Hairdressing

City & Guilds NVQ Level 2
Duration: 1 year - Full Time
Venue: Horsforth Campus or Keighley Campus or Thomas Danby Campus view map »
Course Code: 18806 (H) / 25485 (K) / CGQ1HAIRHB (TD)

About the course

This course provides an excellent opportunity for students to enter this exciting and creative world. This course is designed to help students launch a new career or progress their existing skills as a stylist.

What and how do you learn?

This course is designed to give students the skills and knowledge of a professional stylist and will include a selection of the following:

  • Shampoo and condition the hair and scalp.
  • Style & finish hair.
  • Health & Safety.
  • Basic cutting.
  • Consultation.
  • Promoting services and products.
  • Change hair colour.
  • Giving a positive impression to clients.
  • Set and dress hair.
  • Change hair colour.
  • English, Maths and ICT.

Assessment

Practical assessments will be carried out on clients who visit the college salons. You will be required to meet minimum standards and timings set by the awarding body. Knowledge is assessed throughout the course in a variety of methods, including online testing, written tests and oral questions.

Qualifications needed to start

4 GCSEs Grades A*-C. Progression from NVQ Level 1 Hairdressing

About the tutor(s)

Park Lane & Horsforth: Jayne Greenwood.
Keighley: Susan Hunt.
Thomas Danby – Olwen Grundy.

After the course

You may progress into employment as a stylist and / or could progress onto the following Hairdressing course at Leeds City College:

How to apply/enrol

Please download, print, complete and return the FE application form below:
further education application form (PDF).

Please note that you must return your application form to the campus you wish to study at. Therefore if your course is offered at multiple sites, please take care to post it to the one you wish to attend as failure to do so may delay your application.

If you are experiencing problems or do not have a printer please contact us to request a copy by post. Please also visit our Frequently Asked Questions for answers to queries you may have.

Contact

(Horsforth) 0845 045 7275 / parklanecampus@leedscitycollege.ac.uk
(Keighley) 0153 568 5000 / keighleycampus@leedscitycollege.ac.uk
(Thomas Danby) 0800 096 2319 / 0113 249 4912 / danbycampus@leedscitycollege.ac.uk

More details

Start Date: September 2010

Last updated: 26-07-2010 |