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Hairdressing (Men’s and Women’s) – Level 2

Vocational

a student working on a client's hair in the college salon, with their lecturer

Availability & Details

Hairdressing (Men's and Women's) - Level 2 Diploma SFY-HAIR2D/C01

Venue
South Downs Campus

Type of study
Vocational

Dates
Academic Year 2025-26 (1 year)

Examination board
Vocational Training Charitable Trust

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Overview

You will cover cutting, perming, styling and colouring men’s and women’s hair using L’Oréal Matrix products. You will work on clients in a professional salon environment which will prepare you to work in the industry. You will complete work-related industry placements, which in the past has led our previous students to secure themselves employment in the industry.

Three GCSE’s at grade 3 and GCSE grade 4 in Science.

The units you will cover include:– Working in the hair industry– Health and safety– Client consultation– Promoting products– Cutting women’s hair– Colouring hair– Perming hair– Art of dressing hair– Cutting men’s hair

You will be taught in a realistic salon environment by lecturers with vast experience within the industry. Your practical lessons will be in a fully working salon which is open to the public. You will have the chance to enter into competition work. You will have practical assessments for each unit to do in the salons and a theory exam for each practical unit.

You will be internally assessed for your practical units and externally assessed for theory exams. 

If you achieve a Merit grade or higher on this course, you can progress onto Level 3 Hairdressing. Alternatively, you can progress into full-time employment or an apprenticeship.


The teaching and support was absolutely brilliant, they couldn’t have done anything more or anything better, if I had any questions my lecturers would always stay behind to help me if I needed it and their emails were always open, it was second to none. This college is the best by far.

Amber Searle, BTEC student

I’m really happy and pleased with my grades. I really loved my time at the college, I have also made lots of friends, it’s a really nice place to be, I don’t want to leave.

Lauren Piper, A Level student

College is definitely worth all the effort you put in, you get to meet lots of different people and it’s amazing.

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