Hairdressing
Our hairdressing courses will provide you with the opportunity to develop your skills for use in today's ever changing industry. Your specialist skills will be developed by working in a vibrant commercial environment with the support of expert trainers and assessors. This means you will get to grips with real aspects of service due to first-hand experience within the industry.
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Level 2 Apprenticeship
The mandatory units for the Level 2 Apprenticeship are:
- Style and Finish hair
- Set and dress hair
- Cut hair using basic techniques
- Colour and lighten hair
- Advise and consult with clients
- Shampoo, condition and treat the hair and scalp
Your training adviser will work with you and your employer to select optional units relevant to you. The optional units include:
- Perm and neutralise hair
- Plait and twist hair
- Fulfil salon reception duties
- Cut men's hair basic techniques
We will tailor your learning programme to suit your needs, so that everyone's experience is unique. While needs differ, the recommended time to complete this programme is 24 months.
Once you have completed your Level 2 Foundation Apprenticeship, you could progress onto the Level 3 Apprenticeship to advance and improve your professional skills.
Level 3 Apprenticeship
The mandatory units for the Level 3 Apprenticeship course are:
- creativity style and dress hair
- creatively cut hair using a combination of techniques
- creatively colour and lighten hair to provide client consultation services.
In addition to the mandatory units, you can choose from a large range of optional units which vary from hair colour correction services to creating a variety of permed effects.
The Level 3 apprenticeship will take about 24 months to complete, just like the level 2 apprenticeship.
Our course will allow to develop your study skills so you can reach your full potential thus progressing onto further learning or into employment. These qualifications could lead to opportunities such as working in salons, leisure centres, cruise ships, TV, stage or film, spas, hotels or even running your own business.
During your time at HCT, you will have the opportunity to enter competitions such as Salon Cymru, Urdd, Skills Wales and UK Skills to build on the successes of our former learners.
Support with reading, writing and maths is also available