Advanced and Creative Hair Professional

Outline

Advanced & Creative Hair Professionals are creative, passionate, and driven professionals who work without supervision, managing themselves and others when required. They provide a quality service, whilst working to the highest standards and continuously developing their personal and professional skills. An Advanced & Creative Hair Professional works in the hair industry, which is one of the largest, most trusted and fashion forward professions. They take ownership of their work and client lists, accept responsibility, are proactive, flexible and adaptable, plan their work and time, they aim for excellence by taking exceptional pride in their work and industry. The work environment can be varied in size, style and ambiance, from a bespoke salon, the media industry, cruise ships, product houses and manufacturers to luxury high-end hair salon. They are highly skilled and experienced individual professionals who deliver hair fashion forward trends, which are innovative styles inspired by current images and their own creativity, individual flair, imagination and interpretation.

Assessment

The standard is delivered on a day release basis with practical and theory sessions delivered in college. In addition to this, you will be developing your skills and behaviours in the workplace with your mentor. The college uses an e-portfolio system to record the learning journey this will include evidence from college and the salon using clients and models, observations by your assessor, photographs etc.

Mandatory Qualifications:

• Level 3 Diploma for Advanced & Creative Hair Professionals
• Functional Skills Level 2 in English (unless previously achieved)
• Functional Skills Level 2 in maths (unless previously achieved)

End Point Assessment:

• Multiple choice knowledge test
• Observation and questioning (one precision cut and finish from personal collection of hair
• style looks and one advanced creative colour conversion on previously coloured hair
• Professional discussion using the candidate’s collection of hairstyle looks
  

Entry Requirements

• Apprentices should have completed the Hair Professional standard, or a relevant Level 2 hairdressing qualification with significant work experience plus English and maths at least at Level 1
• Apprentices must be in suitable employment have the opportunity to develop all required knowledge, skills and behaviours aligned to this apprenticeship standard

* Fees

Don’t let the cost of studying put you off – most of our students study for FREE, and those who don’t qualify for funding are very often eligible for an Advanced Learner Loan.

Eligibility depends on both the course you have chosen to study and your individual circumstances.

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