Course Overview

The Level 3 Diploma qualification has been created primarily to provide a coherent programme of delivery for training centres providing the off-the-job training to apprentices registered on the Wellbeing and Holistic Therapist standard. The qualification translates the skills, knowledge and behaviours detailed in the apprenticeship standard into units and assessment criteria using the related NOS (national occupational standard). The qualification can also stand alone to equip learners with the necessary practical skills, knowledge and understanding to gain employment within the beauty, spa, wellness and holistic industry.

Units

To achieve this qualification a learner must successfully complete seven units, all six mandatory units, and at least one unit from the optional section:

Mandatory

• Anatomy, physiology and pathology
• Implement health, safety, and hygiene
• Client consultation and profiling
• Body Massage
• Holistic head, neck and shoulder massage
• Thermal therapy massage

Optional

• Wellbeing and holistic therapy
• Massage using advanced techniques
• Thai massage

Learning Outcomes

1. Anatomy, physiology and pathology – learners will gain knowledge of the; structure and function of the body systems and their interdependence on each other, the relative and absolute contraindications and related pathologies.
2. Implement health, safety, and hygiene – learners will be able to implement their advanced knowledge and understanding of health, safety, and hygiene practices through research of legislation, policies, and procedures. The learner will analyse and review policies and procedures for refinement when
   implementing health, safety and hygiene for the salon, self, and clients for services/treatments.
3. Client consultation and profiling – underpins all the practical technical units within the qualification.
   Learners will be able to conduct a concise consultation to develop and create client lifestyle profiles from which wellbeing experiences and holistic therapy treatment plans can be produced and tailored to meet the individual needs of clients, to achieve the desired wellbeing and holistic outcome/s.
4. Holistic head, neck and shoulder massage – based on the principles of traditional Indian Head Massage, learners will gain the skills and knowledge to provide holistic scalp, face, neck, décolleté and upper shoulder massage treatments adapted to client’s needs.
5. Thermal therapy massage – learners will gain the skills and knowledge to provide body massage treatments using thermal therapy equipment including handheld tools or preparations that emit temperature and require heating or cooling prior to treatment.
6. Wellbeing and holistic therapy – learners will gain the skills and knowledge to provide individualised wellbeing and holistic therapy treatments blending essential oils to create the therapeutic experiences and treatments.
7. Massage using advanced techniques – learners will gain the skills and knowledge to use alternative massage techniques, which may include manual acupressure or lymphatic drainage massage and the use of non-thermal handheld tools.
8. Body massage – learners will develop the knowledge and skills to perform fundamental Swedish style body massage. They will learn the benefits and effects of massage, the massage techniques including effleurage, petrissage, tapotement, frictions and vibrations and the importance of adapting the massage rhythm, speed and pressure to suit client’s comfort, satisfaction and for the desired outcome.
9. Thai massage – learners will gain knowledge and understanding of the traditional eastern principles, historical and cultural background and the skills to perform Thai massage, which combine elements of yoga, acupressure and shiatsu to improve client’s wellbeing, body balance and harmony.

Entry Requirements

• This qualification is designed for learners aged 16 years and older who have achieved a Level 2 qualification or apprenticeship in Beauty Therapy or have appropriate industry experience for direct entry at Level 3. Centres are responsible for ensuring that this qualification is suited to the ability of learners.
• The qualification has been designed to be accessible without artificial barriers that restrict access and progression. Entry to the qualification will be through centre interview and learners will be assessed on an individual basis.

Course Overview

The Level 3 Diploma qualification has been created primarily to provide a coherent programme of delivery for training centres providing the off-the-job training to apprentices registered on the Wellbeing and Holistic Therapist standard. The qualification translates the skills, knowledge and behaviours detailed in the apprenticeship standard into units and assessment criteria using the related NOS (national occupational standard). The qualification can also stand alone to equip learners with the necessary practical skills, knowledge and understanding to gain employment within the beauty, spa, wellness and holistic industry.

Units

To achieve this qualification a learner must successfully complete one unit and one external MCQ paper

Mandatory

• Anatomy, physiology and pathology

Learning Outcomes

1. Anatomy, physiology and pathology – learners will gain knowledge of the; structure and function of the body systems and their interdependence on each other, the relative and absolute contraindications and related pathologies.

