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Hairdressing - Level 2
Start Date: 1st September 2025
Other start dates:
2nd September 2024
- Length 1 Year
- Study Full-Time
- Location Kidderminster College
More about the course
Join our award-winning Hairdressing - Level 2 course! This job-ready qualification will provide you with the industry-focused knowledge, understanding and skills you'll need to work competently offer and up-to-date services in salons.
Throughout this course, you will develop your skills in customer care, advice and consultation, changing the hair colour, cutting hair using basic techniques and styling and finishing hair. You'll also develop your knowledge of different hair types, Health and Safety requirements and how to present yourself within the hairdressing industry.
During your course, you'll need to complete a work experience placement of at least 60 hours, which is designed to provide you with further experience in the hairdressing industry and so prepare you for employment. You'll also have the opportunity to enter local and national competitions such as AHT Competitions, NCG and Concept Learner of the Year competitions and Worldskills.
Entry requirements
Successful applicants for this course will:
- be aged 19 or older before 31 August 2024
OR
- have a Hairdressing - Level 1 Diploma or equivalent
What will I achieve?
Upon successful completion of this course, you will receive a Level 2 VTCT NVQ Hairdressing Diploma, which is highly rated by the National Occupational Standards authority (NOS).
What will I learn?
- Advise and consult with clients
- Shampoo and condition hair
- Cut hair using basic techniques
- Change hair colour using a range of techniques and products
- Style, set and finish hair including plaiting, twisting and hair ups
- Perm and neutralise hair.
How is the course taught?
- Theory sessions
- Practical sessions
- Presentations
- Practical demonstrations
- Independent work
- One-to-one support
- Tutorials
- Competitions.
How am I assessed?
- Practical assessments and observations
- Assignments
- Online examinations.
Work experience opportunities
Within six weeks of starting this course, you will need to source your own work placement of at least of 60 hours in a hair salon, to be completed as part of your final qualification. Work experience hours will be completed in addition to your timetabled hours.
A work placement is essential in the hair industry, allowing you to experience what it is truly like to be 'on the job', to learn from your colleagues and to perfect your skill and confidence.
You'll also be working within our award-winning on-campus salon, Elements, practising on colleagues, staff and clients from the local area under the supervision of our experienced staff members.
Work placements and work experience at Kidderminster College are designed so that you can build both your confidence and skills, so that you will be able to work competently in industry.
You'll also get opportunities to enter local and national competitions and show off your skills in a wider industrial setting.
English and maths
If you're aged 16-18 and haven't achieved your GCSE grade 4/C or higher in English and maths, you'll be expected to study English and maths as a mandatory requirement for your programme of study.
Your English skills will be developed by learning new terminology.
Your maths skills will be developed by learning how to mix and measure your colouring products whilst following the manufacturer’s instructions. Similarly, whilst cutting, you'll evolve your angles and measurements.
Where can I progress?
Upon completion of this course, you can go on to study a Hairdressing - Level 3 Diploma at Kidderminster College.
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What can I do with a qualification in Hairdressing?
Daily tasks:
- Ensures financial accounts for the business are maintained.
- Demonstrates, advises on and sells hair and/or beauty products.
- Checks and maintains any equipment, and ensures that all safety requirements are met.
- Undertakes and/or directs hair treatments and/or beauty therapy.
- Ensures clients.
- Provides clients with information and advice on styles and treatments, and resolves any complaints or problems.
- Controls the allocation, training and remuneration of staff.
- Determines staffing, financial, material and other short- and long-term needs.
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Daily tasks:
- Demonstrates, sells and recommends hair care products to clients and advises them on hair care.
- Ensures hair products are stored and used appropriately and observes relevant health and safety factors.
- Maintains client records and keeps up-to-date with new products, styles and techniques.
- Collects payment, arranges appointments and cleans and tidies salon.
- Shaves and trims beards and moustaches.
- Combs, brushes, blow-dries or sets wet hair in rollers to style or straighten.
- Cuts and trims hair using scissors, clippers, razor and comb.
- Washes, conditions, bleaches, tints or dyes hair and provides any necessary basic scalp treatments.
- Discusses customer requirements, analyses hair condition and other relevant features to define and advise on hair style.
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Daily tasks:
- Maintains client records, sells and advises on cosmetic products and services, and ensures appropriate health and safety issues are addressed.
- Advises clients on diet and exercise to assist in weight loss and slimming.
- Recognises problems and refers clients to medical practitioners if appropriate.
- Performs specialist treatments for conditions such as acne, applies skin rejuvenation therapies.
- Applies make-up to hide blemishes or enhance facial features and advises clients on skin care and make-up techniques.
- Cleans, shapes and polishes finger and toe nails, applies nail extensions.
- Uses waxing, threading, sugaring and other epilation techniques to remove any unwanted body hair.
- Massages scalp, face and other parts of the body and carries out spray tanning.
- Discusses clients requirements, analyses and advises client on appropriate skin care, and applies treatments to the face or body.
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What can I do with a qualification in Hairdressing?
Hairdressing and Beauty Salon Managers and Proprietors
Daily tasks:
- Ensures financial accounts for the business are maintained.
- Demonstrates, advises on and sells hair and/or beauty products.
- Checks and maintains any equipment, and ensures that all safety requirements are met.
- Undertakes and/or directs hair treatments and/or beauty therapy.
- Ensures clients.
- Provides clients with information and advice on styles and treatments, and resolves any complaints or problems.
- Controls the allocation, training and remuneration of staff.
- Determines staffing, financial, material and other short- and long-term needs.
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Hairdressers and Barbers
Daily tasks:
- Demonstrates, sells and recommends hair care products to clients and advises them on hair care.
- Ensures hair products are stored and used appropriately and observes relevant health and safety factors.
- Maintains client records and keeps up-to-date with new products, styles and techniques.
- Collects payment, arranges appointments and cleans and tidies salon.
- Shaves and trims beards and moustaches.
- Combs, brushes, blow-dries or sets wet hair in rollers to style or straighten.
- Cuts and trims hair using scissors, clippers, razor and comb.
- Washes, conditions, bleaches, tints or dyes hair and provides any necessary basic scalp treatments.
- Discusses customer requirements, analyses hair condition and other relevant features to define and advise on hair style.
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Beauticians and Related Occupations
Daily tasks:
- Maintains client records, sells and advises on cosmetic products and services, and ensures appropriate health and safety issues are addressed.
- Advises clients on diet and exercise to assist in weight loss and slimming.
- Recognises problems and refers clients to medical practitioners if appropriate.
- Performs specialist treatments for conditions such as acne, applies skin rejuvenation therapies.
- Applies make-up to hide blemishes or enhance facial features and advises clients on skin care and make-up techniques.
- Cleans, shapes and polishes finger and toe nails, applies nail extensions.
- Uses waxing, threading, sugaring and other epilation techniques to remove any unwanted body hair.
- Massages scalp, face and other parts of the body and carries out spray tanning.
- Discusses clients requirements, analyses and advises client on appropriate skin care, and applies treatments to the face or body.
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