Hair and Media Make-up - Diploma

This course is ideal if you are enthusiastic about creative hairstyling and make-up and would like to work in the media or entertainment industry as a hair stylist or make-up artist. It is very hands-on and will allow you to express your imagination and creative skills to the limit.

You will develop the skills and knowledge to enable you to perform a range of professional beauty make-up treatments and techniques for clients in the industry and the basic skills in hairdressing and styling to enhance the make-up image.

Student learning to style hair
  • What you will study

    You wlll study:

    • Following Health and Safety practices in the salon
    • Client care and communication
    • Apply make-up
    • Create an image based on a theme within the Hair and Beauty sector
    • The art of photographic make-up
    • Body art design
    • The art of dressing hair
    • Make and style hair additions
    • The Art of Colouring Hair
    • Skin Tanning techniques
    • Plaiting and twisting
    • Themed Face Painting

    Candidates must work independently to produce research material, photographic evidence and assignments.

  • Entry Requirements

    4 GCSEs at grades 9-3 (A*-D) (English and maths desirable) or a Level 1 qualification. Final selection is by interview and internal tests.

  • Assessment

    You will be assessed through a range of practical assessment techniques, observations, assignments and online examinations

  • Moving Forward

    Level 3 Diploma in Hair & Media Make-up

  • Duration

    1 year

  • Cost and Loans

    You will be expected to purchase your own course materials, beauty therapy/hairdressing kit, uniform and text books

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Where can it lead?

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