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Diploma in Women's Hairdressing

at Chelmsford College, Chelmsford · college

Ofsted rated their overall effectivenessGood2024see the detail

Level 3Applied and BTECDiploma1 yearFull time

What the college says

This course aims to provide you with a range of specialist technical and practical skills and knowledge to enable you to seek employment or further training within the hairdressing industry. This course has been designed to enhance your existing hairdressing skills to take them to a higher level. Within the course you will study advanced fashion techniques which will make your skills more desirable to employers. The VTCT Level 3 Diploma in Women’s Hairdressing is a qualification that has been specifically designed to develop your practical skills to an advanced level through a variety of techniques in the following units; the creative art of cutting women’s hair, the artistic skill of colouring, imaginative dexterity of styling and dressing hair, and how to provide effective consultation support for colleagues. You will develop a sound knowledge of monitoring health and safety whilst working in the hairdressing industry. Overall, the purpose of this qualification is to develop your practical skills to an advanced level of occupational ability to enable you to perform your own salon services as well as support others.

What you need to get on

GCSEs grades 9-3 in English and Maths and a full Level 2 qualification specific to your course

How you are assessed

One subject in depth, assessed largely through coursework and projects.

What this level means

The A-level-equivalent step, and what universities and employers ask for.

Is it open to 16 to 18 year olds?

Approved for 16 to 18 study on the government's Section 96 list.

Where it runs

  • Chelmsford College Princes

    Princes Road, Chelmsford, CM2 9DE

    DaytimeClassroom based
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