Entry Requirements

• This qualification is designed for learners aged 16 years and older who have achieved a Level 2 qualification or apprenticeship in Beauty Therapy or have appropriate industry experience for direct entry at Level 3. Centres are responsible for ensuring that this qualification is suited to the ability of learners.
• The qualification has been designed to be accessible without artificial barriers that restrict access and progression. Entry to the qualification will be through centre interview and learners will be assessed on an individual basis.

Course Overview

The Level 3 Diploma qualification has been created primarily to provide a coherent programme of delivery for training centres providing the off-the-job training to apprentices registered on the Wellbeing and Holistic Therapist standard. The qualification translates the skills, knowledge and behaviours detailed in the apprenticeship standard into units and assessment criteria using the related NOS (national occupational standard). The qualification can also stand alone to equip learners with the necessary practical skills, knowledge and understanding to gain employment within the beauty, spa, wellness and holistic industry.

Units

To achieve this qualification a learner must select and successfully complete four units. This includes three mandatory units, and at least one unit from the optional section:

Mandatory

• Anatomy, physiology and pathology
• Implement health, safety, and hygiene
• Client consultation and profiling

Optional

• Holistic head, neck and shoulder massage
• Thermal therapy massage
• Body Massage

Learning Outcomes

1. Anatomy, physiology and pathology – learners will gain knowledge of the; structure and function of the body systems and their interdependence on each other, the relative and absolute contraindications and related pathologies.
2. Implement health, safety, and hygiene – learners will be able to implement their advanced knowledge and understanding of health, safety, and hygiene practices through research of legislation, policies, and procedures. The learner will analyse and review policies and procedures for refinement when
   implementing health, safety and hygiene for the salon, self, and clients for services/treatments.
3. Client consultation and profiling – underpins all the practical technical units within the qualification.
   Learners will be able to conduct a concise consultation to develop and create client lifestyle profiles from which wellbeing experiences and holistic therapy treatment plans can be produced and tailored to meet the individual needs of clients, to achieve the desired wellbeing and holistic outcome/s.
4. Holistic head, neck and shoulder massage – based on the principles of traditional Indian Head Massage, learners will gain the skills and knowledge to provide holistic scalp, face, neck, décolleté and upper shoulder massage treatments adapted to client’s needs.
5. Thermal therapy massage – learners will gain the skills and knowledge to provide body massage treatments using thermal therapy equipment including handheld tools or preparations that emit temperature and require heating or cooling prior to treatment.
6. Body massage – learners will develop the knowledge and skills to perform fundamental Swedish style body massage. They will learn the benefits and effects of massage, the massage techniques including effleurage, petrissage, tapotement, frictions and vibrations and the importance of adapting the massage rhythm, speed and pressure to suit client’s comfort, satisfaction and for the desired outcome.

Entry Requirements

• This qualification is designed for learners aged 16 years and older who have achieved a Level 2 qualification or apprenticeship in Beauty Therapy or have appropriate industry experience for direct entry at Level 3. Centres are responsible for ensuring that this qualification is suited to the ability of learners.
• The qualification has been designed to be accessible without artificial barriers that restrict access and progression. Entry to the qualification will be through centre interview and learners will be assessed on an individual basis.

Course Overview

The Level 3 Diploma qualification has been created primarily to provide a coherent programme of delivery for training centres providing the off-the-job training to apprentices registered on the Wellbeing and Holistic Therapist standard. The qualification translates the skills, knowledge and behaviours detailed in the apprenticeship standard into units and assessment criteria using the related NOS (national occupational standard). The qualification can also stand alone to equip learners with the necessary practical skills, knowledge and understanding to gain employment within the beauty, spa, wellness and holistic industry.

