The QCA-approved Higher Professional Certificate/Diploma is suitable for people who want to gain both advanced technical skills and broader management knowledge, relating to hairdressing or beauty. This qualification is designed to enable learners to develop a higher level of excellence in skills such as colour correction, hair and scalp disorders, hairdressing style design, red vein and skin tag removal, and semi-permanent micro-pigmentation. Key management areas such as staff recruitment and retention, the management of physical resources and marketing are also explored. Assessment is by assignment. The HPD could form the first part (120 credits) of a related Foundation degree. Learners could also progress to the Level 7 Master Professional Diploma in Strategy & Development which can be achieved in a salon management context.