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VTCT Entry Level Award in an Introduction to the Hair and Beauty Sector (Entry 3)

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Qualification Information

VTCT Product Code: AM30033 GLH: 62 Age Restriction: 14
Qualification Number: 500/6804/0 Units: 3 - 19 Registration End Date: 31st Jul 2023
Level: Entry 3 Minimum Credits: 7

Additional Information

The VTCT Entry Level Award in an Introduction to the Hair and Beauty Sector (Entry 3) is a qualification that has been specifically designed to develop your practical skills through introducing you to the hair and beauty industries and how you should present a professional image in the salon.

To further enhance your practical skills you will have the opportunity to choose from the following hair and beauty units; plaiting or plaiting and twisting hair, shampoo and conditioning hair, hand or skin care, themed face painting, styling men’s or women’s hair, basic make-up application, nail art application, create an image using colour or hair and beauty techniques, providing basic manicure or pedicure treatments, colour hair using temporary colour, salon reception duties, how to follow health and safety and working with others in the hair and beauty sector or how to create and maintain retail displays.

Underpinning this qualification you will develop a sound knowledge and understanding of each unit.

The purpose of this qualification is to develop your skills in both hair and beauty and will provide you with the foundation for further learning. It will also enable you to perform your own services and to assist others in the salon.



Qualification Structure

Mandatory - from this group you'll need to cover a minimum of 2 components and earn a minimum of 4 credits.

Unit Code Unit Ref Unit Title Level Credits GLH
UV30330 A/502/3800 Introduction to the hair and beauty sector Entry 3 2 20
UV30331 F/502/3801 Presenting a professional image in a salon Entry 3 2 20



Optional - from this group you'll need to cover a minimum of 1 components and earn a minimum of 3 credits.

Unit Code Unit Ref Unit Title Level Credits GLH
UV10416 R/601/3557 Providing basic manicure treatment 1 3 30
UV10417 L/601/3556 Providing basic pedicure treatment 1 3 30
UV10477 A/600/6327 Follow health and safety in the salon 1 3 22
UV10478 H/600/6323 Working with others in the hair and beauty sector 1 2 19
UV10479 Y/600/4875 Create a hair and beauty image 1 3 30
UV10480 R/600/4874 Colour hair using temporary colour 1 3 30
UV10481 R/600/6334 Salon reception duties 1 3 22
UV10482 Y/600/6335 Create and maintain retail displays in the salon 1 2 17
UV30332 K/502/3467 Hand care Entry 3 3 30
UV30333 K/502/3470 Nail art application 1 3 30
UV30334 T/502/3469 Create an image using colour for the hair and beauty sector Entry 3 3 30
UV30335 Y/502/3464 Skin care Entry 3 3 30
UV30336 L/502/3753 Shampoo and conditioning Entry 3 3 30
UV30337 A/502/3795 Styling men's hair 1 3 30
UV30338 F/502/3796 Styling women's hair 1 3 30
UV30339 J/502/3797 Basic make-up application 1 3 30
UV30340 L/502/3803 Themed face painting 1 3 30
UV30341 R/502/3804 Hair plaiting Entry 3 3 30
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

Record of Assessment Book


*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
Newbury College 01635 584500 Visit website Berkshire - West Berkshire
Cromwell Community College 01354 692193 Visit website Cambridgeshire
Truro - Penwith College 01736 335000 Visit website Cornwall
Life Skills Centres Ltd 01246 275366 Visit website Derbyshire
Weymouth College 01305 761100 Visit website Dorset
A.L.D. Hairdressing Training Academy 01914111730 Visit website Durham
@ Hair Academy 07445 868142 Visit website Durham - Stockton-on-Tees
Ministry of Hair Academy 07880715380 Visit website Essex
The Manchester College - Harpurhey Campus 0161 909 6655 Visit website Greater Manchester - Manchester
The Manchester College - Northenden Campus 0161 614 8000 Visit website Greater Manchester - Manchester
Basingstoke College of Technology 01256 354141 Visit website Hampshire
Farnborough College of Technology 01252 407208 Visit website Hampshire
Rowhill School 01474 705377 Visit website Kent
TNB Skills Training - Folkestone 01303 256305 Visit website Kent
Preston's College 01772 225001 Visit website Lancashire
Trans4m Leicester CIC 0116 262 1537 Visit website Leicestershire - Leicester
Grantham College 01476 400226 Visit website Lincolnshire
Barnet and Southgate College 020 3764 8000 Visit website London - Barnet
College of North West London 0208 208 5879 Visit website London - Brent
Shooters Hill Sixth Form College 0208 319 9700 Visit website London - Greenwich
West London College 020 7565 1200 Visit website London - Hammersmith and Fulham
Halls of Ivy 01708 766395 Visit website London - Havering
West Thames College 020 8326 2000 Visit website London - Hounslow
LSCollege - Lewisham Campus 0203 757 3639 Visit website London - Lewisham
Waltham Forest Adult Learning Service 020 8496 2974 Visit website London - Waltham Forest
The City of Liverpool College 0151 252 1515 Visit website Merseyside - Liverpool
St Helens College - Town Centre Campus 01744 733766 Visit website Merseyside - St. Helens
QDOS Training LTD 01623 439658 Visit website Nottinghamshire
Banbury and Bicester College part of Activate Learning 0808 168 6626 Visit website Oxfordshire
Shrewsbury Colleges Group 01743 342342 Visit website Shropshire
Oracle Training Consultants Ltd - Doncaster 01302 813900 Visit website South Yorkshire - Doncaster
Ethos Hair Training Academy 01909 231125 Visit website South Yorkshire - Rotherham
Oracle Training Consultants Ltd - Rotherham 01709 720746 Visit website South Yorkshire - Rotherham
NSCG Stafford 01785 275520 Visit website Staffordshire
Stoke on Trent College - Cauldon Campus 01782 208208 Visit website Staffordshire - Stoke-on-Trent
West Suffolk College 01284 701301 Visit website Suffolk
East Surrey College 01737 772611 Visit website Surrey
The Limes College 020 8652 1150 Visit website Surrey
Barnardo's Employment and Training Skills North 0191 2963367 Visit website Tyne And Wear - North Tyneside
The Academy Training Hair and Beauty Limited 024 7655 9559 Visit website West Midlands - Coventry
Sandwell College of Further and Higher Education 0121 556 6000 Visit website West Midlands - Sandwell
Crawley College 01293 442200 Visit website West Sussex
Leeds City College - Keighley Campus 01535 685000 Visit website West Yorkshire - Bradford
In House Training Ltd 01924 500647 Visit website West Yorkshire - Kirklees
Fairfield Neighbourhood Learning Centre 01905 758420 Visit website Worcestershire
Heart of Worcestershire College - Redditch 01527 572522 Visit website Worcestershire
Grafters Academy +353 85 1221432 Visit website Ireland
Fife College 01592 223400 Visit website Fife
Cardiff and Vale College - City Centre Campus 029 2025 0450 Visit website Cardiff
Neath Port Talbot College - Coleg Castell Nedd Port Talbot 01639 648200 Visit website Neath Port Talbot
St Christopher's School 01978 346910 Visit website Wrexham

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