Hair and beauty studies

Principal Learning in Hair & Beauty covers issues that are influencing and driving the sector today, how it works and what skills are needed to work within it. It includes the six industries that make up the hair and beauty sector: hairdressing, barbering, African-Caribbean hairdressing and barbering, beauty therapy, spa therapy and nail services and how each of them relate to other industries.

Themes covered:

  • Employability: Looks at the global environment in which hair and beauty businesses operate, plus personal presentation, hygiene and wellbeing. Learn the principles of basic hair, beauty and nail treatments and routines – along with historic and cultural differences.
  • Customer interaction: Learning communication skills from client consultation to managing expectations, as well as promotion and selling by recommendation. Introduces basic business systems and processes in a salon reception.
  • Creativity and innovation: Investigating how personality, culture, race, gender, fashion and religious influences can be expressed through hairstyles, skin care and make-up techniques. Learning the importance of innovation in hair and beauty product design.