NVQ Levels 2 & 3 – In Barbering
NVQ Level 2 – Barbering
What You Will Learn
Mandatory Units
- Ensure your own actions reduce risks to health and safety
- Give customers a positive impression of yourself and your organisation
- Advise and consult with clients
- Cut hair using basic barbering techniques
- Cut facial hair to shape using basic techniques
- Shampoo and condition hair and scalp
- Cut and finish African Caribbean type hair using barbering techniques
Option Units
- Fulfil salon reception duties
- Promote additional products or services to clients
- Develop and maintain your effectiveness at work
- Style hair using basic plaiting techniques and added hair
- Perm and neutralise hair using basic techniques
- Change hair colour using basic techniques
- Dry hair to shape to create finished looks for men
- Perm, relax and neutralise hair
- Perm, relax and neutralise African Caribbean hair
- Provide scalp massage services
Course Length
Depends on training provider/college but generally takes 1 year
Requirements For Course
Depends on training provider/college but generally requirements are 4 GCSEs at D or above including English, or previous experience, or NVQ 1 in Hairdressing.
How You’re Assessed
The course is continuously assessed with some external assessment and testing through written and practical assignments/tests.
Qualification And Future Prospects
Qualification – NVQ level 2 barbering
Future Prospects – This course is a recognised route into a full-time Level 3 course, employment or an Apprenticeship via a Training Agency
I’m Interested In This, What Do I Do Next?
To find out more about this course visit Edexcel
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NVQ Level 3 – Barbering
What You Will Learn
Mandatory Units
- Ensure your own actions reduce risks to health and safety
- Promote additional products or services to clients
- Provide hairdressing consultation services
- Create a variety of looks using barbering techniques
Option Units
- Provide shaving services
- Design and create a range of facial hair shapes
- Design and create patterns in hair
- Provide hair extension services
- Develop and enhance your creative hairdressing skills
- Provide colour correction services
- Perm hair using a variety of techniques
- Colour hair using a variety of techniques
- Provide corrective relaxing services
- Provide face massage services
- Create complex styles using African Caribbean styling techniques
- Style hair using locksing techniques
- Provide Indian Head Massage treatment
- Support customer service improvements
- Contribute to the financial effectiveness of the business
- Contribute to the planning and implementation of promotional activities
Course Length
Depends on training provider/college but generally takes 1 year
Requirements For Course
Depends on training provider/college but generally requirements are NVQ level 2 Barbering, NVQ level 2 Hairdressing or recent industry experience
How You’re Assessed
Students will be assessed through assessment is by practical observation, oral questioning, written essential knowledge papers set by the awarding body. A portfolio of evidence will also be assessed by an internal or external verifier.
Qualification And Future Prospects
Qualification – NVQ level 3 barbering
I’m Interested In This, What Do I Do Next?
To find out more about this course visit Edexcel
To find this course in your area visit Careers Advice and click “Find A Course”
