The VRQ Level 3 Diploma in Hair and Media Make-up aims to provide you with a range of essential technical and practical skills and knowledge, which will equip you to seek employment or further training within the Hair and Media Make up Industry. As part of your continued training, you will spend a minimum of 3 sessions a week in our well equipped make up studios. You will be taught by experienced vocational lecturers who have worked, or are currently working, in the Hair and Media Makeup Industry and they therefore have a wide and current experience of the industries needs and trends.
You will study the following content:
Working in beauty related industries/ Follow health and safety in the salon/Creative hairdressing design skills/Design and apply face and body art/Fashion and photographic make-up/Apply airbrush/make-up to the face/Camouflage make-up/Media make-up/Style and fit postiche/Style and dress hair using a variety of techniques
Your initial training is carried out on peers within your group, performing and receiving hair and media makeup services before participating in a commercial studio on paying clients to create a realistic working environment. You will be expected to behave in a highly professional manner at all times, within our teaching and learning environments developing employability skills. Uniform and equipment will need to be purchased (refer to course costs) You will wear a salon uniform at all times and are required to bring all equipment with you for each salon session. Full participation and engagement in developing Maths and English, employability skills, personal development in behaviour attitude and skills are compulsory and are monitored weekly and progress reviews are performed four times a year will be part of the wider curriculum.
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A Level 3 qualification in Hair and Media Make-up can lead into higher-level study. You could progress to a Higher National Certificate (HNC) or Higher National Diploma (HND) in a related creative or media subject. Some learners go on to specialist short courses in prosthetics, special effects make-up, or advanced hair techniques to deepen their skills for specific industry roles.
