Our professional Hairdressing courses provide you with the skills, knowledge and confidence to progress through the levels and into the industry as a Junior Stylist.
An enthusiasm for hairdressing is essential, in addition to personal qualities of motivation, good communication and dexterity skills. The skills you will develop include carrying out services such as shampooing, conditioning, styling, dressing and setting hair, cutting, perming and colouring.
There
will be lots of opportunities for trips, visits, guest speakers, mentoring and
work experience. This is an exciting programme designed to help you prepare for
the next steps in your career.
Prepare for a career in a multi-billion-pound industry
Research from the governing body of the National Hair & Beauty Federation (NHBF) said that the hair and beauty industry generated £4.56bn in turnover in 2022-2023. Our range of courses will allow you to gain the skills needed to be a success in this industry.
Study in our new state-of-the-art Hair and Beauty Centre
The ground floor of this new building is home to a 12-bed Media Make-up and special effects studio, a commercial 24-station hair salon and a 24-station make-up studio.
The first floor comprises of a 12-bed Nail Clinic, two 12-bed beauty clinics and a 24-station hair salon. On the third floor, learners are now benefitting from two 24-station hair and barbering salons and both IT and general teaching space to support the specialist facilities.
Once you have completed this course, you might wish to progress onto the Women's Hairdressing Level 3 Diploma.
Some courses are free for eligible learners, this is shown in the course details. You may be eligible for a free course if you are:
Many of our adult learners pay for their Level 3 and above courses with an Advanced Learner Loan. If a loan is available this is indicated in the course details. It’s easy to apply, your household income isn’t taken into account and there are no credit checks. You only need to start paying back your Advanced Learner Loan when you are earning more than £25,000 per year.
Course Fee: £1,286.00
Please Note: We attempt to ensure that all information contained within this website is correct and up-to-date. However, some details may change as we review and update our provision. Although every effort is made to provide the teaching, examination, assessment and other services detailed on this website and in our other publications, Bury College cannot guarantee the provision of such programmes, services, facilities and fees. Bury College reserves the right to amend, withdraw, alter or amalgamate any of the courses, locations and facilities detailed within at any time. Should circumstances require such amendments, Bury College undertakes to use all reasonable steps to minimise the resultant disruption to those services and most importantly to students.
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