VTCT Level 3 Diploma in Advanced and Creative Hairdressing

Advanced and Creative Hair Professionals are creative, passionate, and driven professionals who work without supervision, managing themselves and others when required. They provide a quality service, whilst working to the highest standards and continuously developing their personal and professional skills. An Advanced and Creative Hair Professional works in the hair industry, which is one of the largest, most trusted and fashion forward professions. They take ownership of their work and client lists, accept responsibility, are proactive, flexible and adaptable, plan their work and time, they aim for excellence by taking exceptional pride in their work and industry. The work environment can be varied in size, style and ambiance, from a bespoke salon, the media industry, cruise ships, product houses and manufacturers to luxury high-end hair salon. They are highly skilled and experienced individual professionals who deliver hair fashion forward trends, which are innovative styles inspired by current images and their own creativity, individual flair, imagination and interpretation.

This qualification is only for apprentices 16+, you will need to have a salon placement.

Course content

The aim of this unit is to develop the learner’s knowledge, understanding and skills to provide a comprehensive consultation and advisory service to clients. Client consultation is critical to the success of all technical services to ensure that learners fully engage with clients to meet their needs and expectations. Learners will need to maintain a high level of health, safety and hygiene throughout the unit. Additionally, learners must reflect the hairdressing industry in their personal appearance and demonstrate effective communication skills.

5 x Practical Assessments

1 x Learning Workbook

1 x Multiple Choice Exam

The aim of this unit is to develop learners’ knowledge, understanding and skills to use a variety of cutting techniques to personalise and create a collection of styles. The learner will discover how to enhance colours with the use of cutting to create a collection of hairstyles. Learners will need to maintain a high level of health, safety and hygiene throughout the unit. Additionally, learners must reflect the hairdressing industry in their personal appearance and demonstrate effective communication skills.

6 x Practical Assessments

1 x Learning Workbook

0 x Multiple Choice Exam

The aim of this unit is to develop learners’ knowledge, understanding and skills to use a variety of advanced, creative styling and finishing techniques. The learner will combine, adapt and personalise a range of skills to achieve a variety of styling and finishing techniques, resulting in a style collection. Learners will need to maintain a high level of health, safety and hygiene throughout the unit. Additionally, learners must reflect the hairdressing industry in their personal appearance and demonstrate effective communication skills.

6 x Practical Assessments

1 x Learning Workbook

1 x Multiple Choice Exam

The aim of this unit is to develop learners’ knowledge, understanding and skills to use a variety of smoothing and strengthening systems. The learner will combine, adapt and personalise a range of techniques to achieve a variety of smoothing and strengthening effects on the hair. Learners will need to maintain a high level of health, safety and hygiene throughout the unit. Additionally, learners must reflect the hairdressing industry in their personal appearance and demonstrate effective communication skills.

3 x Practical Assessments

1 x Learning Workbook

0 x Multiple Choice Exam

This unit is about advanced and creative colour services. Learners must be able use a range of colouring and lightening techniques to achieve a variety of fashion effects and in addition demonstrate the advanced skills necessary to determine and correct complex colouring problems. To achieve this unit, learners must be able to remove artificial colour, remove bands of colour, recolour lightened hair, recolour hair that has had artificial colour removed, perform pre-pigmentation and pre-softening methods and correct highlights and lowlights. Learners will be able to identify factors that may influence colouring and lightening services and/or colour correction services, select the appropriate products, tools, application techniques and corrective actions to perform a service to satisfy the client’s requirements. Learners will need to maintain a high level of health, safety and hygiene throughout the unit. Additionally, learners must reflect the hairdressing industry in their personal appearance and demonstrate effective communication skills.

6 x Practical Assessments

1 x Learning Workbook

1 x Multiple Choice Exam

The aim of this unit is to develop the knowledge, understanding and skills to produce a collection of hairstyle looks. Learners will be able to design, organise and create their unique collection of hairstyles. Learners will demonstrate advanced level practical skills through planning, creating, presenting and evaluating their final looks. Learners will need to maintain a high level of health, safety and hygiene throughout the unit. Additionally, learners must reflect the hairdressing industry in their personal appearance and demonstrate effective communication skills.

You MUST provide an online digital portfolio

1 x Practical Assessments

1 x Learning Workbook

0 x Multiple Choice Exam