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Qualification Information

VTCT Product Code: AH20166 GLH: 254 Age Restriction: 13
Qualification Number: 500/9307/1 Units: 7 - 16 Registration End Date: 31st Jul 2020
Level: 2 Minimum Credits: 31

Additional Information

The VTCT Level 2 Certificate in Hairdressing Services is a qualification that has been specifically designed to develop your skills in; the creative skill of dressing women's hair, the art of creating a hair and beauty image, how to be effective when shampooing and conditioning hair or provide a good consultation service for your clients.

To further enhance your practical skills you will have the opportunity to choose from the following units; the dexterous skill of plaiting and twisting hair, how to display and promote stock and services to clients, colour hair using semi and temporary colour, style and finish African type hair, provide scalp massage services, how to present a professional image or the all important reception duties.

Underpinning this qualification you will develop a sound knowledge of health and safety whilst working in the hair industry. You will also develop an in depth knowledge and understanding of each unit.

The purpose of this qualification is to develop your skills to a high level of occupational ability to enable you to perform your own services and assists others.



Qualification Structure

Mandatory - from this group you'll need to cover a minimum of 6 components and earn a minimum of 25 credits.

Unit Code Unit Ref Unit Title Level Credits GLH
UV10345 Y/502/3979 The art of dressing hair 2 5 30
UV20386 A/600/9065 Client consultation for hair services 2 3 30
UV20483 R/600/8763 Follow health and safety practice in the salon 2 3 22
UV20484 M/600/8611 Working in the hair industry 2 4 35
UV20488 H/600/8539 Shampoo and condition the hair and scalp 2 3 29
UV20499 J/600/8632 Create an image based on a theme within the hair and beauty sector 2 7 60



Optional - from this group you'll need to cover a minimum of 1 components and earn a minimum of 6 credits.

Unit Code Unit Ref Unit Title Level Credits GLH
UV10343 R/502/3981 Introduction to the hair and beauty sector 1 3 25
UV10344 Y/502/3982 Presenting a professional image in a salon 1 3 25
UV10480 R/600/4874 Colour hair using temporary colour 1 3 30
UV20489 A/600/8773 Salon reception duties 2 3 24
UV20490 J/600/8761 Display stock to promote sales in a salon 2 3 24
UV20492 T/600/8769 Promote products and services to clients in a salon 2 3 28
UV20494 T/600/8626 The art of colouring hair 2 7 60
UV20513 L/600/8535 Provide scalp massage services 2 4 33
UV20514 T/600/8531 Style and finish African type hair 2 5 45
UV30342 Y/502/3805 Plaiting and twisting hair 1 3 30



*For full details of the Rules of Combination for this qualification please see the Qualification Specification/Record of Assessment book.

Documents


*To find specifications for individual units, click on the "Structure" tab of your chosen qualification, select the unit code in the left hand column and on the new page click on the "Download unit book" tab under the unit title.

Centres approved to run this qualification

VTCT accredits centres to offer our qualifications, but cannot advise which centres are running particular courses at any time. Please contact the centre directly to find out if they currently offering your chosen qualification.

NB: The location displayed for each centre is based upon the centre's main address. The location displayed is not necessarily the only location that the centre can deliver VTCT qualifications from. For further information on a centre's delivery capabilities please select the centre's website address.

