You want to be:

- A hairdresser

- A beauty therapist

- A salon owner/manager

- An image/colour consultant.

About the Sector
Nationally, there are an estimated 45,000 salons in the UK, 7,000 of which are beauty salons. Employment levels remain steady and training and qualifications are important to the success of the industry. Therefore suitably-qualified staff are increasingly sought by employers.

The hairdressing and beauty industries are both highly dependent on regular, repeat business from satisfied clients meaning communication and customer service skills are very important.

We offer you:

- Fully equipped, industry standard training salons

- The opportunity to work with real clients

- Professionally qualified teaching staff

- Close links with employers and industry training boards

- The opportunity to enter regional and national competitions

- Progression on to university-level courses at Swindon College.

The following courses are available (leaflets to follow shortly):
Level 1 - Hairdressing
Level 2 - Hairdressing
Level 2 - Hairdressing Apprenticeship
Level 3 - Advanced Hairdressing
Level 3 - Advanced Hairdressing Apprenticeship

Level 1 - Beauty Therapy
Level 2 - Beauty Therapy
Level 2 - Diploma in Nail Services
Level 3 - Diploma in Nail Services
Level 3 - Diploma in Complementary Therapies

Level 3 - VTCT in Beauty Therapy Treatments
Level 3 - Beauty Therapy.

NEW - A Levels for Sep 2012 (leaflets to follow shortly) including:
A Level Maths
A Level English
A Level Human Biology
To tell us which A Levels you would like to see Swindon College offer, click here.

Click here to read the mini prospectus for this area.