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Qualification Information

VTCT Product Code: CO1A1 GLH: 60 Age Restriction: 13
Qualification Number: 601/5784/7 Units: 0 - 17 Registration End Date: 31st Jul 2023
Level: 1

Additional Information

Documentation for this qualification last amended 04 December 2019



The main purpose of the VTCT Level 1 Award in Hair and Beauty Skills (VRQ) is to enable learners to develop hair and beauty skills, techniques and knowledge, which will prepare learners to progress to the next level of vocational learning. All the units in this qualification directly prepare learners for further study in the hair and beauty sector.

All units in this qualification have been designed as a foundation for further study both in the hair and beauty sector and more broadly. Learners will develop knowledge of the hair and beauty sector and use this as a basis for further learning at Level 2, as a full time or part time learner.

This qualification will enable learners to develop the practical hair and beauty skills and techniques required to create a total look using colour; via the mandatory unit:
- Create a hair and beauty image using colour

Learners will also have the opportunity to select from a range of technical optional units including: hand and nail care, foot and toenail care, make-up application, skin care, nail art, face painting, blow-drying hair, winding skills, shampooing and conditioning hair, plaiting hair, colouring hair using temporary colour.

Also included in the optional section of this qualification are units that support learners practical work such as: the hair and beauty sector, hair and beauty products, health and safety, customer services and designing retail display areas.

This qualification forms part of a suite of fifteen VTCT Foundation Skills Qualifications at Level Entry 3, Level 1 and Level 2.



Qualification Structure

Unit Code Unit Ref Unit Title Level Credits GLH
UCO5 Y/507/0509 Create a hair and beauty image using colour 1 30



Unit Code Unit Ref Unit Title Level Credits GLH
UBT1 D/507/0480 Face painting 1 30
UBT11 L/507/0488 Hand and nail care 1 30
UBT14 R/507/0492 Foot and toenail care 1 30
UBT17 H/507/0495 Make-up application 1 30
UBT4 K/507/0482 Nail art 1 30
UBT8 A/507/0485 Skincare 1 30
UCO11 Y/507/0512 Customer service skills 1 30
UCO14 F/507/0519 Design a retail display area in the salon 1 30
UCO17 D/507/0513 Promote hair and beauty products 1 30
UCO2 R/507/0508 The hair and beauty sector 1 30
UCO8 L/507/0510 Follow health and safety in a salon 1 30
UHB11 T/507/0517 Plaiting hair 1 30
UHB13 A/507/0518 Colour hair using temporary hair colour 1 30
UHB2 H/507/0514 Blow dry hair 1 30
UHB7 K/507/0515 Winding skills 1 30
UHB9 M/507/0516 Shampoo and condition hair 1 30



