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We have a dedicated, passionate and award-winning team of hair and beauty lecturers, all with years of experience in the industry. 

We have a specially-equipped salon and a nail bar on campus, where you’ll be able to put everything you’ve learned into practice with real clients, plus a commercial salon in Nottingham city centre on Wheeler Gate. 

You’ll get the opportunity to take part in national competitions and complete exciting work experience placements. Students have had their work featured in national magazines, exhibited their creations at catwalk shows, and were beauty therapists in residence at the Nottingham Open tennis tournament. 

Our make-up artists recently had work experience on Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at the Theatre Royal. 

We’re all set up to give you a great start to your career, offering you continual professional development in your chosen field.

We have fabulous links with industry, such as: Ragdale Hall, Center Parcs, Eden Hall, Steiner, and city centre salons. Product companies include: Balmain, Avalon, Spa Find, Dermalogica, Grafton’s, OPI, Rendezvous and Dennis Williams, Wella and Waxu.

Nottingham College is proud to have been recognised as a Ragdale Hall Spa College of Excellence. 

The Ragdale Hall Spa College of Excellence logo with five stars below the words.

Nottingham College has an amazing track record in delivering training in hair and beauty - making sure you are equipped with the skills and experience needed to succeed in industry.

All of our salons are open to the public, so you’ll be actively involved in delivering our extensive range of professional hairdressing, beauty therapy, barbering and/or make-up artistry services to people in and around Nottingham City Centre.

There are a vast number of career options in the industry – whether you would like to be an Aesthetic Therapist, a Barber, a Beauty Therapist, a Body Piercer, a Bridal & Theme Consultant, an Image Consultant, a Hair Stylist, a Holistic Therapist, a Make-Up Artist, a Massage Therapist, a Nail Technician, a Product Technician, a Salon Manager/Owner, a Skin Care Therapist, a Spa Therapist – there are many choices available to you.

Facilities

Commercial Salons

The fully equipped hairdressing, barbering and beauty salons, located at the Adams Building and Wheeler Gate, are open to the general public which means they are the perfect place for our hairdressing and beauty students to learn in a work like environment. 

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26 available courses

Barbering (Level 2) (19+) - Part-time

Barbering (Level 3) (19+) - Part-time

Barbering (VRQ Level 2) - Full-time

Basic Waxing (ABT Accredited) - Part-time

Beauty Specialist Techniques (VTCT Level 2 Certificate) (19+) - Part Time

Beauty Specialist Techniques (VTCT Level 2 Diploma) - Full-time

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Hairdressers and Barbers

Potential Earnings

£27,215.90

Average Earnings

£15,940.99

Source: Office for National Statistics' Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE).

Pathways

Service Enterprises

People in these occupations provide a variety of services, including property and estate services, home care, hairstyling and beauty services, cleaning, and funeral services.

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.
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