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Barbering Level 2
Diploma
This course will give you the understanding to effectively deliver barbering services to men.
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Level 2
Attendance - Full-time
Duration - 1 year
Start date - September - June
Where -
2 Locations
Pioneer Higher Skills Centre
Huddersfield Centre
Course Overview
This course has been created to provide you with the skills to specialise in barbering. You will learn the roles and responsibilities of all members of the team to make sure all health and safety procedures are followed and learn how to give your customers a positive impression of both yourself and your organisation.
You will learn the basic techniques of taking care of, cutting and shaping facial hair, as well as advising and consulting with clients to meet their demands.
Through the practical, hands-on classes, you will increase your skills and knowledge to enable you to work as a barber. You will learn skills such as shampooing and conditioning and treating the hair and scalp, drying and styling men’s hair, as well as cutting hair using basic barbering techniques and creating patterns.
You will be able to learn within our purpose-built barbering salons stocked with all the essentials to create your desired looks. Our salons are open to the public so you will be working within a professional environment from the start of your course.
This course has been created to provide you with the skills to specialise in barbering. You will learn the roles and responsibilities of all members of the team to make sure all health and safety procedures are followed and learn how to give your customers a positive impression of both yourself and your organisation.
Through the practical, hands-on classes, you will increase your skills and knowledge to enable you to work as a barber. You will learn skills such as shampooing and conditioning and treating the hair and scalp, drying and styling men’s hair, as well as cutting hair using basic barbering techniques and creating patterns.
You will learn the basic techniques of taking care of, cutting and shaping facial hair, as well as advising and consulting with clients to meet their demands.
You will be able to learn within our purpose-built barbering salons stocked with all the essentials to create your desired looks. Our salons are open to the public so you will be working within a professional environment from the start of your course.
Core Skills Gained:
A minimum of GCSE English and maths grade 2 or above.
If you have an EHCP then please be aware that the college needs to have agreed, via the consultation period with your local authority, that we can meet the needs outlined in your EHCP before you can start on a course with us.
If you have an EHCP then please be aware that the college needs to have agreed, via the consultation period with your local authority, that we can meet the needs outlined in your EHCP before you can start on a course with us.
Level 3 Barbering
Apprenticeship
Employment/self-employment
Apprenticeship
Employment/self-employment
The barbering trade is quickly growing. After this course you will be able to gain employment or progress onto the next level.
You will be assessed through observations of practical ability, photographs of work, treatment plans, written assignments, external tests, mood boards, online learning and completion of a portfolio of work.
You will need to purchase a barbering kit to be able to do this course. These are available from the college.
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