Units

To achieve this qualification a learner must successfully complete five units, all three mandatory units, and at least two units from the optional section:

Mandatory

• Anatomy, physiology and pathology
• Implement health, safety, and hygiene
• Client consultation and profiling

Optional

• Dry spa and bathing experiences
• Wet spa and wellness experiences
• Body wrap treatments

Learning Outcomes

1. Anatomy, physiology and pathology – learners will gain knowledge of the; structure and function of the body systems and their interdependence on each other, the relative and absolute contraindications and related pathologies.
2. Implement health, safety, and hygiene – learners will be able to implement their advanced knowledge and understanding of health, safety, and hygiene practices through research of legislation, policies, and procedures. The learner will analyse and review policies and procedures for refinement when
   implementing health, safety and hygiene for the salon, self, and clients for services/treatments.
3. Client consultation and profiling – underpins all the practical technical units within the qualification.
   Learners will be able to conduct a concise consultation to develop and create client lifestyle profiles from which wellbeing experiences and holistic therapy treatment plans can be produced and tailored to meet the individual needs of clients, to achieve the desired wellbeing and holistic outcome/s.
4. Dry spa and wellness experiences – learners will be able to provide and monitor the use of dry spa services and facilities, which may include dry floatation, heated bed, sauna, light and infrared.
5. Wet spa and bathing experiences – learners will be able to provide and monitor the use of wet spa facilities, which may include showers, mineral showers, steam room, thalassotherapy pool, hydrotherapy, floatation therapy, plunge pool, hot tubs, bathing experiences and ice bar/snow cabin.
6. Body wrap treatments – learners will be able to use a variety of products including creams/oils/milk/algae/clay/salts/enzymes and equipment including electric blanket/para-thermic foil/fabric/plastic to provide therapeutic body wrap treatments.

Entry Requirements

• This qualification is designed for learners aged 16 years and older who have achieved a Level 2 qualification or apprenticeship in Beauty Therapy or have appropriate industry experience for direct entry at Level 3. Centres are responsible for ensuring that this qualification is suited to the ability of learners.
• The qualification has been designed to be accessible without artificial barriers that restrict access and progression. Entry to the qualification will be through centre interview and learners will be assessed on an individual basis.

Course Overview

The Level 3 Diploma qualification has been created primarily to provide a coherent programme of delivery for training centres providing the off-the-job training to apprentices registered on the Wellbeing and Holistic Therapist standard. The qualification translates the skills, knowledge and behaviours detailed in the apprenticeship standard into units and assessment criteria using the related NOS (national occupational standard). The qualification can also stand alone to equip learners with the necessary practical skills, knowledge and understanding to gain employment within the beauty, spa, wellness and holistic industry.

Units

To achieve this qualification a learner must successfully complete ten units, all eight mandatory units, and at least two units from the optional section:

Mandatory

• Anatomy, physiology and pathology
• Implement health, safety, and hygiene
• Client consultation and profiling
• Holistic head, neck and shoulder massage
• Thermal therapy massage
• Wellbeing and holistic therapy
• Dry spa and wellness experiences
• Massage using advanced techniques

Optional

• Body Massage
• Facial electrotherapy
• Wet spa and bathing experiences
• Body wrap treatments
• Thai massage
• Facial skincare treatments
• Advise on products and services
• Promotional activities

