Intermediate Hairdressing Techniques Level 2


  • Start Date: 01/09/2025
  • Course is for: School Leaver
  • Course Length: 1 Year
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Do you aspire to be a trendsetter in the hair industry, showcasing your creativity and passion for hairstyling?

Join us at Botanica and unlock your potential in the hairdressing industry.

Enrol in our programme today and take the first step towards a rewarding and fulfilling career, where you’ll be equipped with the skills, knowledge, and confidence needed to thrive in this exciting field!

  • Working in the Hair Industry
  • Health and safety
  • Consultation
  • Shampoo and Condition the Hair and Scalp
  • Promote Products and Services in the Salon
  • Cut Women’s Hair
  • Colour and Lighten the Hair
  • Perm and Neutralise the Hair
  • The Art of Dressing the Hair
  • Create an Image with the Hair and Beauty
  • Reception Duties

Required Entry Qualifications

Level 1 Hairdressing and in informal interview with a member of our teaching team.

We’ll assess your progress as you go through the programme, giving you feedback to help you to improve where needed.

Assessments will be carried out in our training salon, Botanica and you’ll be marked against the standards of the awarding body.

Our network of employer partners and professional brands includes:

  • Milkshake
  • Wella
  • Evergreen

Working with these employers means you learn the most up to date techniques and we’re able to source brilliant work experience opportunities.

You’ll train in our industry standard salon, Botanica, complete with two hairdressing salons. You’ll work as part of our professional salon team servicing paying clients.

You’ll wear a uniform as part of the course and work with a professional hairdressing kit.

Check out how we are embedding sustainability throughout our hair and beauty courses:

  • We’re a part of the Green Salon Collective, a company that offer Zero-to-Landfill Salon Recycling Solutions for Hairdressers.
  • Our hair, foils and metal tubes are recycled.
  • We use eco-heads, shower heads that reduce water use by around 70%.
  • Our beauty supplier is Eve Taylor and for every product we buy, they plant a tree.
  • We don’t print our learning portfolios, they’re all online.
  • We use the Wella Hero platform, which helps the students gain knowledge on all aspects education in the hair industry including sustainable salon operations.

After the course you can progress to our Level 3 Hairdressing course or an apprenticeship.

Fast track to an apprenticeship

You can start on this programme and fast track to an apprenticeship once you’re ready and a vacancy becomes available. Sign up to our apprenticeship alerts and we’ll keep you up to date with all the latest vacancies. Plus our team will help you with your CV or application and help you prepare for interview.

You’ll need to buy a uniform and a professional hairdressers kit.

We’ll let you know the prices during the application process and help you to source these items through our preferred suppliers, ensuring you get the best value for money.

Funding support is also available to those who meet the eligibility criteria. Ask us for more information at out enrolment events.

School Leaver Course Guide 2025/2026

View or download our course guide for 16-18 year olds.

Gateshead College School Leavers guide for 2025 - 2026