This City & Guilds certificate at City College Plymouth will give you the skills you need to work at a junior level in men’s hairdressing and barbering. It will cover basic barbering skills and is specifically designed to enable you to carry out a range of techniques in barbering. In our fully equipped salons you will learn barbering skills in cutting, styling and shampooing. You will also develop your skills in customer care and consultation, and health and safety.
Barbering
Course Code:
BARBPT
- Level: 2
- Qualification: Certificate
- Awarding body: City & Guilds (C&G)
- Duration: 18-26 weeks
- Course type: FREE (Eligibility Applies), Part-time
- Time of day: Evening
- When you'll study: Mondays and Wednesdays, 5.30pm - 9.00pm
What's it all about?
Course information
In our experience in order to be successful on this level of course you will need one of the following:
- a GCSE (or equivalent) in English
- an NVQ/VRQ Level 1 in Hairdressing or Barbering
- equivalent qualifications or relevant work experience.
On successful completion you may progress to the Level 3 Certificate in Barbering at the College, work as an Improver in a Barber’s shop, work on a cruise ship, become a specialist technician, or pursue a junior role in a salon.
Future careers
What you could earn:
Hairdressing and Beauty Salon Managers and Proprietors
£49,535.08
Potential salary
£16,104.49
Entry level salary
£29,362.00
Average salary
2
Annual openings in Plymouth
What you could earn:
Hairdressers and Barbers
£24,448.68
Potential salary
£7,635.40
Entry level salary
£13,869.56
Average salary
23
Annual openings in Plymouth
Related courses
Hair and Beauty Summer School (for 13-16 year olds)
- Level: 1
- Qualification: College Certificate
- Awarding body: City College Plymouth
- Duration: Three days (Tuesday to Thursday)
- Course type: Short course
Junior Hair & Beauty Academy – Hairdressing (for 14-16 year olds)
- Level: E
- Qualification: College Certificate
- Awarding body: City College Plymouth, City College Plymouth
- Duration: Seven weeks
- Course type: Short course
Women’s and Men’s Hairdressing
- Level: 2
- Qualification: Diploma
- Awarding body: City & Guilds (C&G)
- Duration: One year
- Course type: Full-time
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