Learning Outcomes

1. Anatomy, physiology and pathology – learners will gain knowledge of the; structure and function of the body systems and their interdependence on each other, the relative and absolute contraindications and related pathologies.
2. Implement health, safety, and hygiene – learners will be able to implement their advanced knowledge and understanding of health, safety, and hygiene practices through research of legislation, policies, and procedures. The learner will analyse and review policies and procedures for refinement when
   implementing health, safety and hygiene for the salon, self, and clients for services/treatments.
3. Client consultation and profiling – underpins all the practical technical units within the qualification.
   Learners will be able to conduct a concise consultation to develop and create client lifestyle profiles from which wellbeing experiences and holistic therapy treatment plans can be produced and tailored to meet the individual needs of clients, to achieve the desired wellbeing and holistic outcome/s.
4. Holistic head, neck and shoulder massage – based on the principles of traditional Indian Head Massage, learners will gain the skills and knowledge to provide holistic scalp, face, neck, décolleté and upper shoulder massage treatments adapted to client’s needs.
5. Thermal therapy massage – learners will gain the skills and knowledge to provide body massage treatments using thermal therapy equipment including handheld tools or preparations that emit temperature and require heating or cooling prior to treatment.
6. Wellbeing and holistic therapy – learners will gain the skills and knowledge to provide individualised wellbeing and holistic therapy treatments blending essential oils to create the therapeutic experiences and treatments.
7. Dry spa and wellness experiences – learners will be able to provide and monitor the use of dry spa services and facilities, which may include dry floatation, heated bed, sauna, light and infrared.
8. Massage using advanced techniques – learners will gain the skills and knowledge to use alternative massage techniques, which may include manual acupressure or lymphatic drainage massage and the use of non-thermal handheld tools.
9. Body massage – learners will develop the knowledge and skills to perform fundamental Swedish style body massage. They will learn the benefits and effects of massage, the massage techniques including effleurage, petrissage, tapotement, frictions and vibrations and the importance of adapting the massage rhythm, speed and pressure to suit client’s comfort, satisfaction and for the desired outcome.
10. Facial electrotherapy – learners will be able to provide facial electrical therapy treatments using the following technologies, Galvanic, Micro current, Microdermabrasion, low intensity LED light (below 500mW), Skin warming devices, Radiofrequency/High-frequency (3KHz – 300GHz), Lymphatic drainage equipment and Ultrasonic to improve and maintain skin condition.
11. Wet spa and bathing experiences – learners will be able to provide and monitor the use of wet spa facilities, which may include showers, mineral showers, steam room, thalassotherapy pool, hydrotherapy, floatation therapy, plunge pool, hot tubs, bathing experiences and ice bar/snow cabin.
12. Body wrap treatments – learners will be able to use a variety of products including creams/oils/milk/algae/clay/salts/enzymes and equipment including electric blanket/para-thermic foil/fabric/plastic to provide therapeutic body wrap treatments.
13. Thai massage – learners will gain knowledge and understanding of the traditional eastern principles, historical and cultural background and the skills to perform Thai massage, which combine elements of yoga, acupressure and shiatsu to improve client’s wellbeing, body balance and harmony.
14. Facial skincare treatments – learners will be able to improve and maintain the health and appearance of the client’s facial skin. They will understand how to use products, equipment and techniques to personalise treatments to suit the client’s skin type, condition and treatment objectives.
15. Advise on products and services – learners will gain the knowledge and skills on how to promote, advise and instruct on products and services, for client loyalty and satisfaction and to contribute to business success.
16. Promotional activities – Learners will gain knowledge and skills about planning, implementing and evaluating promotional activities including presentations, exhibitions, digital technologies and social media platforms. The ability to competently present information and interact with the public whilst demonstrating skills is a particularly important aspect of this unit. Learners will need to ensure that their practices reflect up-to-date information, policies, procedures and best practice guidance.

Entry Requirements

• This qualification is designed for learners aged 16 years and older who have achieved a Level 2 qualification or apprenticeship in Beauty Therapy or have appropriate industry experience for direct entry at Level 3. Centres are responsible for ensuring that this qualification is suited to the ability of learners.
• The qualification has been designed to be accessible without artificial barriers that restrict access and progression. Entry to the qualification will be through centre interview and learners will be assessed on an individual basis.

Course Overview

This practical and knowledge-based range of qualifications has been created to develop and equip existing hairdressers with advanced and creative skills, competencies, and expertise in hair services in particular; advanced hair science, consultation and profiling, creative cutting, colour correction, creative setting, dressing styling and finishing hair and creative colouring. This qualification will also enable existing hairdressers to gain confidence in practice while gathering evidence in a realistic working environment.

The Diploma and Certificate will provide learners with the knowledge and skills to carry out advanced and creative hairdressing services, enabling learners to gain the necessary skills and essential underpinning knowledge to work commercially as a Hairdresser/Senior/Creative Stylist. The Diploma will also provide opportunities for learners to develop the necessary skills and competencies to progress directly into employment or to further study.

