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Lochaber College : Intermediate 2
This course provides a wide-ranging introduction to hairdressing, with lots of the learning being done by hands-on experience. Students will learn about general salon duties, reception skills and customer care. These employability skills feature as a separate unit of the course. Students will learn some of the skills in shampooing, conditioning, scalp massage, hair drying with some colouring and cutting. Assessment will be on-going based mainly around the practical work the student does. Students will also compile a folio of their work throughout the course. The course takes place in a salon environment, but does not require a work experience placement. Visits to other salons or talks from visiting speakers can add to the value of the course.
The course units have employability skills built into them.
Students will explore and develop an interest in fashion trends from magazines and the internet. They will then plan and develop a hair style using a mannequin head, so showing creativity as well as learning new skills.
Students will learn to apply and remove hair colouring and practice simple cutting techniques.
Students will carry out practical tasks in the salon to learn skills in shampooing, conditioning, drying and finishing. Again they will review their experiences and seek ways of improving.
Students will experience working in a salon including the hygiene and health and safety rules that must be followed. They will carry out general salon duties and review their work and set targets for improvement.
There are no optional units for this course
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You may be able to get an employer to take you on with your Intermediate 1 or 2 certificate, with the offer of on the job training or a modern apprenticeship. You need to be quite clear what is on offer before accepting such a post. In the construction trades you should use the CITB or SECTT pathways.
These are usually National Certificate (NC) courses as a full-time college student. They give students knowledge and skills training which will be certificated with the SQA. They can lead on to HNC, HND and degree courses.
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