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Hair, Beauty and Barbering

Hair and Media Make-Up Level 2

This course specialises in developing the basic skills necessary to work in film, television and theatre industry.
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  • Attendance - Full-time
  • Duration - 1 year
  • Start Date - September - June
  • Where - Huddersfield Centre, Pioneer Higher Skills Centre
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This course includes all the elements required for you to work effectively as a hair and media make-up artist within the ever-changing hair and beauty industry. You will gain skills in the art of dressing hair, photographic make-up, as well as creating an image based on current trends in the industry.
You will also gain knowledge around health and safety and effective communication which is required to work as a junior hair and make-up artist. This course is recognised by UK leading professional bodies within the hair and beauty industry.
Throughout the course, you will be presented with further opportunities to develop your skills in areas such as temporary hair colours, tanning, body art, themed face painting, further hair artistry, as well as the client care skills required to develop a client centred approach to your treatments.
You will be able to learn within our purpose-built hairdressing and beauty salons stocked with all the essentials to create your desired looks. Our salons are open to the public, so you will be working within a professional environment from the start of your course. Students will practice on real clients and may also practice treatments on other students on the same course at Kirklees College.
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A minimum of GCSE English and maths grade 2 or above. If you have an EHCP then please be aware that the college needs to have agreed, via the consultation period with your local authority, that we can meet the needs outlined in your EHCP before you can start on a course with us.
You will be assessed through observations of practical ability, photographs of work, treatment plans, written assignments, external tests, mood boards, online learning and completion of a portfolio of work.
Level 3 Make-up Artistry Level 3 Theatrical, Special Effects and Hair Media Make-up
You can go on to work as a hair or make-up artist either within a company or with your own business, work on make-up counters.

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