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Advanced Hair and Media Makeup Artistry (Full time)

Start Date

Tue Sep 06 2022

Day / Time

Weekdays

Duration

1 year

Campus

Baltic Campus

Advanced Hair and Media Makeup Artistry (Full time)

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If you'd like to be a professional make-up artist, this course will help you to build the skills and knowledge you need. You'll train as part of our professional salon team, working on paying customers in our commercial on site salon, Botanica.

You'll develop your understanding of working in film, TV and theatre, learn how to create historical looks as well as the latest trends and study body art and camouflage make-up.

By the end of the course, you'll have a look book of your work to show employers.

You'll study the following units:

Create historical hair and make-up looks - you'll create looks for 19 eras
Media make-up creative hair design
Fashion and photographic make-up
The creation and presentation of a look book and industry portfolio
Applying body art
Camouflage make-up
Cutting and styling techniques for performers
Avant-garde hair and make-up
Specialist bridal hair and make-up
Media make-up blogging

Assessment

Throughout the course, we'll monitor your progress and provide constructive feedback to help you to improve where needed. We'll measure your skills and knowledge against nationally recognised standards specific to the beauty sector. We assess you in a range of ways including practical tasks in our commercial salon Botanica, projects from which you'll create a portfolio of evidence or look book, written coursework and assignments and one end of year exam.

The final assessment will be carried out by a representative from the awarding body.

The teaching team

All courses are delivered by highly skilled and experienced staff who design their sessions to accomodation different learning styles and abilities where possible.

Work Experience & Employer Partners

Our network of employer partners and professional brands includes Eve Taylor London, Milkshake, Steiner Skincare and Spa, City Retreat and Hilton NewcastleGatesehead. Working with these employers means you learn the most up to date techniques and we're able to source brilliant work experience opportunities.

Facilities, kit and equipment

All practical sessions will be taught in our onsite commercial salon Botanica which houses two hairdressing salons, a beauty suite, barbering space, nail bars and a dedicated make-up room.

You'll wear a salon uniform and use a professional artist kit.

Next Steps

After the course you can step into employment as a make-up artist or progress to further training.

Required Entry Qualifications

Level 2 in Beauty Therapy, Hairdressing or Make-Up. Plus an information interview with the teaching team and a practical test.

Costs (excluding fees)

You'll need to buy a uniform and a professional 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.

Finance and funding

This course is free to those aged under 19 years old.
Most people aged 19 years and over can qualify for free or reduced price course fees and there are grants and bursaries you can apply for to help cover the costs of coming to college, depending on your circumstances.

If you already have a full level 3 qualification and are aged 19 years over, you can apply for an Advanced Learning Loan or pay the fee upfront in full and qualify for a 10% discount.

You can get more information at our enrolment events, by calling 0191 490 2246 or email us at start@gateshead.ac.uk