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Free Level 3 Barbering Course in Blackburn

CostFREE
Duration1 year
LevelLevel 3
DeliveryClassroom based
Start1 Sep 2027
Study modeFull-time
AttendanceDaytime
Awarding bodyCity & Guilds awarding body
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About this course

Free Level 3 Barbering Course in Blackburn. Classes run at Blackburn College, full-time during the day. You'll need a Level 2 Barbering or Hairdressing qualification to join. The course takes one year and builds specialist skills for the barbering industry: shaving services, face massage, pattern design, and facial hair shaping. There's growing demand for barbers across the UK, and many students go on to run their own businesses.

Who this course is for

This is a Level 3 Barbering programme that will give you the specialist skills needed in the Barbering industry.

There is an increasing demand for Barbering services across the UK with many of our students going on to own their barbering business.

Guided by your tutor you will be able to choose from providing shaving services, face massage, designing and creating patterns in hair and creating facial hair shapes

Entry requirements

Level 2 Barbering or Hairdressing

What you will learn

  • You'll develop shaving services using professional techniques
  • You'll learn face massage methods
  • You'll design and create patterns in hair
  • You'll create and refine facial hair shapes
  • You'll build the specialist skills needed to work professionally in the barbering industry
  • You'll explore what it takes to run your own barbering business

How you will learn

You'll learn through practical, hands-on sessions in the classroom under tutor guidance. You'll practise barbering techniques directly, building skills through real client work and tutor-led demonstrations. Assessment is through practical observation and skills-based tasks that reflect professional barbering standards.

What you will need to bring

The centre will provide most materials. Blackburn College will confirm anything else you need before you start.

Where next

Jobs you could do

  • Barber: work in a barbershop or men's grooming salon
  • Hairdresser: work across a range of hair services in a salon
  • Salon manager: oversee day-to-day running of a hair business
  • Self-employed barber: run your own barbering business
  • Mobile barber: offer barbering services at clients' locations

What you could study next

  • Level 4 or higher qualifications in salon management or business, if you want to move into management or ownership
  • An Apprenticeship in Barbering at a higher level, combining work and study
  • Business and enterprise courses, useful if you're planning to open your own barbershop
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