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Hair and Beauty

IF YOU HAVE A CREATIVE FLAIR AND ARE INTERESTED IN STYLE THEN OUR HAIR AND BEAUTY COURSES ARE THE PERFECT PLACE FOR YOU.

Offered at

North Notts College

With our range of courses in beauty therapy and hairdressing at our Worksop campus and hair and media make-up courses at Retford Post-16 Centre, you can choose a specialist area that most interests you.

Our courses combine practical, hands-on sessions with theory-based sessions on anatomy and physiology and underlying conditions. You’ll also have the chance to work on real-life clients in our commercial salon and showcase your skills in events and competitions.
You’ll train in our industry-standard training salons that replicate what it’s like to work in a real salon environment, and you’ll learn from staff who still practice as Hairdressers, Beauty Therapists and Make-up Artists.

Your Pathways

  • Entry Level

    Hair and Beauty

  • Level 1

    Hair and Beauty

  • Level 2

    Hair and Beauty
    Beauty Studies
    Beauty Therapy
    Hairdressing
    Media Make-up
    Apprenticeship in Hairdressing 

  • Level 3

    Hairdressing
    Beauty Therapy
    Media Make-up
    Apprenticeship in Hairdressing 

  • Level 4/5

    Foundation Degree in Theatrical Hair and Media Make-up

     

  • Level 6

    BA (Hons) in Theatrical Hair and Media Make-up

Get started on
your journey

Select your course to begin your application

FUTURE CAREERS IN HAIR AND BEAUTY

The hair and beauty sector is ideal for those who have a creative flair, enjoy helping people look and feel good about themselves and have a passion for keeping up with the latest trends.

Photo of a student styling the hair of a hairdressing mannequin

Hair Salon Manager

Average salary - £22,200*

Hair Salon Managers organise and coordinate resources of hair salons.

Day-to-day tasks:

Recruit and organise staffing, order stock and promote products to customers, discuss client requests, suggest style ideas, cut, colour and style hair and keep up to date with new trends, techniques and hair products.**

Working environments:

Salons, health spas, on a cruise ship or in a hotel setting.

*Information from EMSI 2022 **Information from nationalcareers.service.gov.uk

Beauty Therapist

Average salary - £20,500**

Beauty Therapists provide face and body treatments to clients.

Day-to-day tasks:

Give clients facials, apply and advise on make-up, shape eyebrows, give manicures, pedicures and nail treatments, hair removal and tanning.**

Working environments:

Salons, health spas, on a cruise ship or in a hotel setting.

*Information from EMSI 2022 **Information from nationalcareers.service.gov.uk

In-demand skills that commonly appear in job descriptions for roles within the hair and beauty sector include*:

  • Customer Service
  • Communication
  • Enthusiasm
  • Detail Orientated
  • Professionalism

What our students say

“North Notts College has an amazing number of courses available that can really help you in reaching your dream career. I’ve always wanted to become a hairdresser and my tutors are very experienced and make classes fun and creative.”

Leah White
Leah White Level 2 Hairdressing & Barbering

“I really enjoy the practical side of the course as it helps prepare me for my career as a hairdresser. My favourite part of coming into College is to work with real clients in the INSYNC Salon.”

Taylor Jade-Irving
Taylor Jade-Irving Level 3 - Diploma in Women's Hairdressing

“I love coming in to College, seeing friends and working with hair and make-up. In the future, I want to work with celebrities’ hair and make-up and the skills we learn at College can really help me with that.”

Oliver Soar
Oliver Soar Level 2 - Make-up Services
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