VTCT Level 3 Diploma in Women's Hairdressing

Course overview 

VTCT Skills Level 3 Diploma in Women’s Hairdressing is a qualification that has been specifically designed to develop your practical skills to an advanced level through a variety of techniques in the following units; the creative art of cutting women’s hair, the artistic skill of colouring, imaginative dexterity of styling and dressing hair, and how to provide effective consultation support for colleagues.

To develop your skills further you will also be given the opportunity to choose from the following optional units; hair colour correction, creative hairdressing design skills, bridal hairstyling, make and style a hair addition or salon design for the hair and beauty sector.

Underpinning this qualification you will develop a sound knowledge of monitoring health and safety whilst working in the hairdressing industry. You will also develop a knowledge and understanding of the practical skills learned throughout this qualification. The purpose of this qualification is to develop your practical skills to an advanced level of occupational ability to enable you to perform your own salon services as well as support others.

Pre requirements

There are no formal prerequisite qualifications that you must have prior to undertaking this qualification.

Units covered

• Cut hair to create a variety of hairdressing looks R/650/8079

• Promote and sell products and services to clients J/601/5337

• Monitor and maintain health ad safety practice in the salon R/600/8780

• Style and dress hair using a variety of techniques  R/600/8634

• Colour hair to create a variety of looks D/600/8636

• Hairdressing consultation support for colleagues H/600/9061

• Maintaining personal health and wellbeing D/600/8779

• Hair and scalp specialist services D/601/5344