This course offers the opportunity to gain advanced hairdressing techniques to help provide further career progression.

Level 3 is a high level qualification expanding on the basic hairdressing skills of Level 2. It is aimed at junior stylists and technicians. Working in a salon for a minimum of one day a week is an essential requirement to stay on the course.

To achieve the Hairdressing Level 3 NVQ you are expected to complete 58 credits from the list below:

Mandatory Units:
Monitor procedures to safely control work operations
Promote additional products or services to clients
Provide hairdressing consultation services
Creatively cut hair using a combination of techniques
plus five of the following Optional Units, only one of which may be chosen from group 2 below.  All five optional units can be chosen from group 1 if desired.
Group 1:
Colour hair using a variety of techniques
Provide colour correction services
Creatively style and dress hair
Creatively dress long hair
Develop and enhance your creative hairdressing skills
Create a variety of permed effects
Provide creative hair extension services
Group 2:
Contribute to the financial effectiveness of the business
Support client service improvements
Contribute to the planning and implementation of promotional activities