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

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*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
North Gosforth Academy 0191 236 1700 Visit website England
Cedars Upper School 01525 219300 Visit website Bedfordshire - Central Bedfordshire
Barnfield College 01582 569500 Visit website Bedfordshire - Luton
Newbury College 01635 584500 Visit website Berkshire - West Berkshire
Bristol Futures Academy 0117 955 1447 Visit website Bristol, City of
South Gloucestershire and Stroud College - Filton Campus 0117 909 2357 Visit website Bristol, City of
Aspire - The Wycombe Grange 01494 44581 Visit website Buckinghamshire
Aspire Alternative Provision 01296 387600 Visit website Buckinghamshire
Bridge Academy Central 01908 889417 Visit website Buckinghamshire
Chiltern Skills and Enterprise Centre 01494 358015 Visit website Buckinghamshire
Stephenson Academy 01908 889400 Visit website Buckinghamshire
Milton Keynes College 01908 637238 Visit website Buckinghamshire - Milton Keynes
Cheshire College - South & West 01270 654654 Visit website Cheshire - Cheshire East
The Fermain Academy 01625 611001 Visit website Cheshire - Cheshire East
Total People Ltd 01606 734000 Visit website Cheshire - Cheshire East
Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy 01928 711643 Visit website Cheshire - Halton
Riverside College Halton - Kingsway Campus 0151 257 2800 Visit website Cheshire - Halton
Warrington & Vale Royal College 01925 494494 Visit website Cheshire - Warrington
Bodmin College 01208 79220 Visit website Cornwall
Truro - Penwith College 01736 335000 Visit website Cornwall
Truro College 01872 267000 Visit website Cornwall
Furness Academy 01229 484270 Visit website Cumbria
Furness College 01229 825017 Visit website Cumbria
William Howard School 01697 745700 Visit website Cumbria
Heanor Gate Science College 01773 716396 Visit website Derbyshire
R.E.A.L Education Ltd - Hair and Beauty Provision 07876 834646 Visit website Derbyshire
East Midlands College of Beauty & Complementary Therapies 01332 368333 Visit website Derbyshire - Derby
KM Training Ltd 01332 343033 Visit website Derbyshire - Derby
The Kingsmead School 07812 300451 Visit website Derbyshire - Derby
City College Plymouth 01752 305300 Visit website Devon
Hair@theAcademy 07974 750699 Visit website Devon
Petroc - Tiverton Campus 01271 852425 Visit website Devon
Skills Group UK 01752 332442 Visit website Devon
Skills To Group Limited - Exeter Academy 01392 411119 Visit website Devon
South Dartmoor Community College 01364 652230 Visit website Devon
Skills & Learning ACE, BCP Council 01202 262300 Visit website Dorset - Poole
St. Aldhelms Academy 01202 732500 Visit website Dorset - Poole
Durham Community Business College 0191 373 0336 Visit website Durham
Wellfield Community School 01429 838783 Visit website Durham
Wolsingham School and Community College 01388 527302 Visit website Durham
Hartlepool College of Further Education 01429 295111 Visit website Durham - Hartlepool
Rise Academy 01482 226166 Visit website East Riding of Yorkshire - Kingston upon Hull
Abacus Training Group - Newhaven 01273 584002 Visit website East Sussex
Bexhill College 01424 214545 Visit website East Sussex
East Sussex College - Eastbourne 0303 003 9300 Visit website East Sussex
East Sussex College - Lewes 0303 003 9200 Visit website East Sussex
South Essex College of Further and Higher Education - Basildon Campus 0845 521 2345 Visit website Essex
Beauty Skills Academy (Southend) 01702 671215 Visit website Essex - Southend-on-Sea
Excellence-Solutions Limited T/A The Trade Academy - Southend-on-Sea 020 8004 8835 Visit website Essex - Southend-on-Sea
South Essex College of Further and Higher Education - Southend Campus 0845 521 2345 Visit website Essex - Southend-on-Sea
South Essex College of Further and Higher Education - Thurrock Campus 0845 521 2345 Visit website Essex - Thurrock
