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Diploma in Hairdressing - Level 2Apply Now »
Location: The RoundHouse
Years: 1
Interview: Y
Course Summary
This City & Guilds qualification will provide you with a broad understanding of the hairdressing industry and the skills and knowledge required for a successful career. It also builds your awareness of the range of jobs in the sector, enabling you to make informed decisions about your future direction.
You will also develop your skills in maths and English, which will support your main programme of study, help your future progression and enhance your life skills.
Entry requirements
You need to be highly motivated and demonstrate a keen interest in your chosen subject. Offers of a place on the course are dependent on your qualifications and practical aptitude. You will need:
- a minimum of five GCSEs at grade D or above including English grade 4 or above and maths grade 3 or above
You will have an interview and initial assessment in maths and English and attend a taster session. Parents and carers are welcome to attend the interview but not the initial assessment. If you are successful, you will be allocated a place to study.
Course Content
- Working in the Hair Industry
- Health and Safety in the Salon
- Client Consultation
- Shampooing and Conditioning
- Promoting Products and Services
- Cutting, Colouring, Perming and Dressing Hair
How will I be assessed?
You are required to complete a portfolio of evidence. Assessment is through a range of methods, including practical observations, online testing and assignment work. Maths and English will be assessed through a controlled assessment or final exam.
Are there any additional costs or specialist equipment required?
There is a kit and uniform to purchase: full details will be given at your interview.
What can I do after this course?
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Brad Owen
Brad is first pick for pro footballers after barbering apprenticeship
Teenage former Derby College apprentice Brad Knight says "dream big" – as his barber's business kicks-on with professional footballers among its clients.
The business-savvy nineteen-year-old said the teaching in his NVQ Level 2 in Barbering was "brilliant".
Together with his shop-based apprentice training it gave him the barbering and business background he needed to start up on his own.
Brad began by cutting his mates' hair at school and applied after his GCSEs when Deakin and White in Ilkeston advertised for an experienced member of staff.
Aged 16, he explained he was not experienced, but he was willing to learn. He was taken on as an apprentice. He qualified at Deakin and White where he said he felt he needed to "offer something different".
Nottingham Forest fan Brad used social media to contact one of the players and offered to do his hair at home.
He accepted, word got round on the training ground, and "some of the players started coming in." Keen to develop, he moved on to a shop in Sandiacre for six months but decided it made sense to open his own business in Ilkeston.
Knight & Co was launched on Bath Street last September. He now cuts the hair of a number of professional footballers – at their homes or in the shop –and was even flown out to Marseille during the under 20s world Cup in France to cut players' hair.
Brad now has two members of staff on the books, including a former Derby College student, and in future he plans to take on an apprentice himself. He said: "It's quality. I absolutely love it. In the future I'd like to open more shops and maybe go international. Dream big."
I did one day a week at Derby College doing my NVQ Level 2. It was good – my tutor was brilliant and she got us through it really well, no beating about the bush. She just got on with it. The hairstyles I didn't get in the salon, I could get at the college.
There is only so much you can do in the shop as an apprentice, and you need to get your qualifications.
"She showed us how to run a shop, and I got a lot of the business side though my apprenticeship just by being in the shop. I could see how it was running.
