The award at level 1 is designed to accredit the skills of trainees and other salon staff working as hairdressing assistants.

Level 2 covers the essential skills required by a hairdresser. A broader range of units at level 3 reflects the roles of senior salon staff. Units range from shampooing, conditioning and drying hair, to facilitating learning through demonstration and instruction.

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We have a wealth of revolutionary support resources available for all our learners and tutors taking our hair qualifications.  Please see below for more information.

Fresh, modern and simple to use.  Our candidate logbooks have been designed to encourage learners to contribute more in recording their own evidence, helping to improve their understanding of the qualification and reduce the demands placed on assessor time. 

They are packed with hints, tips, high quality colour photos and 'real world' advice from industry experts to ensure learners fulfil their working potential as well as provide them with a wealth of inspiration and knowledge. 

For more information please visit our teaching and learning materials page.

Brand new Hairdressing NVQ/SVQ Candidate logbooks for Level 1 & 3 are coming soon.  The logbooks will boast a new colourful and modern look with high quality colour photos and up to date hairstyles and cuts.  Text will be more user friendly for the learner with easier to use recording forms and quotes, tips and advice from top hairdressers to provide learners with inspiration

Online learner and tutor support:

As well as our dedicated online support portal SmartScreen.co.uk that offers everything from, schemes of work, lesson plans, handouts, worksheets, interactive activities and much more we also have:

Learnxtra is our online visionary learning resource dedicated to the industry you love.  The website is packed with visuals, hair galleries, videos and animation films showing the latest techniques.