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Hairdressing and
Beauty
2015/16
courses
HAIRDRESSING AND BEAUTY
Edinburgh College offers a range of professional courses
delivered in a live commercial training environment to get you
ready for a career in hairdressing, beauty or complementary
therapies.
Our Training Academies will provide you with the practical skills you
need to prepare you for your chosen career. You will get real work
experience, learning on the job and developing your hair and beauty
skills at our state of the art Salons right here on campus using top
industry brands including Elemis and Wella. Edinburgh College is
one of one of only 2 Scottish colleges to be recognised as a Wella
Centre of Excellence.
Whether you choose to work in a salon or start your own business,
Edinburgh College is the place to learn. You can even start your
training with us on a schools college partnership programme and go
on to study to HND level in the area that interests you most.
We congratulate Edinburgh College on providing yet another
first class facility for our future beauty and hair professionals
to learn their craft. With such brilliant industry relationships,
students really are receiving the best of both worlds in
terms of receiving a knowledge of the theory and real
hands on experience with the professionals.
RUNA MCNAMARA | VOCATIONAL TRAINING
CHARITABLE TRUST (VTCT) CENTRE TRAINING AND INTERNATIONAL MANAGER
01 Edinburgh College
AWARDS
Edinburgh College student Debbie
Sloey took home the Fantasy
Total Look gold medal from the
Association of Hairdressers and
Therapists (AHT) UK-wide annual
hairdressing competition.
Adding to the success Danielle
Clark took home the Fantasy
Total Look bronze medal
and the ladies Cut and
Colour silver medal.
EVENTS
Hairdressing and
Beauty students
continually host
events throughout the
academic year. Visit
the training salons
website page or follow
us on Facebook to be
kept up to date with
events and offers.
PARTNERS
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HAIRDRESSING AND BEAUTY
COREEN DOCHERTY // UK SPA THERAPIST OF THE YEAR
Edinburgh College beauty student
Coreen Docherty, from Bathgate was
named UK Spa Therapist of the Year at
the Macdonald Hotels & Resorts High
Achievers Awards 2014. Coreen, is in her
second year of the HND Beauty Therapy
also works in the Leisure Club and Spa at
the Macdonald Houstoun House Hotel in
in West Lothian.
Frances Bain, curriculum manager of
Hairdressing and Beauty said:
“It is a fantastic achievement for someone
at such an early stage in her career”.
Beauty therapy has always been
something I wanted to do. I wanted to
come to Edinburgh College because the
Hair and Beauty department has a great
reputation.
COREEN DOCHERTY | UK SPA THERAPIST OF THE YEAR
03 Edinburgh College
Hairdressing and Beauty 04
HAIRDRESSING AND BEAUTY
OUR FACILITIES
Edinburgh College is the first flagship
Vocational Training Charitable Trust
(VTCT) College in Scotland. This
professional recognition goes to show
the exceptional standard of facilities
and training we provide.
of environmental features, including
special filtration hoods that extract
particles from the atmosphere to
improve the air quality within the salon.
This enables students who suffer from
asthma to work.
Partnerships with industry experts;
Wella, Elemis and Dermalogica allow
us to offer the treatments with the best
quality products. It also means we are
able to offer you exciting opportunities,
with national competitions and
initiatives run by Wella and Elemis.
The academy also offers a Nioxin clinic,
in conjunction with Wella. The specialist
clinic, which diagnoses hair and scalp
problems and advises clients on effective
solutions, is one of the first to be built
within a college environment.
In 2014 Edinburgh College became
Scotland’s first ‘eco’ college hair and
beauty academy. The academy is the
first of its kind to provide a range
We work closely with high-end brands,
such as Elemis and Wella, to provide you
with the best product and treatment
training possible.
The new academy gives our students
the opportunity to work in one of the
most up to date salon environments,
which exceeds many salons out there in
industry today. The eco-friendly aspects
and recycling plan will help educate our
students and encourage sustainability.
FRANCES BAIN | CURRICULUM MANAGER FOR HAIRDRESSING AND BEAUTY
05 Edinburgh College
Hairdressing and Beauty 06
07 Edinburgh College
Hairdressing and Beauty 08
For more information about
any of our courses please visit:
edinburghcollege.ac.uk/courses
COURSES
Hairdressing
Course
HNC Hairdressing
G
FT
G
MI
FT
Enhance the hairdressing skills and knowledge you’ve attained at Level 2 and develop your
passion for hairdressing by progressing to a more technical and supervisory level before
progressing to HNC.
VTCT SVQ Level 2 Hairdressing
G
MI
FT
Get introduced to the skills needed in hairdressing. You’ll attend theory sessions to give you
the knowledge to complete assignments, and gain experience working on clients in a salon
environment.
SVQ Level 2 Barbering
FT - Full-time, PT - Part-time
OL - Open Learning, EV - Evening
I - International
Beauty
Mode of Attendance
Campus
Move into the highest level of hairdressing by building on your previous experience,
developing your problem solving skills and learning advanced hairdressing skills to meet
industry requirements.
VTCT SVQ Level 3 Hairdressing
G - Granton, Mi - Milton Road,
Md - Midlothian, S - Sighthill
G
FT
Course
HND Beauty Therapy
Mode of Attendance
Campus
G
FT
Move into the highest level of study for beauty therapy by building on your previous
experience furthering your passion of technical and theoretical skills to meet the beauty
industry requirements.
HNC Beauty Therapy
G
MI
FT
Develop your beauty therapy skills and passion by progressing to a technical and supervisory
level. You’ll learn the therapeutic skills needed to move into the highest level of the beauty
industry.
Preparation for HND Beauty Therapy
(SCQF Level 6)
G
FT
Learn therapeutic skills you need to progress to a higher level of study performing advanced
beauty treatment plans to meet industry requirements.
VTCT SVQ Level 3 Beauty Therapy
G
MI
FT
An introductory course to gents barbering and develop the skills for work in the industry.
You’ll attend theory sessions and gain practical experience working on clients in a
professional salon environment.
Build on your skills and combine practical and theory work in areas such as massage and
body and facial electrotherapy, with practical real-life work experience working in our
training salons.
VTCT SVQ Level 1 Hairdressing and
Barbering
VTCT SVQ Level 3 Beauty Therapy Spa
Route
G
MI
FT
Learn the skills you need for an assisting role within a hairdressing salon, as well as preparing
you to progress onto further hairdressing courses with practical and theory sessions.
G
FT
Perform holistic beauty and spa treatments, preparing you to work in the spa or beauty
industry. You’ll also participate in our evening training salon to give you valuable industry
experience.
VTCT Level 2 Beauty Therapy
G
MI
FT
Get introduced to skills needed for the beauty industry, including anatomy, physiology, and
beauty treatments. You’ll work in a realistic salon environment to give you valuable practical
experience.
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Hairdressing &
Beauty
For more information please visit:
edinburghcollege.ac.uk/courses
or call 0131 660 1010
Edinburgh College is a registered charity in Scotland.
Charity number SCO21213
For up-to-date information on our course selection or to speak
to an advisor please call 0131 660 1010.
Our course portfolio may be subject to alteration.
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