Units

To achieve this qualification a learner must successfully complete nine units, all eight mandatory units, and at least one unit from the optional section:

Mandatory

• Advanced Hair Science
• Implement health, safety, and hygiene
• Client consultation and profiling

Optional

• Creatively cut hair
• Creatively set, dress, style, and finish hair
• Creatively colour and lighten hair
• Colour correction
• Creatively perm hair
• Smooth and strengthen hair
• Relax hair
• Hair extensions
• Braid, twist, and thread wrap hair
• Cultivate, maintain, and repair locks
• Advise on products and services
• Freelance worker
• Promotional activities

Learning Outcomes

1. Advanced hair science – learners will gain advanced knowledge on the; structure and function of the body systems and their interdependence on each other, structure and function of hair and hair growth, structure and functions of the skin and the relative and absolute contraindications and related pathologies to improve their ability to select the most appropriate products, tools, equipment, and techniques when performing advanced and creative hair services.
2. Implement health, safety, and hygiene – learners will be able to implement their advanced knowledge and understanding of health, safety, and hygiene practices through research of legislation, policies, and procedures. The learner will analyse and review policies and procedures for refinement when implementing health, safety and hygiene for the salon, self, and clients for services/treatments.
3. Client consultation and profiling – underpins all the practical technical units within this qualification. Learners will be able to conduct a concise consultation to determine the most appropriate service/treatment to meet the client’s needs and achieve the desired outcome/s.
4. Creatively cut hair – learners will gain advanced knowledge and creative skills to be able to use products, tools, equipment, and a variety of creative cutting skills to create a bespoke restyled creative look to enhance personal image.
5. Creatively set, dress, style, and finish hair – learners will gain advanced knowledge and creative skills to be able to use products, tools, equipment, and a variety of conventional and nonconventional styling and dressing techniques to produce innovative, fashionable, creative, and personalised looks.
6. Creatively colour and lighten hair – learners will gain advanced knowledge and creative skills to be able to use products, tools, equipment, by combining, adapting, and personalising colouring and lightening techniques to create a variety of creative looks. Techniques include the use of weaving, slicing and block, block panel colouring and full head and regrowth application of lightener.
7. Colour correction – learners will gain advanced knowledge and creative skills to be able to use products, tools, equipment, and a variety of techniques will include, removing artificial colour, removing bands of colour, recolouring hair and correcting highlights and lowlights colouring services.
8. Creatively perm hair – learners will gain advanced knowledge and creative skills to be able to use products, tools, equipment, and a range of advanced perming techniques to create a variety of permed effects.
9. Smooth and strengthen hair – learners will gain the knowledge and skills to be able to use products, tools, equipment, and techniques to safely and effectively, provide commercial smoothing and strengthening services.
10. Relax hair – learners will gain the knowledge and skills to be able to use products, tools, equipment, and techniques to safely and effectively, provide commercial relaxing hair services.
11. Hair extensions – learners will gain the knowledge and skills to be able to use products, tools, equipment, and techniques to safely and effectively, provide commercial hair extension services.
12. Braid, twist, and thread wrap hair – learners will gain advanced knowledge and creative skills to be able to use products, tools, equipment to carry out braid, twists and thread wrapping services.
13. Cultivate, maintain, and repair locks – learners will gain advanced knowledge and creative skills to be able to use products, tools, equipment to be able to cultivate, maintain and repair locked hair using a variety of techniques.
14. Advise on products and services – learners will gain the knowledge and skills on how to promote, advise and instruct on products and services, for client loyalty and satisfaction and to contribute to business success.
15. Freelance worker – learners will gain the knowledge and skills on how to work within Government guidelines regarding; legislation, accounts, tax, and insurance responsibilities as well as managing cash flow during economic or personal changes in circumstances, when working self-employed.
16. Promotional activities – Learners will gain knowledge and skills about planning, implementing and evaluating promotional activities including presentations, exhibitions, digital technologies and social media platforms. The ability to competently present information and interact with the public whilst demonstrating skills is a particularly important aspect of this unit. Learners will need to ensure that their practices reflect up-to-date information, policies, procedures and best practice guidance.

Entry Requirements

• The qualifications are designed for learners aged 16 and above who have achieved a Level 2 qualification or apprenticeship in hairdressing or have considerable industry experience. Centres are responsible for ensuring that this qualification is appropriate to the ability of learners.
• The qualifications have been designed to be accessible without artificial barriers that restrict access and progression. Entry to the qualification will be through centre interview and learners will be assessed on an individual basis.

