Intermediate Hairdressing Techniques Level 2


  • Start Date: 01/09/2026
  • 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

Four GCSE grades 4-9 or a level 1 hairdressing qualification. Plus an 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.

Whatever support you need, we’re here for you and will make sure you get the most out of your time at college.

We have expert teams in place to look after every single one of our students.

Our specialist teams can help with:

  • Learning difficulties
  • Physical and sensory disabilities
  • Dyslexia, dyspraxia, neurodiversity or other specific learning difficulties
  • Mental health and well being
  • Exam access arrangements
  • Money, finance and bursary advice
  • Careers advice, job and university applications

See here for more information, pop into one of our enrolment events, call us on 0191 490 4627.

WHAT CAN I DO WITH A QUALIFICATION IN INTERMEDIATE HAIRDRESSING TECHNIQUES LEVEL 2?

  • Hairdressers and Barbers
  • Hairdressing and Beauty Salon Managers and Proprietors

Knowledge

Customer and Personal Service: Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

Chemistry: Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods.

English Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

Education and Training: Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.

Sales and Marketing: Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.

Median Salary
£14,787

Average Qualifications
Level 3 NVQ; A Levels

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Knowledge

Customer and Personal Service: Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

Administration and Management: Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modelling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.

Sales and Marketing: Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.

Mathematics: Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.

English Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

Median Salary
£30,217

Average Qualifications
Level 3 NVQ; A Levels

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Skills

Speaking
Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Active Listening
Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Active Learning
Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
Learning Strategies
Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
Critical Thinking
Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
Monitoring
Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Reading Comprehension
Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
Science
Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.
Writing
Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
Mathematics
Using mathematics to solve problems.

Skills

Learning Strategies
Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
Active Listening
Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Writing
Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
Monitoring
Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Critical Thinking
Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
Active Learning
Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
Reading Comprehension
Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
Speaking
Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Mathematics
Using mathematics to solve problems.
Science
Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.
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