South Gloucestershire and Stroud College - Stroud Campus 01453 763424 Visit website Gloucestershire
JT2 - Nicky Oliver Academy 0161 232 9521 Visit website Greater Manchester - Manchester
Nicky Oliver Academy 0844 999 0644 Visit website Greater Manchester - Manchester
The Central Manchester College of Health and Beauty 0161 236 7181 Visit website Greater Manchester - Manchester
The Manchester College - Harpurhey Campus 0161 909 6655 Visit website Greater Manchester - Manchester
The Manchester College - Moston Campus 0161 920 4414 Visit website Greater Manchester - Manchester
The Manchester College - Northenden Campus 0161 614 8000 Visit website Greater Manchester - Manchester
The Manchester College - Openshaw Campus 01785 774100 Visit website Greater Manchester - Manchester
The Michaeljohn Training School 0161 819 2662 Visit website Greater Manchester - Manchester
Hollingworth Academy 01706 292800 Visit website Greater Manchester - Rochdale
Stockport College 0161 296 5000 Visit website Greater Manchester - Stockport
Trafford College (Altrincham Campus) 01618867046 Visit website Greater Manchester - Trafford
Tyler Lee Hair Company 01942 206253 Visit website Greater Manchester - Wigan
Wigan and Leigh College 01942 761600 Visit website Greater Manchester - Wigan
Wigan and Leigh College - Leigh Campus 01942 761452 Visit website Greater Manchester - Wigan
Andover College (A Campus of Sparsholt College) 01264 360000 Visit website Hampshire
Basingstoke College of Technology 01256 354141 Visit website Hampshire
Eastleigh College 023 8091 1028 Visit website Hampshire
Fareham College 01329 815200 Visit website Hampshire
The Arnewood School 01425 625400 Visit website Hampshire
Highbury College 023 9238 3131 Visit website Hampshire - Portsmouth
Links Academy 01727 850150 Visit website Hertfordshire
North Hertfordshire College - Hitchin Campus 01462 424242 Visit website Hertfordshire
Oaklands College 01727 737000 Visit website Hertfordshire
Westfield Academy 01923 231560 Visit website Hertfordshire
Astor College 01304 201151 Visit website Kent
Broadstairs College 01843 605040 Visit website Kent
Canterbury College 01227 811111 Visit website Kent
Dover Technical College 01304 244303 Visit website Kent
Folkestone College 01303 858216 Visit website Kent
Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre 01580 764222 Visit website Kent
North West Kent Alternative Provision Service 01322 228395 Visit website Kent
Rowhill School 01474 705377 Visit website Kent
SB Hair and Beauty Academy Ltd 01732 842465 Visit website Kent
The Folkestone Academy 01303 842400 Visit website Kent
The John Wallis Church of England Academy 01233 623465 Visit website Kent
UK Beauty Schools Ltd - Kent 01634 827677 Visit website Kent - Medway
Accrington and Rossendale College 01254 389933 Visit website Lancashire
Preston's College 01772 225001 Visit website Lancashire
Sir John Thursby Community College 01282 682313 Visit website Lancashire
The Heights Free School - Coal Clough Academy 01282 421142 Visit website Lancashire
The Heights Free School 01254 261655 Visit website Lancashire - Blackburn with Darwen
Blackpool and the Fylde College - Bispham Campus 01253 504625 Visit website Lancashire - Blackpool
Unity Academy, Blackpool 01253 355493 Visit website Lancashire - Blackpool
Brooksby Melton College 01664 850850 Visit website Leicestershire
Countesthorpe Academy 0116 277 1555 Visit website Leicestershire
Fullhurst Community College 0116 282 4326 Visit website Leicestershire - Leicester
Trans4m Leicester CIC 0116 262 1537 Visit website Leicestershire - Leicester
Boston College 01205 365701 Visit website Lincolnshire
Boston College Spalding 01775 715880 Visit website Lincolnshire
University Academy Holbeach 01406 423042 Visit website Lincolnshire
Baysgarth School 01652 632576 Visit website Lincolnshire - North Lincolnshire
North Lindsey College 01724 281111 Visit website Lincolnshire - North Lincolnshire
Barnet and Southgate College 020 3764 8000 Visit website London - Barnet
