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Hairdressing and Beauty Therapy
Level 2 Certificate in Women’s Hairdressing
Qualify as a hairdresser, part-time. This Level 2 builds the real, salon-ready skills you need: cutting, colouring, styling and looking after clients. You'll practise on real people in our salons, build your confidence and people skills, and finish ready for a job in a salon, or to keep progressing. A flexible route that fits around your life.
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How you’ll learn
Real Skills, On Real Clients.
This Level 2 gives you the core skills a hairdresser uses every day. Across 11 units, you’ll learn client consultation, shampooing and conditioning, the art of dressing hair, and options like cutting and colouring, all while working safely and professionally in the salon.
The best part is the real clients: you’ll build your skills and confidence on actual people, not just mannequins. You’ll also develop the people skills that make a great stylist. It leads towards a job in a salon, an apprenticeship, or the Level 3.
Core Units
- Follow health and safety practice in the salon
- Working in the hair industry
- Client consultation for hair services
- Shampoo and condition the hair and scalp
- The art of dressing hair
Optional Units
- Cut women’s hair
- Colour and lighten hair
- Plaiting and twisting hair
- Provide scalp massage services
- Salon reception duties
- Create an image based on a theme, and promote sales in a salon
Entry and progression
What you need and where it leads
- Entry requirements
- This course Level 2
- Further study
Entry requirements
- Contact us to talk through your options and the right starting point
- A genuine interest in hair and working with people
- Successful interview with our team
If you're still working on your Maths or English, you can keep building those alongside the course. There is a small kit to purchase.
Not sure you meet these? Talk to us and we will help you find the right starting point.
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At this college
At North Lindsey College
Careers it can lead to
- Hairdressers and Barbers £12.22 an hour
- With further study or experience Hairdressing and Beauty Salon Managers and Proprietors £29,400 a year
Typical pay is the UK median for each job (Lightcast, October 2026).
Our facilities
Real Clients in The Hub Salon
You'll carry out real treatments on paying clients in The Hub Salon, our professional on-campus salon, with supportive, industry-experienced tutors.
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The Hub Salon
Our professional on-campus salon, where you carry out real treatments on paying clients.
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Supportive Tutors
Skilled, qualified tutors with industry experience, supporting you every step of the way.
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Competitions and Masterclasses
Take part in trips, the Concept Competition, and masterclasses with industry pros.
The Hub Salon · Real Paying Clients
Fees and funding
Financial support
We also have a range of other financial support available.
Additional costs
Small Kit to Purchase.
Questions about fees?
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or call 0800 358 7575
Your next step
Apply now, come and see us first, or ask us anything.
Want to visit first?
FE Open Event – 12th January 202712th January 4:30pm to 7:00pm
Got a question?
Ask us about the course, entry requirements or funding.
Call 0800 358 7575
What happens after you apply
1
You apply
Apply online and you’ll get a confirmation email.
2
You meet your tutor
We’ll invite you to an interview to talk through the course and your plans, and make sure it’s right for you.
3
You get an offer
We’ll email you an offer, then invite you to enrol.