Award
Successful completion of this course will result in a Senior Hairdressing Trades Certificate, certified by the Department of Education and Skills.
Course Outline:
- Client Consultation for Hairdressing services
- Shampoo, Condition, Head Massage
- Fashion Cutting and Restyling
- Colouring Techniques
- Permanent Waving
- Up styling Women’s Hair
- Health and Safety in the Salon
- Hair Extensions
- Hairdressing Science
Extra-Curricular Activities
Events and courses we facilitate include the following, subject to class time constraints:
- Collaborate with Level 6 photography in the college photographic studio to capture your work.
- Twelve-week blow- dry course in our Hairdressing Academy
- Hair extension training on live models
- Matrix advanced colour course on live models with top educator Peter Stephenson
- Retail selling course by Matrix educator Peter Stephenson
- Collaborate on a Bridal photo shoot with Level 6 Photography
- Hairdressing training in competition work
- Opportunity to attend Salon International in Canary Wharf, London
- Hairdressing Erasmus placements currently in the South of France, Poland and Granada
Course Duration:
This is a full time one year course and runs from September to May.
Entry Requirements
- QQI Hairdressing Level 5 and successful completion of Junior Trades, or equivalent
- Qualified Hairdressers wishing to up skill
Exemptions granted to Mature Applicants. Entry is subject to interview.
Career Opportunities
- Freelance Stylist
- Barber
- Salon Owner/Manager
- Consultant
- Wig Stylist
- Lecturer
- Trichologist
- TV/Film Stylist
- Salon Technician
- Receptionist
- Retail Demonstrator
- Marketing Executive
- Stylist on Cruise Ship
Student Testimonial
Suzanne
After giving it a lot of consideration, I decided to enrol in the Level 6 Hairdressing course. I am a mature student and I have run my own salon for the last 10 years. While I have found it difficult to juggle college, work and family life I am thoroughly enjoying the course. I have the found the staff to be very motivating and inspiring and there is great support and encouragement among students. I would highly recommend this course to hairdressers of all levels.
Fees
There are no fees to study this course.
Detailed Course Outline:
Client Consultation for Hairdressing Services
Studying this module will enable Students to become proficient in:
- Consultations preceding all hairdressing services incorporating chemical services.
- Identifying growth patterns, natural hair form, hair texture, hair density, hair porosity, hair elasticity.
- Analysing scalp conditions, and previous treatment history.
- Recording all information.
Shampoo, Condition, Head Massage
Studying this module equips Students with the skills to:
- Identify shampoo and conditioner attributes and features.
- Analyse the formulation of shampoo`s and conditioning products.
- Investigate by testing the PH of shampoos and conditioners.
- Demonstrate different types of massage media for shampoo, conditioner and head massage.
- Identify equipment used for scalp massage services.
Fashion Cutting and Restyling
Studying this module equips Students with the skills to:
- Identify reference points on the head form and understand their role in haircutting.
- Define angles, elevations, and guidelines.
- Demonstrate the safe and proper use of the various tools of haircutting.
- Demonstrate uniform layers, square layers, graduated bob, asymmetric cutting, convex cutting and reverse graduation.
- Demonstrate mastery of Fashion haircuts enhanced by fashion colour.
- Demonstrate mastery of texturizing techniques including point cutting, brick cutting, thinning, castle serrations, Slide cutting and razor cutting.
- Be proficient in seven blow drying techniques.
Advanced Colouring Techniques
Studying this module equips Students with the skills to:
- Demonstrate the mastery of the following inorganic and synthetic Colouring techniques:
- Synthetic colours including Temporary, Semi-Permanent, Quasi colour and Permanent colour.
- Be proficient in Organic Hair Colouring.
- Demonstrate Fashion colouring techniques including slicing, balayage, masking, colour melting, colour veil, tone on tone and tiger eye colour.
- Demonstrate highlighting techniques using wraps, foils and mesh with a minimum of 60 to 80.
- Create a Competitive fashion colour on mannequin or live model for photoshoots.
Permanent Waving
Studying this module equips Students with the skills to:
- Understand the chemical changes that takes place during a Bodywave, Fashion Wave or Perm.
- Perform a permanent modern Fashion Wave.
- Differentiate between an acid perm, an alkali perm and an exothermic perm.
- Be proficient in carrying out chemical straightening of the hair.
- Accomplish the croquignole/orthodox/nine section wind, directional wind, brick wind, weave wind, root lift wind, weave and leave wind, stack wind, double wind, piggy back wind and spiral wind.
- Test the hair for incompatible chemicals, porosity, elasticity and carry out a pre- test curl.
Creative and Advanced Up Styling
Learners will gain knowledge in:
- Essential foundations building with hints, tricks and tips.
- Incorporating hair cushions, hair padding and hair pieces and extensions.
- Dressing hair, volumising, and back combing techniques.
- Exploring the use of tongs, heated rollers, GHD, and the wand.
- Braiding, Plaiting and weaving hair.
- Vintage Up Styling.
- Bridal Up Styling with opportunities to do a full bridal photoshoot.
Health and Safety in the Salon
On completing this module, learners will be able to:
- Understand your responsibilities, how to identify potential risks and hazards and how to report them correctly.
- Explore how to deal with emergency and evacuation procedures, security protocols and firefighting requirements.
- Learn about your responsibilities to ensure high standards of hygiene are applied when carrying out treatments.
- Understand the contents of a salon`s Health and Safety policy.
- Acknowledge the role and responsibilities of an employee and the roles and responsibilities of an employer.
- Demonstrate skin testing procedures.
Hair Extensions
Studying this module equips Students with the skills to:
- Follow health and safety hair extension guidelines.
- Perform Client extension consultations.
- Sectioning and preparation of the hair.
- Apply different types of hair extensions.
- Colour matching and blending the hair.
- Care and maintain your hair extensions.
- Safely removing hair extensions.
- Razor, cut and trim hair extensions.
- Demonstrate aftercare and products consultations.
Hairdressing Science
Studying this module Students gain knowledge in:
- The autonomy and physiology of the head, neck and hand.
- The science of permanent waving – all types to include reduction and oxidation.
- The science of hair colouring and decolouring including bleaching.
- Salon Management.
- Personal Hygiene and sanitation and sterilisation in relation to salon work.
- Structure of growth of hair, protein and skin, their functions and properties.
- Structure and functions of the skull.
- Elementary autonomy and Physiology.
- Science testing prior to chemical services.
- Common chemicals employed in hairdressing and their effects.
- Health and Safety.
Assessment Criteria: Written and Practical Examinations
Work Placement
While work experience is not a mandatory requirement for certification, it is strongly recommended that students gain 3 days work experience in a busy, suitable salon.