Excellence-Solutions Limited T/A Candor Professional Beauty Academy - Willesden 020 8004 8835 Visit website London - Brent
Insights School and Skills Academy 020 8840 9099 Visit website London - Ealing
The World of Work 020 3589 6723 Visit website London - Enfield
Institute of Dermal Sciences 01895 349008 Visit website London - Hillingdon
Latimer AP Academy 020 3108 0345 Visit website London - Kensington and Chelsea
LSCollege - Lewisham Campus 0203 757 3639 Visit website London - Lewisham
South Thames College - Merton Campus 020 8918 7272 Visit website London - Merton
Beckton Globe 020 3373 4030 Visit website London - Newham
City of London Academy 020 7394 5100 Visit website London - Southwark
Excellence-Solutions Limited T/A Candor Professional Beauty Academy 0845 467 7754 Visit website London - Waltham Forest
Waltham Forest Adult Learning Service 020 8496 2974 Visit website London - Waltham Forest
St Helens College - Knowsley Campus 0151 477 5850 Visit website Merseyside - Knowsley
Harmonize Academy 0151 203 1934 Visit website Merseyside - Liverpool
Montebello Training Ltd 0151 329 3292 Visit website Merseyside - Liverpool
The City of Liverpool College 0151 252 1515 Visit website Merseyside - Liverpool
Training Plus Merseyside 0151 709 6000 Visit website Merseyside - Liverpool
Es Paradis College of Nails, Beauty Therapy & Hairdressing 07709 417132 Visit website Merseyside - St. Helens
St Helens College - Town Centre Campus 01744 733766 Visit website Merseyside - St. Helens
Fusion Hair Academy 01493 603336 Visit website Norfolk
Springwood High School 01553 773393 Visit website Norfolk
St Edmunds Society 01603 622035 Visit website Norfolk
The Norfolk Hair and Beauty Training Academy 07703 006592 Visit website Norfolk
Harrogate College 01423 879466 Visit website North Yorkshire
Unity City Academy 01642 326262 Visit website North Yorkshire - Middlesbrough
Redcar and Cleveland College 01642 473132 Visit website North Yorkshire - Redcar and Cleveland
The Duston Education Trust 01604 460006 Visit website Northamptonshire
ATTFE - Dukeries Campus 01623 860304 Visit website Nottinghamshire
North Nottinghamshire College 01709 722 683 Visit website Nottinghamshire
Bulwell Academy 0115 964 7640 Visit website Nottinghamshire - Nottingham
Abingdon and Witney College - Abingdon Campus 01235 216415 Visit website Oxfordshire
Abingdon and Witney College - Witney Campus 01235 216415 Visit website Oxfordshire
City of Oxford College part of Activate Learning 01865 550550 Visit website Oxfordshire
Meadowbrook College 01865 253198 Visit website Oxfordshire
North Shropshire College - Oswestry Campus 01691 688000 Visit website Shropshire
SBC Training 01743 718586 Visit website Shropshire
Shrewsbury Colleges Group 01743 342342 Visit website Shropshire
Yeovil College 01935 423921 Visit website Somerset
Weston College 01934 411411 Visit website Somerset - North Somerset
EMF Hair, Beauty & Nail Training Academy 01226 715360 Visit website South Yorkshire - Barnsley
White Rose School of Health & Beauty - Barnsley 01226 786763 Visit website South Yorkshire - Barnsley
Armonia Health and Beauty Training Academy 01302 842444 Visit website South Yorkshire - Doncaster
The Academy UK 01709 930625 Visit website South Yorkshire - Doncaster
RNN Group - Dearne Valley College 01709 722 683 Visit website South Yorkshire - Rotherham
Rotherham College 01709 722 683 Visit website South Yorkshire - Rotherham
Syreeta's Make Up Academy 07908 253657 Visit website South Yorkshire - Sheffield
The Sheffield College 0114 260 2600 Visit website South Yorkshire - Sheffield
The Sheffield School of Health and Beauty 0114 275 0201 Visit website South Yorkshire - Sheffield
Buxton and Leek College - Leek Campus 0800 074 0099 Visit website Staffordshire
South Staffordshire College - Tamworth Campus 01827 310202 Visit website Staffordshire
Hinchleywood School 01932 267186 Visit website Surrey
Rodborough School 01483 411100 Visit website Surrey
