About the Course

This course is a short course , which will  provide the learner with the knowledge and skills to cut breards and moustaches to creat a variety of looks. The knowledge acquired by the learner will enable them to understand how to identify and create a varity of traditional, current and emerging bread and moustache looks.

The skills developed by the learner included the use of scissors, clippers and attachments to create a variety of facial hair shapes by scissor over comb, clipper over comb, freehand cutting techniques.  You'll learn which face shapes suite different moustaches and beards and how to deal with problems such as areas of less dense facial hair growth.  Cutting techniques focus heavily on scissor over comb and clipper over comb, with and without using cutting guards. 

The course can be offered as a bespoke course within the salon or workplace.

Course Content

The Theory

• Consultation for cutting facial hair
• Traditional & current facial hair shapes
• Cutting techniques
•  Health & Safety.

  The Practical

• Preparation
• Cutting Procedures
• Creating outlines
• Finishing

Entry Requirements

Level2 Barbering or Hairdressing  qualification  or appropriate work experience is required for the practical side of the course. The theory side of this course requires a good standard of English A - D GCSE and students with English as a second language are required to have ESOL at  level 1, this is due to the course containing a high level of written evidence with assignments, written questions and test papers.

It should be noted that a good standard of physical health is required as hairdressing is often physically demanding and is not suitable for some skin conditions. It would be an advantage to have a salon work experience placement within a hairdressing salon while you attend this course.

Learning Style

The necessary skills for this qualification will be learnt through a variety of situations these will include working in our commercial salon Kudos.

Theory lessons are taught through a variety of methods from classroom, independent study, online resources through our Visual Learning Environment VLE.

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