Our Courses in Hairdressing

With a focus on hands-on learning our Hairdressing courses provide you with the opportunity to train with real clients in a professional environment. You’ll hone your skills in the Radmoor Centre training salons and have the opportunity to take part in competitions and learn from industry experts. So, whether you want to be a hairdresser, colourist, salon manager or barber our courses provide you with the up-to-date knowledge and skills needed to progress in this exciting sector.

Why study Hairdressing at Loughborough College?

Train in our industry standard salons with Lecturers who have a range of industry experience
Learn from guest speakers and take part in industry trips and visits
Try out a range of enrichment activities including volunteering, fundraising and sports clubs

Study Hairdressing at these campuses

Loughborough College

Perfect for you if you're looking for a huge range of A Levels, T Levels, apprenticeships, and higher education courses in a vibrant town-centre campus with outstanding facilities.

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Stephenson College

Perfect for you if you're ready to build a career in technical trades, engineering, construction, or motor vehicle technology. Get hands-on skills in our industry-standard workshops.

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Your career in

Hairdressing

If you enjoy hairstyling and like meeting different people, a career in the hairdressing industry could be ideal.

Careers

Colourist
£14,000 - £20,000
An expert in colouring hair and, in some cases, other technical services offered in a salon, such as perming. Holds consultations with clients, and works with stylists to ensure cut and colour work together.
Hairdresser
£14,000 - £30,000
With experience you could progress to jobs like senior stylist or salon manager, or move into training or assessing. Other options include wig making, training in styling techniques, and working in the theatre, film, and television industries.
Salon Manager
£18,000 - £30,000
Manages the salon team ensuring that the salon is run in a professional manner and that all aspects of the business are kept up to date.

Experienced hair stylists can earn up to £30k per year.

50% of the people employed in the hair and beauty industry are self-employed.

35,704

There are an estimated 35,704 hair and beauty establishments in the UK.

contributed to the UK economy per year by the hair and beauty industires.