The Limes College 020 8652 1150 Visit website Surrey
Tomlinscote School and Sixth Form College 01276 709050 Visit website Surrey
Boldon School 0191 536 2176 Visit website Tyne and Wear - South Tyneside
Hebburn Comprehensive School 0191 483 3199 Visit website Tyne and Wear - South Tyneside
St Josephs RC Academy 0191 4282700 Visit website Tyne and Wear - South Tyneside
Bilton School Stow Valley Multi Trust 01788 840600 Visit website Warwickshire
North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College - Nuneaton Campus 024 7624 3000 Visit website Warwickshire
Aura Academy 0121 285 5171 Visit website West Midlands - Birmingham
East Birmingham Community Forum Limited 0121 454 9133 Visit website West Midlands - Birmingham
Coventry College (City Campus) 02476 932 932 Visit website West Midlands - Coventry
Halesowen College 0121 602 8025 Visit website West Midlands - Dudley
Ormiston Forge Academy 01384 566598 Visit website West Midlands - Sandwell
Solihull College 0121 678 7000 Visit website West Midlands - Solihull
Chichester College - Chichester Campus 01243 786321 Visit website West Sussex
Delta Academies Trust - Garforth Academy 0113 212 7141 Visit website West Yorkshire
Bradford College 01274 088 088 Visit website West Yorkshire - Bradford
Leeds City College - Keighley Campus 01535 685000 Visit website West Yorkshire - Bradford
Batley Girls' High School 01924 350080 Visit website West Yorkshire - Kirklees
Kirklees College - Huddersfield Centre 01484 437000 Visit website West Yorkshire - Kirklees
The White Rose School of Health and Beauty 01484 510625 Visit website West Yorkshire - Kirklees
Allerton Grange School 0113 393 0304 Visit website West Yorkshire - Leeds
Delta Academies Trust - Elland Academy 0113 212 7010 Visit website West Yorkshire - Leeds
Leeds City College - Deacon House 0113 3087923 Visit website West Yorkshire - Leeds
Leeds City College - Rothwell Centre 0113 2162282 Visit website West Yorkshire - Leeds
Leeds City College - The Printworks Campus 0113 284 6362 Visit website West Yorkshire - Leeds
The Central College of Health and Beauty - Leeds 0113 246 1966 Visit website West Yorkshire - Leeds
Yorkshire College of Beauty 0113 2509507 Visit website West Yorkshire - Leeds
Swindon College 01793 491591 Visit website Wiltshire
Wiltshire College - Chippenham 01249 464644 Visit website Wiltshire
New College Swindon 01793 611470 Visit website Wiltshire - Swindon
Christopher Whitehead Language College 01905 423906 Visit website Worcestershire
Guernsey College of Further Education 01481 737500 Visit website Guernsey
Grafters Academy +353 85 1221432 Visit website Ireland
Dundee and Angus College - Arbroath Campus 01241 432600 Visit website Angus
Dundee and Angus College - Kingsway Campus 01382 834865 Visit website Dundee City
The Edinburgh School of Beauty 0131 556 3366 Visit website Edinburgh, City of
Medusa Training Academy 01324 622185 Visit website Falkirk
Fife College 01592 223400 Visit website Fife
Ayrshire College 01563 523501 Visit website North Ayrshire
Mac-Ed Training Ltd 07891862726 or 07581034000 Visit website Wales
Cardiff and Vale College - City Centre Campus 029 2025 0450 Visit website Cardiff
Emrys-ap-Iwan Community College 01745 832287 Visit website Conwy
Coleg Cambria - Deeside Campus 0300 303 0007 Visit website Flintshire
Neath Port Talbot College - Coleg Castell Nedd Port Talbot 01639 648200 Visit website Neath Port Talbot
Neath Port Talbot College - Cwmtawe Community School 01792 863200 Visit website Neath Port Talbot
NPTC Group - Newtown College 0845 408 6200 Visit website Powys
NPTC Group - Brecon 0845 408 6400 Visit website Powys
The College Merthyr Tydfil 01685 726000 Visit website Rhondda Cynon Taff
Cardiff and Vale College - Barry Campus 01446 725000 Visit website Vale of Glamorgan
Coleg Cambria - Yale Campus 0300 30 30 007 Visit website Wrexham
St Christopher's School 01978 346910 Visit website Wrexham

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