Introduction to the Hairdressing Industry
This course aims to introduce learners to the hair sector, covering the characteristics of the industry, the range of services and treatments, different types of salons, and the clients they attract.
City and Guilds
Course overview
This course aims to introduce learners to the hair sector, covering the characteristics of the industry, the range of services and treatments, different types of salons, and the clients they attract. It also focuses on helping learners present and maintain a professional image and communicate effectively in a salon setting. Additionally, the course will teach basic techniques of plaiting and twisting hair, including steps to achieve a finished look and decorating the styles with various materials.
This course will run one evening a week, Tuesday from 6.00pm to 10.00pm for 14 weeks.
Please note: all applicants must have competent written and spoken English (CEFR B1 or Higher).
What will I study?
• City & Guilds - Introduction to the Hair & Beauty Sector (3001-101)
• City & Guilds - Presenting a Professional Image in a Salon (3001-102)
• City & Guilds - Plaiting & Twisting Hair (3001-105)
What are the entry requirements?
Education: The Level 2 Diplomas/Certificates/Awards in Hairdressing and Barbering are suitable for people who have taken a level 2 or level 1 qualification, and/or have been working in the industry and are looking to accredit their skills and knowledge. These qualifications provide progression opportunities for those with intentions of progressing into a supervisory or more technical role or onto a level 3 qualification. The Level 3 Diploma in Hairdressing is suitable for learners who have taken a level 2 or level 3 qualification and/or have been working in the industry and are looking to accredit their skills and knowledge. This qualification provides progression opportunities for those with intentions of progressing into employment or onto further education with City and Guilds or other awarding body.
- Aptitude: Interest in working in Hairdressing
- Previous Experience: Desirable but not essential
Fee Information
Fees apply to all part-time programmes.
A fee waiver is in place for applicants in receipt of a qualifying social welfare payment. You can check your fee waiver eligibility with Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection (DEASP), INTREO or your Local Employment Service (LES) office.
Learners in employment may also be granted a fee waiver under the Skills to Advance Initiative. For more details on this please contact Claire at [email protected]
What's the certification?
City & Guilds – Awards in Men and Women’s Hairdressing
This City & Guilds Certificate of Unit Credit is equivalent to a QQI Level 4 Minor Award.
Still have questions?
Contact the Kerry College Admissions Office by phone on (066) 714 9696 or via email:
[email protected]
Part-time Courses - FAQs
FET is short for Further Education & Training. Kerry College is an integrated college of FET. This means we do both progression-focused further education programmes and a range of employment-focused skills training programmes.
We enroll twice each year - January and September.
Part-time programmes run on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday evenings, Friday afternoons, Saturday mornings, and increasingly online.
This depends on the course you choose.
Some courses have long waiting lists, others - not so much. Places are filled on a first-come, first-served basis so the best advice we can offer is to apply in plenty of time.
We enroll over 1000 applicants to our part-time courses each year - so it's always busy.
As places are offered based on the date of application, our team could be working their way down through the list.
That said, always check.
You can call Mary on our Part-time courses team at 066-7149696.
Although all of our part-time courses are fee-paying, we do have a DEASP Fee Waiver in place for those in receipt of a qualifying social welfare payment.
This is subject to a waiting list and demand for course places.
Most part-time courses run at Kerry College are Minor awards.
A Minor award is commonly referred to as a module - but also as a component certificate or a certificate of unit credit.
These single 'modules' may be completed and certificated individually. All minor awards are linked to a major award that allows learners to collect and build their minor awards and work towards gaining a major award.
Applications for all part-time programmes should be made online - via the Kerry College website or www.fetchcourses.ie
FETCH COURSES is the national application system for all FET course applications.
All new applicants must set up a free account on www.fetchcourses.ie. You must use this to apply for all further education and training progarmmes anywhere in Ireland.
For existing Fetch Courses account holders, login and apply as before.
You can reset your password using your email or mobile phone. When you do, make sure you keep it for future reference.
Bear in mind, FETCH uses your PPS number to identify you - so although you might be able to set up a second account - it won't work properly.
If you're still stuck, contact our Admissions team on 066-714 96 96
No, aside from the DEASP Fee Waiver, all part-time courses are fee-paying.