Centre Name Telephone Website Location
Barnfield College 01582 569500 Visit website Bedfordshire - Luton
Bedfordshire Beauty Academy 01582 451582 Visit website Bedfordshire - Luton
Newbury College 01635 584500 Visit website Berkshire - West Berkshire
South Gloucestershire and Stroud College - Filton Campus 0117 909 2357 Visit website Bristol, City of
Aspire Alternative Provision 01296 387600 Visit website Buckinghamshire
Milton Keynes College 01908 637238 Visit website Buckinghamshire - Milton Keynes
Cromwell Community College 01354 692193 Visit website Cambridgeshire
Truro - Penwith College 01736 335000 Visit website Cornwall
Truro College 01872 267000 Visit website Cornwall
E-Hairdressing Salon and Academy 01803 295195 Visit website Devon
Skills Group UK 01752 332442 Visit website Devon
Skills To Group Limited - Exeter Academy 01392 411119 Visit website Devon
Skills To Group Limited - Newton Abbot Academy 01626 362779 Visit website Devon
Skills To Group Limited - Plymouth Academy 01752 255887 Visit website Devon
Skills To Group Limited 01752 332442 Visit website Devon - Plymouth
E-Hairdressing and Beauty Academy 01803 295195 Visit website Devon - Torbay
Skills & Learning ACE, BCP Council 01202 262300 Visit website Dorset - Poole
Bridge Training 01452 411112 Visit website Gloucestershire
South Gloucestershire and Stroud College - Stroud Campus 01453 763424 Visit website Gloucestershire
Nicky Oliver Academy 0844 999 0644 Visit website Greater Manchester - Manchester
TPG Education 0161 292 5604 Visit website Greater Manchester - Manchester
Stockport College 0161 296 5000 Visit website Greater Manchester - Stockport
Trafford College (Altrincham Campus) 01618867046 Visit website Greater Manchester - Trafford
Andover College (A Campus of Sparsholt College) 01264 360000 Visit website Hampshire
Basingstoke College of Technology 01256 354141 Visit website Hampshire
Farnborough College of Technology 01252 407208 Visit website Hampshire
Master Class Academy 023 9237 7373 Visit website Hampshire
The Arnewood School 01425 625400 Visit website Hampshire
Highbury College 023 9238 3131 Visit website Hampshire - Portsmouth
Bitterne Park School 023 8032 5200 Visit website Hampshire - Southampton
Broadstairs College 01843 605040 Visit website Kent
Canterbury College 01227 811111 Visit website Kent
Dover Technical College 01304 244303 Visit website Kent
Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre 01580 764222 Visit website Kent
The John Wallis Church of England Academy 01233 623465 Visit website Kent
Accrington and Rossendale College 01254 389933 Visit website Lancashire
Carnforth High School 01524 732424 Visit website Lancashire
Humphrey Perkins School 01509 412385 Visit website Leicestershire
South Leicestershire College 0116 264 3555 Visit website Leicestershire
Grantham College 01476 400226 Visit website Lincolnshire
New College Stamford 01780 484300 Visit website Lincolnshire
University Academy Holbeach 01406 423042 Visit website Lincolnshire
North Lindsey College 01724 281111 Visit website Lincolnshire - North Lincolnshire
Lily Hair and Beauty Academy 020 3302 0791 Visit website London - Barnet
Positive Pathways Academy 01322 436285 Visit website London - Bexley
College of North West London 0208 208 5879 Visit website London - Brent
HCUC Harrow 020 8909 6451 Visit website London - Harrow
South Thames College - Merton Campus 020 8918 7272 Visit website London - Merton
St Helens College - Town Centre Campus 01744 733766 Visit website Merseyside - St. Helens
Wirral Metropolitan College - Conway Park Campus 0151 551 7777 Visit website Merseyside - Wirral
Great Yarmouth College 01493 655261 Visit website Norfolk
George Pindar School 01723 586341 Visit website North Yorkshire
Harrogate College 01423 879466 Visit website North Yorkshire
Joseph Rowntree School 01904 552100 Visit website North Yorkshire - York
North Nottinghamshire College 01909 504504 Visit website Nottinghamshire
Banbury and Bicester College part of Activate Learning 0808 168 6626 Visit website Oxfordshire
City of Oxford College part of Activate Learning 01865 550550 Visit website Oxfordshire
Yeovil College 01935 423921 Visit website Somerset
Barnsley College 01226 216710 Visit website South Yorkshire - Barnsley
Oracle Training Consultants Ltd - Doncaster 01302 813900 Visit website South Yorkshire - Doncaster
Kevin Shore Vocational Unit 01909 770698 Visit website South Yorkshire - Rotherham
Oracle Training Consultants Ltd - Rotherham 01709 720746 Visit website South Yorkshire - Rotherham
The Serenity Academy 01709 874424 Visit website South Yorkshire - Rotherham
Interserve Learning and Employment (Services) Limited 0114 251 9210 Visit website South Yorkshire - Sheffield
The Sheffield College 0114 260 2600 Visit website South Yorkshire - Sheffield
Lowestoft College 01502 525005 Visit website Suffolk
West Suffolk College 01284 701301 Visit website Suffolk
Washington Academy 0191 561 3845 Visit website Tyne and Wear - Sunderland
Holmfirth High School 01484 691466 Visit website West Yorkshire - Kirklees
Kirklees College - Dewsbury Centre 01924 465916 Visit website West Yorkshire - Kirklees
Kirklees College - Huddersfield Centre 01484 437000 Visit website West Yorkshire - Kirklees
Mark Betts Hairdressing 01924 423755 Visit website West Yorkshire - Kirklees
Allerton Grange School 0113 393 0304 Visit website West Yorkshire - Leeds
Leeds Academy for Hairdressing and Barbering 0113 245 7439 Visit website West Yorkshire - Leeds
Leeds City College - The Printworks Campus 0113 284 6362 Visit website West Yorkshire - Leeds
Leeds West Academy 0113 229 5454 Visit website West Yorkshire - Leeds
The Central College of Health and Beauty - Leeds 0113 246 1966 Visit website West Yorkshire - Leeds
New College Swindon 01793 611470 Visit website Wiltshire - Swindon
Big Apple Academy +353 86 3618851 Visit website Ireland
Mullingar Training Development Agency +353 44 934 2943 Visit website Ireland
The Way Ahead Training Service Ltd - The Change Works Training Centre +353 87 642078 Visit website Ireland
Tralee Community Training Centre +353 66 712 5415 Visit website Ireland
Tullamore Community Training Centre +353 579351030 Visit website Ireland
St. Colman's High School 028 9756 2518 Visit website Newry, Mourne and Down
Fife College 01592 223400 Visit website Fife
Cardiff and Vale College - City Centre Campus 029 2025 0450 Visit website Cardiff
Coleg Y Cymoedd - Ystrad Mynach 01443 816888 Visit website Cardiff
Emrys-ap-Iwan Community College 01745 832287 Visit website Conwy
Neath Port Talbot College - Coleg Castell Nedd Port Talbot 01639 648200 Visit website Neath Port Talbot
NPTC Group - Newtown 0845 408 6200 Visit website Powys
Coleg y Cymoedd - Aberdare 01685 887500 Visit website Rhondda Cynon Taff
Coleg y Cymoedd - Nantgarw 01443 662800 Visit website Rhondda Cynon Taff
Coleg y Cymoedd - Rhondda 01443 663202 Visit website Rhondda Cynon Taff

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