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SVQ: Hairdressing

This course equips aspiring hairdressers with creative cutting, colouring, and styling techniques, emphasizing career readiness. Participants need salon experience or two years of industry background. Activities involve paired work and model sourcing for assessments, offering diverse career opportunities in hairdressing.

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Level:

SCQF Level 6

Study Mode:

  • Full time

Location:

  • Kirkcaldy

Start Date:

Aug 2026

Duration:

  • One year full-time 
  • Day release option available (if employed in a salon and eligible for Modern Apprenticeship Funding) 
  • Please note: your timetable may include twilight/evening sessions

Who is this course for?

This course is tailored for individuals aspiring to pursue a fulfilling career in hairdressing, offering training in diverse cutting and colouring techniques, including colour correction and long hair skills. Participants engage in paired activities and need salon work experience of at least two years.

What skills will I learn?

  • You will develop a wide range of practical skills that will enable you to become a junior stylist/stylist in a salon.

What will I study?

  • Creatively cut hair using a combination of techniques
  • Colour hair using a variety of techniques
  • Employability
  • Provide colour correction services
  • Creatively style and dress hair
  • Creatively dress long hair
  • Consultation services
  • Develop and enhance your creative hairdressing skills
  • Competition awareness
  • Sustainable living/health and safety
  • Salon work placement is a mandatory part of this course - applicants are required to be employed or self-employed in a salon prior to course start date

You will be supplied with the materials necessary to undertake the course.

Application Information

What further study options are available?

  • HNC Fashion Make Up
  • Assessor qualifications

What career opportunities are there?

  • Junior stylist/stylist
  • Self-employment
  • Cruise ship stylist
  • Session stylist

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