Course Overview

This practical and knowledge-based range of qualifications has been created to develop and equip existing hairdressers with advanced and creative skills, competencies, and expertise in hair services in particular; advanced hair science, consultation and profiling, creative cutting, colour correction, creative setting, dressing styling and finishing hair and creative colouring. This qualification will also enable existing hairdressers to gain confidence in practice while gathering evidence in a realistic working environment.

The Diploma and Certificate will provide learners with the knowledge and skills to carry out advanced and creative hairdressing services, enabling learners to gain the necessary skills and essential underpinning knowledge to work commercially as a Hairdresser/Senior/Creative Stylist. The Diploma will also provide opportunities for learners to develop the necessary skills and competencies to progress directly into employment or to further study.

Units

To achieve this qualification a learner must successfully complete nine units, all eight mandatory units, and at least one unit from the optional section:

Mandatory

• Advanced Hair Science
• Implement health, safety, and hygiene
• Client consultation and profiling
• Creatively cut hair
• Creatively set, dress, style, and finish hair
• Creatively colour and lighten hair

Optional

• Colour correction
• Creatively perm hair
• Smooth and strengthen hair
• Relax hair
• Hair extensions
• Braid, twist, and thread wrap hair
• Cultivate, maintain, and repair locks
• Advise on products and services
• Freelance worker
• Promotional activities

Learning Outcomes

1. Advanced hair science – learners will gain advanced knowledge on the; structure and function of the body systems and their interdependence on each other, structure and function of hair and hair growth, structure and functions of the skin and the relative and absolute contraindications and related pathologies to improve their ability to select the most appropriate products, tools, equipment, and techniques when performing advanced and creative hair services.
2. Implement health, safety, and hygiene – learners will be able to implement their advanced knowledge and understanding of health, safety, and hygiene practices through research of legislation, policies, and procedures. The learner will analyse and review policies and procedures for refinement when implementing health, safety and hygiene for the salon, self, and clients for services/treatments.
3. Client consultation and profiling – underpins all the practical technical units within this qualification. Learners will be able to conduct a concise consultation to determine the most appropriate service/treatment to meet the client’s needs and achieve the desired outcome/s.
4. Creatively cut hair – learners will gain advanced knowledge and creative skills to be able to use products, tools, equipment, and a variety of creative cutting skills to create a bespoke restyled creative look to enhance personal image.
5. Creatively set, dress, style, and finish hair – learners will gain advanced knowledge and creative skills to be able to use products, tools, equipment, and a variety of conventional and nonconventional styling and dressing techniques to produce innovative, fashionable, creative, and personalised looks.
6. Creatively colour and lighten hair – learners will gain advanced knowledge and creative skills to be able to use products, tools, equipment, by combining, adapting, and personalising colouring and lightening techniques to create a variety of creative looks. Techniques include the use of weaving, slicing and block, block panel colouring and full head and regrowth application of lightener.
7. Colour correction – learners will gain advanced knowledge and creative skills to be able to use products, tools, equipment, and a variety of techniques will include, removing artificial colour, removing bands of colour, recolouring hair and correcting highlights and lowlights colouring services.
8. Creatively perm hair – learners will gain advanced knowledge and creative skills to be able to use products, tools, equipment, and a range of advanced perming techniques to create a variety of permed effects.
9. Smooth and strengthen hair – learners will gain the knowledge and skills to be able to use products, tools, equipment, and techniques to safely and effectively, provide commercial smoothing and strengthening services.
10. Relax hair – learners will gain the knowledge and skills to be able to use products, tools, equipment, and techniques to safely and effectively, provide commercial relaxing hair services.
11. Hair extensions – learners will gain the knowledge and skills to be able to use products, tools, equipment, and techniques to safely and effectively, provide commercial hair extension services.
12. Braid, twist, and thread wrap hair – learners will gain advanced knowledge and creative skills to be able to use products, tools, equipment to carry out braid, twists and thread wrapping services.
13. Cultivate, maintain, and repair locks – learners will gain advanced knowledge and creative skills to be able to use products, tools, equipment to be able to cultivate, maintain and repair locked hair using a variety of techniques.
14. Advise on products and services – learners will gain the knowledge and skills on how to promote, advise and instruct on products and services, for client loyalty and satisfaction and to contribute to business success.
15. Freelance worker – learners will gain the knowledge and skills on how to work within Government guidelines regarding; legislation, accounts, tax, and insurance responsibilities as well as managing cash flow during economic or personal changes in circumstances, when working self-employed.
16. Promotional activities – Learners will gain knowledge and skills about planning, implementing and evaluating promotional activities including presentations, exhibitions, digital technologies and social media platforms. The ability to competently present information and interact with the public whilst demonstrating skills is a particularly important aspect of this unit. Learners will need to ensure that their practices reflect up-to-date information, policies, procedures and best practice guidance.

