This course is designed to give young people the skills needed to progress on to the level 2 programme, or to assist in a salon context. Students will work with clients in the college salons which are fully operational and benefit from professional guest presentations and seminars. Students will be trained to reduce risks to health and safety, contribute to the development of effective working relationships, shampoo and condition hair and prepare for hair services. Topics of study include make sure their own actions reduce risks to health and safety; contribute to the development of effective working relationships; shampoo and condition hair; prepare for hair services and maintain work areas; blow dry hair; plait and twist hair using basic techniques.