Principal Learning (learning you have to do):
This covers all you need to know about hair and beauty at the level you’re studying. You’ll study the six industries that make up the hair and beauty sector: hairdressing, barbering, African-Caribbean hairdressing and barbering, beauty therapy, spa therapy and nail services. This will give you a good understanding of how each of them relate to other industries.
Additional and specialist learning (options you can choose):
You can take specialist courses in hair and beauty as part of your Diploma. You could, for example, be trained to plait or twist hair, learn themed face painting or study complementary and alternative health therapies. Or do a GCSE or an A level in subjects like biology, science and geography to help you get onto a university or college course. You can also pick subjects to do with a hobby like art, design or history.
Functional Skills (curriculum subjects)
You’ll still do English, maths and ICT as part of your Diploma course. You’ll need them to get your Diploma qualification, and for whatever you go on to do next.You’ll still do English, maths and ICT as part of your Diploma course. You’ll need them to get your Diploma qualification, and for whatever you go on to do next.
Personal, Learning and Thinking Skills
These are skills like team-working, creative thinking and self-management. You’ll need them for life, study and work, and they’ll help you to be a success whatever you do in the future.
Work Experience
On your Diploma course you’ll get to do at least 10 days’ work experience. It’s a great way to use the skills you’ve learnt in the classroom, and see what work is really like. For example, you could spend time in a spa centre, a make-up counter or hairdresser’s salon. You might want to focus on the products instead, maybe spending time in a department store to see how they’re promoted.
Student Project
You can do your project about anything you like because you choose the topic, and how you’re going to present your work. You’ll need to show all the things you’ve learnt on your Diploma course, but what you do it on is up to you. It could be a written piece of work, like a report; an investigation or something practical like a video on the different hairstyles and looks you find in a culturally diverse area near you.
For more information please contact course information:
Enfield Centre Course Information
020 8372 7600
courseinformation@enfield.ac.uk
Tottenham Centre Course Information
020 8442 3055
courseinfo@staff.conel.ac.uk