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With a long tradition of offering courses in Hair Design, at MidKent College in Kent, we have an unrivalled network of links to the local industry.

Fully-equipped salons – which have been granted the Wella Salon of Excellence Award – provide a high-quality commercial setting in which students can practise their skills and provide their services to paying customers.

Choose to learn with us and you will benefit from a wide choice of work experience placement opportunities, as well as the support of expert tutors working in a department judged by Ofsted as Outstanding.



Our full-time Hair Design courses lead to nationally recognised qualifications that either prepare students for work in the hairdressing industry or enable those who are already qualified as hairdressers to develop and enhance their skills.

Depending on the level of course you complete, you may begin by developing your practical skills on your classmates and a 'training head'. Then, as your skills improve, and with supervision from your tutor, you will start to provide treatments for fee-paying clients. 

Those studying at a more advanced level will enhance their technical skills, including cutting and colouring.

Full-time courses offered include:

    Foundation Learning BTEC Diploma in Vocational Studies
> Hair & Beauty Pathway (Entry Level)

    Foundation Learning Diploma in an Introduction to
Hair & Beauty (Level 1)

    NVQ Diploma in Hairdressing
(Level 2)

    NVQ Diploma in Hairdressing
(Level 3)


Part-time and evening courses offered include:

    Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Hairdressing


    City & Guilds (3002) Award in Cutting Men's Hair (Level 2)

    Award in Colour Correction (Level 4)

    City & Guilds Award in Photographic Make-up & Dressing Hair

    Certificate in Introduction to Hair and Beauty (Level 1)

Click here to find out more about the different levels and which one will suit you.



All Foundation Learning courses aim to enable students to progress to a full Level 2 qualification.

The Level 2 NVQ could lead to the Level 3 Diploma or employment in the hairdressing industry following a trade test.

Following the Level 3 Diploma, students can begin their career in a commercial salon or progress to a higher level qualification.

View our course guides to find out more

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