Free Level 3 Barbering Course in Bury Saint Edmunds. Classes run at West Suffolk College, full-time during the day. You'll need a Level 2 qualification in barbering, hairdressing, or cutting and styling, or equivalent industry experience before you start. Over one year, you'll develop advanced cutting, shaving, and styling techniques, alongside health and safety and customer service skills. This level 3 barbering qualification is the step that takes you from competent to confident in a professional barbering environment.
Who this course is for
This is a great course for anyone already in industry wanting to sharpen their shears, return to education and develop new skills, and those who have recently finished their Level 2 qualification. This course will allow you to upskill and offer a wider range of advanced services.Achievement of this qualification demonstrates to an employer that you will have the skills and knowledge of health and safety, customer service, advanced cutting, shaving and styling services required for you to be employed as a senior barber.You will develop study skills and the resilience to learn, fail, improve, and then master the skills required to be an advanced barber in this exciting and thriving industry.
Entry requirements
You will need tobe motivated to achieve this qualification, be driven to be successful and be willing to work independently, be willing to self study, and have the discipline required to meet deadlines and revise for exams. You will need to have completed the Level 2 Qualification in Hairdressing, or Barbering, or Cutting and styling or Colouring and Styling. We recommend you achieve a Level 2 qualification in barbering or have equivalent industry experience before enrolling on this course. you
What you will learn
You'll develop advanced barbering cutting techniques for a wider range of client looks.
You'll practise professional shaving services, including wet shaving and blade work.
You'll learn advanced styling and finishing methods.
You'll apply health and safety standards in a barbering context.
You'll build customer service skills suited to a professional salon or barbershop.
You'll study the knowledge and theory required to pass written assessments.
How you will learn
You'll learn through classroom-based sessions at West Suffolk College, combining practical hands-on barbering practice with theory study. Assessment includes practical observations of your barbering skills and written or online tests covering underpinning knowledge. You'll need to be willing to study independently and meet assessment deadlines throughout the year.
What you will need to bring
The centre will provide most materials. West Suffolk 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. Offer cutting and styling in a salon environment.
Salon stylist. Specialise in men's hair across a range of services.
Freelance barber. Work independently or mobile, setting your own schedule.
Barbershop manager. Step into a supervisory or management role with experience.
What you could study next
NVQ Level 3 Diploma in Hairdressing. Broadens your skills to include women's hairdressing services.
Level 4 Award in Education and Training. If you want to teach barbering or hairdressing in a college or training setting.
Barbershop owner or self-employment. Not a qualification, but many barbers at Level 3 move into running their own business, sometimes supported by business skills short courses.