Entry Requirements

• The qualifications are designed for learners aged 16 and above who have achieved a Level 2 qualification or apprenticeship in hairdressing or have considerable industry experience. Centres are responsible for ensuring that this qualification is appropriate to the ability of learners.
• The qualifications have been designed to be accessible without artificial barriers that restrict access and progression. Entry to the qualification will be through centre interview and learners will be assessed on an individual basis.

Course Overview

This practical and knowledge-based qualification has been created to develop and equip Barbers with skills, competencies, and occupational expertise to support both the barber and the barbershop from; Infection control, health and safety and business support, to, consultation, shampoo, condition and treat the hair and scalp, styling and finishing services, cutting services including both traditional and modern barber haircuts, facial hair beards, and moustaches, shaving services and the underpinning hair science for barbering. This qualification has been designed to enable barbers to gain both confidence in practical skills and knowledge whilst gathering evidence in a barbering environment.

Units

Mandatory

• Hair Science for barbering
• Health, safety and infection control for barbershops
• Consultation for barbering services
• Shampoo, condition and treatment services for barbering
• Introduction to barbering on a headblock
• Traditional barber haircuts
• Modern barber haircuts
• Style and finish barbering services
• Facial hair, beards and moustaches
• Shaving services
• Barbershop business support

Learning Outcomes

1. Hair science for barbering – learners will study the structure and function of the hair, the effects of products and heat on the hair, facial hair, skin and scalp, pathologies, relative and absolute contraindications that can affect barbering services.
2. Health, safety and infection control for barbershops – learners will study how to prepare themselves, the barbershop and clients for barbering services whilst protecting all against the spread of viruses and infection. They will be able to apply their knowledge and understanding of health, safety and infection control when preparing for and providing barbering services in a real or realistic barbershop.
3. Consultation for barbering services – learners will gain the knowledge and understanding that will underpin all technical units within this qualification. Learners will develop the skills to be able to conduct a concise consultation to determine the most appropriate; products, tools, equipment, and techniques to enable them to carry out the planned service.
4. Shampoo, condition and treatment services for barbering – learners will gain the knowledge and skills to be able to select and use service appropriate products and techniques to safely and effectively, provide shampooing, conditioning, and treatment services.
5. Introduction to barbering on a headblock – learners will gain the knowledge and skills of how to cut and finish barbering haircuts on a training head, before moving onto both traditional and modern barbering haircuts.
6. Style and finish barbering services – learners will gain the knowledge and skills to be able to use products, tools, equipment, and techniques to safely and effectively, provide commercial styling and finishing of barbering services.
7. Facial hair, beards and moustaches – learners will gain the knowledge and skills to be able to select service appropriate products, tools, equipment, and techniques to safely and effectively, provide commercial facial hair cutting services.
8. Shaving services – learners will gain the knowledge and skills to be able to select service appropriate products, tools, equipment, and techniques to safely and effectively, provide commercial shaving services.
9. Barbershop business support – learners will gain the knowledge and skills to provide basic business support by promoting products and services, dealing with customer enquiries, making appointments, handling payments, assisting with stock, liaising with the team, and handling paperwork and administrative tasks.

