Hairdressing

Do you dream of becoming a top stylist and working in a professional salon? This advanced course will take your hairdressing skills to the next level. You’ll cover everything from creative cutting and colouring to salon management and photo-shoot techniques. With hands-on experience in our Graduations salons, you'll develop the skills and confidence needed to become a senior stylist and make your mark in the hairdressing world.

What you’ll learn

You’ll master advanced practical techniques for a successful career in hairdressing. Covering a wide range of skills, you’ll learn things like advanced cutting, creative colouring, and colour correction. You’ll also explore avant-garde styles, long hair work, and catwalk and photo-shoot techniques.

The course covers:

• Hairdressing consultation services
• Advanced hair cutting techniques
• Creatively colour and lighten hair
• Creatively style and dress hair
• Hair colour correction services
• Gents’ hair cutting techniques
• Hairdressing theory
• Customer service and client care
• Health and safety

Practicing these skills in our professional Graduations salons, you’ll work with real clients using high-quality products from brands like Wella, Matrix, and Tigi.

Alongside your course, you’ll take part in workshops and industry-related work placements, as well as trips and competitions to further enhance your learning. With a focus on hands-on experience, you’ll be prepared to step into the salon in no time!

Highlights 

You can look forward to:

• Work on real clients in our industry standard hair salons
• Masterclasses led by professional hair stylists
• Access to professional tools and products
• Workshops on additional hair-styling techniques
• Meeting local and national employers, as well as past students
• ‘Skills Week’ with fun masterclasses and in-house competitions

Assessment 

You will be assessed undertaking client treatments, end of module exams and work products.

Anything else?  

There is a course fee to cover essential course materials and uniform, which must be purchased at least 2 weeks before the course starts. You can contact Student Services to find out about financial assistance.

At Gloucestershire College we want students to develop their English and Maths skills so that they achieve their learning goals and future career aims. For this reason, all full-time students (16-18) who have not achieved grade 4 or above English language or maths GCSE will study these subjects as part of their course.

You’ll also develop additional employability and work-based skills through our Which Three Skills programme, and benefit from a weekly pastoral session with a student mentor for any additional support. You’ll need to be able to demonstrate good interpersonal skills, enthusiasm, commitment and an ability to communicate effectively.