Part Time Hairdressing NVQ 3

Hairdressing NVQ 3 (Sept 09)

This course information relates to courses starting in September 2009.

Course code: B0519

Course category: Part-time

End Qualification: NVQ level 3

Starting and ending month: September to June

Starting year: 2009

Days of the week: Thursday

Course duration: 1 year

Time of day: Evening

Formal assessment: No formal assessment

Course location: Pelham Campus

Course aims:
Do you wish to apply for senior hairdressing positions? Do you want to develop your skills and learn advanced hairdressing techniques?
This vocational course will extend your hairdressing skills and develop specialised techniques. It will prepare you for supervisory roles and may provide a flexible route into teaching if students are experienced enough, with possible progression to 7407 Teachers Certificate in Education.
You will develop and enhance your creative hairdressing skills, learning to style and dress hair to achieve a variety of creative looks, provide colour correction services, colour hair, and contribute to the planning and implementation of promotional activities. You will learn in a number of different ways including: demonstrations, theoretical delivery and completing a range of models; with the purpose of the course to provide you with advanced hairdressing skills to open up new options within a hairdressing career.
A VTCT NVQ Level 3 Hairdressing is an industry recognised qualification that is valued by employers, and is also seen as a route onto Higher Education.

Course content:
There are four mandatory units:

• Health and safety
• Promoting products and services to clients
• Consultation services
• Create a variety of looks using a combination of cutting techniques.

Facilities for students:
Students will be based at Pelham Tower Campus where we have excellent facilities for practical and theory work. These are:

• Two well equipped and recently modernised Hair Salons and Reception facilities

Tutors:
The Hair Department is managed by Rachel Turner, an experienced Hairstylist and former salon owner. The Hair department is staffed by experienced, creative and enthusiastic tutors who have excellent links with the Hairdressing industry and local employers in the area.

Assessment: You will be assessed by:

• Practical assessments
• Portfolio
• Assignments
• Written papers
• Oral questioning

The course is approximately two thirds practical and one third theory.

Awarding Body: VTCT

Entry Requirements:
Candidates are required to work in the industry. They should be in a position of senior stylist, manager/manageress, salon trainer or salon owner.
A good standard of technical ability is required with good communication skills, standard of education, professional personal presentation.
Students should have an NVQ Level 2 in Hairdressing, which is also offered at City College Brighton and Hove.

Interview for entry: Interview required

Pre-entry preparation:
S/NVQ Level 3 Hairdressing by Leah Palmer and Nicci Moorman

Progression and links:
The NVQ Level 3 is a recognised qualification into the PTTLS Course (Preparing to Teach in the Life Long Learning Sector course) with possible progression onto the Teachers Certificate in Education.
You can also progress into operator roles within the industry, such as senior stylist, private educator and assessor, training academy employee, manager or salon owner.

Work experience opportunities:
Students are required to be in full-time employment in a Hair salon.

Academic Centre:
Centre for Technology and Service Industries

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) : 250

International tuition fees (per year) : 1,386

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
Registration Fee 26
Awarding Body 60

Total for 19 and over : 336
Total with fee remission : 86
Total for international students : 1,662