Entry Requirements

• This qualification is designed for learners aged 16 and above. Although there are no mandatory entry requirements for the BATHE Level 2 Diploma in Hairdressing, centres are responsible for ensuring that this qualification is appropriate to the ability of learners.
• The qualification has been designed to be accessible without artificial barriers that restrict access and progression. Entry to the qualification will be through centre interview and learners will be assessed on an individual basis.

Course Overview

This practical and knowledge-based range of qualifications has been created to develop and equip hairdressers with skills, competencies, and expertise in hair services in particular; consultation, shampoo and treat, colour, and lighten, cutting, style and finish and set and dress. This qualification will also enable hairdressers to gain confidence in practice while gathering evidence in a realistic working environment.

The rationale for the Diploma and Certificates is to provide recognition for those who wish to gain the necessary skills to enter employment in the hair industry. The BATHE Level 2 Diploma in Hairdressing is suitable for those progressing from Level 1 in Hairdressing as well as those new to the industry.

Units

To achieve this qualification a learner must successfully complete nine units, all eight mandatory units, and at least one unit from the optional section:

Mandatory

• Health, safety, and hygiene
• Client consultation
• Smooth and strengthen hair
• Relax hair

Learning Outcomes

1. Health, safety, and hygiene – learners will be able to apply their knowledge and understanding of health, safety and hygiene when preparing for and providing services/treatments in a real or realistic working environment.
2. Client consultation – underpins all the practical technical units within this qualification. Learners will be able to conduct a concise consultation to determine the most appropriate service/treatment to meet the client’s needs and achieve the desired outcome/s.
3. Smooth and strengthen hair – learners will gain the knowledge and skills to be able to use products, tools, equipment, and techniques to safely and effectively, provide commercial smoothing and strengthening services.
4. Relax hair – learners will gain the knowledge and skills to be able to use products, tools, equipment, and techniques to safely and effectively, provide commercial relaxing hair services.

Entry Requirements

• This qualification is designed for learners aged 16 and above. Although there are no mandatory entry requirements for the BATHE Level 2 Diploma in Hairdressing, centres are responsible for ensuring that this qualification is appropriate to the ability of learners.
• The qualification has been designed to be accessible without artificial barriers that restrict access and progression. Entry to the qualification will be through centre interview and learners will be assessed on an individual basis.

Course Overview

This practical and knowledge-based range of qualifications has been created to develop and equip hairdressers with skills, competencies, and expertise in hair services in particular; consultation, shampoo and treat, colour, and lighten, cutting, style and finish and set and dress. This qualification will also enable hairdressers to gain confidence in practice while gathering evidence in a realistic working environment.

The rationale for the Diploma and Certificates is to provide recognition for those who wish to gain the necessary skills to enter employment in the hair industry. The BATHE Level 2 Diploma in Hairdressing is suitable for those progressing from Level 1 in Hairdressing as well as those new to the industry.

Units

To achieve this qualification a learner must successfully complete all four mandatory units.

Mandatory

• Health, safety, and hygiene
• Client consultation
• Set and dress hair
• Blow-dry and finish hair

Learning Outcomes

1. Health, safety, and hygiene – learners will be able to apply their knowledge and understanding of health, safety and hygiene when preparing for and providing services/treatments in a real or realistic working environment.
2. Client consultation – underpins all the practical technical units within this qualification. Learners will be able to conduct a concise consultation to determine the most appropriate service/treatment to meet the client’s needs and achieve the desired outcome/s.
3. Blow-dry and finish hair – learners will gain the knowledge and skills to be able to use products, tools, equipment, and techniques to safely and effectively, provide commercial blow-drying and finishing services.
4. Set and dress hair – learners will gain the knowledge and skills to be able to use products, tools, equipment, and techniques to safely and effectively, provide commercial setting and dressing services.

Entry Requirements

• This qualification is designed for learners aged 16 and above. Although there are no mandatory entry requirements for the BATHE Level 2 Diploma in Hairdressing, centres are responsible for ensuring that this qualification is appropriate to the ability of learners.
• The qualification has been designed to be accessible without artificial barriers that restrict access and progression. Entry to the qualification will be through centre interview and learners will be assessed on an individual basis.