Full Time Hairdressing NVQ Level 2

Hairdressing NVQ Level 2 (Sept '10)

This course information relates to courses starting in September 2010.

Course code: B0711

Course category: Full-time

End Qualification: NVQ level 2

Starting and ending month: September to June

Starting year: 2010

Course duration: 36 weeks

Formal assessment: Formal assessment required

Course location: Pelham Campus

Course aims:
Hairdressing is an exciting, colourful and expanding industry that offers diverse opportunities in further education, training and employment. At City College we aim to provide a range of courses to start you on a successful career path in the Hairdressing industry, with opportunities for progression onto higher levels of qualifications.
You will learn about the Hairdressing principles such as: customer service skills, reception, health and safety, and a variety of hairdressing technical skills. You will develop important skills such as communication and teamwork.
Training at City College is an excellent experience. You will have the chance to learn in a practical environment that will prepare you for the world of work of further education. As well as the hands-on, creative lessons in modern well-equipped studios, you will have the opportunity to work in our professional salon, which are open to staff and the public for hair and beauty treatments. Our students have found this experience very helpful when approaching employers who value experience as well as qualifications.
A NVQ/NOS/Diploma is an industry recognised qualification that is valued by employers and is seen as a route onto Higher Education.
City College is a major provider of Hairdressing courses in East-Sussex and has high levels of success rates for our learners. We have invested in the department over the last 2 years with a re-furbishment of the salons and reception area.

Course content:
This course provides you with such skills as:

• Shampoo, condition hair and scalp.
• Advice and consult with clients.
• Change Hair colour.
• Style and finish hair.
• Set and dress hair.
• Cut hair using basic techniques.
• Perm and neutralise hair

You will explore topics such as:

• Health and Safety.
• Give clients a positive impression of yourself and your organisation.
• Promote additional products or services to clients.
• Develop and maintain your effectiveness at work.

Skills for Life requirements (lit/ lang/ numeracy).
You will work towards functional skills for Communications, ICT and AON (application of number) at the appropriate level. This will improve all areas of your English, including punctuation, spelling techniques, formal letters etc; and for AON you will improve on areas of your maths for percentages, and ratios, which is essential for the mixing of colours in Hairdressing.

Facilities for students:
Students are based at Pelham Tower Campus, where we have very good facilities for practical and theory work. These include two well equipped training salons, and Hair and Beauty reception.

Tutors:
The Hairdressing department is staffed by experienced and enthusiastic tutors who have an excellent variety of practical skills and links with local employers and organisations in the area. This will enable students to have every opportunity of finding employment in the Hairdressing industry.

Assessment: There is no final examination but you will be continuously assessed using a range of methods; observation of practical work, oral questions, assignments, written tests and portfolio evidence to demonstrate understanding.

Awarding Body: VTCT

Entry Requirements:
You should have a minimum of 2 GCSEs Grade D or equivalent and NVQ Level 1 Hairdressing.
You will be asked to come for an interview where you can show you enthusiasm and commitment to hairdressing through your hobbies, work experience or your ambitions. You are expected to have a pleasant personality and good personal presentation. You will need to show you are committed to the course and be prepared to work in and out of class.
You may also be asked to do a short assessment before your interview, so we can see the level of your literacy and numeracy skills.

Interview for entry: Interview required

Pre-entry preparation:
Hairdressing the Foundations by M.Green and L.Palladino

Progression and links:
After successful completion of this course you may wish to further your training or gain a qualification that can lead to a supervisory roll by enrolling onto the NVQ Level 3 in Hairdressing at City College.
At the end of your course you will be able to enter into employment as a junior stylist. As you are required to have a salon placement running alongside your course, very often employers will offer to employ you on completion of your qualification.

Work experience opportunities:
Students will get the opportunity to work two days a week in a salon placement during term time.

Academic Centre:
CHDR - Hair

Costs of your Course:
There are five parts to the cost of your course:

• Tuition Fees
• College registration
• Awarding Body registration
• Resource Fee
• Exam / Assessment Fees

Tuition fees

How much will the Tuition Fees cost?

Below are the fees for 09/10.

Home/EU students tuition fees (per year) : tbc

International tuition fees (per year) : tbc

If you are under 19 on 31st August 2009 you do not have to pay Tuition Fees, the College Registration, Awarding Body Registration or Exam/Assessment Fees. However, you will have to pay any Resource Fees. Under 19s entering Higher Education will have to pay full costs.
Once you know your tuition fee, please look at the 'Additional Costs'. This will tell you all the extra costs you will have to pay in order to begin or complete your course.
Additional costsPayment dueTotal
Hairdressing Kit 175
Uniform 73
Portfolio items 20
Visits 25

Total for 19 and over : tbc
Total for under 19 : N/A
Total for international students : tbc