Hairdressing with Junior Trades
Course Name: Hairdressing with Junior Trades - Ballinode Campus
Course Code: 5M3351
This is a one year course which consists of intensive training in the skills and education required for the Hairdressing Industry with the option to continue for a further year to a higher level of hairdressing in Sligo College of FET. Our award winning hairdressing team provide training in the fully-equipped college hairdressing salon. Our work experience programme offers students the opportunity to further develop their skills in selected and approved hairdressing salons.
This course is designed to equip the learner with the knowledge and practical skills required for a career as a trainee hairdresser.
It is the perfect induction to the basics in hairdressing and can open a world of opportunity into the world of hairdressing.
Career Opportunities
Sligo College is a major provider of courses for the Hairdressing Industry including training for apprentices for Junior Trade and City & Guilds international diploma (Senior Trades). Upon successful completion of this course, students may gain placement as a Senior First Year Apprentice in a high-profile hairdressing salon or progress to Year 2 Hairdressing in Sligo College.
Erasmus+
Course Content
- Creative Styling 5N3349
- Customer Service 5N0972
- Safety & Health at Work 5N1794
- Barbering 5N3348
- Hairdressing Science 5N3346
- Hairdressing Theory & Practice 5N3345
- Work Experience 5N1356
Requirements
- Leaving Certificate, Leaving Certificate Applied or equivalent
- Interview
- Mature applicants welcome
- Applicants whose first language is not English will require a competency as stated in our admissions policy
- Ukranian applicants should have a certificate of complete secondary education (after grade 11) or higher
- If the course becomes oversubscribed, priority will be given to students who intend to complete the full award.
Progression
- Year 2 City & Guilds at Sligo College
- Students who successfully complete the course may gain entry to Third Level Institutes and Colleges through the QQI Higher Education Links
Graduates may gain entry to Third Level Institutes and Colleges through the QQI Higher Education Links Scheme
Certification
- QQI Level 5 Award in Hairdressing (5M3351)
- DES Junior Trade Certificate (Level 5)
Duration
This is a full-time one-year course and runs from September to May.