute to perming and colouring process
• Contribute to the development of effective working relationships
• Support the health and safety of the salon
• Prepare for hairdressing services and maintain work areas.

You will have a personal tutor to guide and support you through the course. A weekly tutorial allows you and your tutor to develop individual learning plans that will assist in learning and in developing responsibility for your own learning.

Additional Opportunities

There will be opportunities to join other groups of hair and beauty students on educational visits and in-house professional training, and there will be competition work. These activities may incur extra costs.

How will I be assessed?

You will work toward the NVQ Level 1 qualification in hairdressing through practical assessments and by building a portfolio of work throughout the year. Regular reports on progress are provided to parents/guardians. The programme is unit based and is delivered individually at different stages throughout the course. You will be assessed when you feel you are competent.

There are four areas of assessment:

• Practical: you carry out the skill
• Oral: you answer questions on your underpinning knowledge of the skill
• Written: a portfolio of evidence or a written test or an assignment, depending on the unit.
• Online tests.

Where next?

You may go on to work as a junior in the hairdressing industry, progress to other courses such as NVQ Level 2 in Hairdressing, or join an apprenticeship scheme.

How to apply?

Please apply online for courses starting in 2010.