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Men’s and Women’s Hairdressing Level 2 Diploma

Level 2 Diploma

a student working on a client's hair in the college salon, with their lecturer

Availability & Details

Hairdressing (Men's and Women's) - Level 2 Diploma SFY-HAIR2D/C01

Venue
South Downs Campus

Type of study
Vocational

Dates
Academic Year 2026-27 (1 year)

Examination board
Vocational Training Charitable Trust

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Overview

You will cover cutting, perming, styling and colouring men’s and women’s hair. You will work on clients in a professional salon environment which will prepare you to work in the industry. You will complete work-related industry placements, which in the past has resulted in our previous students securing themselves employment in the industry.

Four GCSEs at grade 3 or above, including a Science subject and preferably the other three remaining to include Mathematics and English.

On this full time course at HSDC South Downs you will study the following units:

  • Working in the Hair Industry
  • Health and Safety
  • Client Consultation
  • Promote Products
  • Cutting Women’s hair
  • Colouring Hair
  • Perming Hair
  • Art of Dressing Hair
  • Cutting Men’s Hair
  • Cutting Men’s facial hair

You will be taught in a realistic salon environment by lecturers with a vast experience in the industry. Your practical lessons will be in a fully working salon which is open to the public. You will have the chance to enter into competition work such as L’Oréal and VTCT World Skills. You will have practical assessments for each unit to do in the salons and a theory exam for each practical unit.

You will be internally assessed for your practical units and externally assessed for theory exams.

You will be required to purchase a kit and uniform. Students who are in receipt of financial assistance will have support for paying for these items.

On successful completion of this course, you could go on to study Level 3 Hairdressing, Level 2 Barbering, Level 3 Theatrical Makeup, an Apprenticeship or employment.


My courses were all especially interesting, I thoroughly enjoyed all of them. All of my lecturers were extremely knowledgeable and I have learnt a lot from them.

Lottie Warren, A Level student

The teaching and support was really great, the quality was really great, all the teachers really care about your education as well as your wellbeing, they take everything into consideration and they’re great.

Katie Whittingham, A Level student

I would say it’s a college that really balances academia with fun, there is lots of extra-curricular stuff that you can get involved in. It has a really good work/life balance.

Laura Hagedorn, A Level student