Hair and Beauty Management - Level 5 Extended Diploma

Essentials

Duration: 2 Years Full-time
Start date: 18th September 2023
End date: 3rd June 2025

Course fees for each year.

	Year 1	Year 2	Total Fee
Fee	£2700	£2700	£5400

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Course Content

The OCN NI Level 5 Extended Diploma in Hair and Beauty Management is now replacing the previous HNC/D Hair and Beauty Management as a two year full time programme to enable progression directly from Level 3 to higher education to develop your Hair and Beauty management skills. 

This qualification develops managerial skills applied to the hair and beauty sector. Providing a specialist work related programme of study that covers the key knowledge, understanding and practical skills required in the hair and beauty management sector and offers particular specialist emphasis through specialist units. The hair & beauty sector is one of the fastest growing industries with a vast number of employment opportunities available.

Units include (these are subject to change):

• CBE680 Salon Management
• CBE681 Developing a Business Plan for a Hair and Beauty Business Start-upCBE682 Preparing to Start a Business within the Hair and Beauty Industry
• CBE683 Salon Promotion using Digital Marketing
• CBE684 Research Project for the Hair and Beauty Industry
• CBE685 Business Strategy Development for Hair and Beauty Businesses
• CBE686 Human Resource Management within the Hair and Beauty Industry
• CBE687 Marketing in the Hair and Beauty Industry
• CBE688 Personal and Professional Development
• CBE690 Human Anatomy and Physiology for Beauty and Complementary Therapists (Beauty)
• CBE693 Traditional Head Massage
• CBE694 Hair and Scalp Specialist Services (Hair)
• CBE700 Lifestyle Advice for Clients
• CBE701 Stress Management Strategies for Clients in the Hair and Beauty Industry
• CBE702 Salon and Spa Scheduling
• CBF085 Special FX Make-up

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Special Features

Hybrid format units delivered both onsite and remotely.

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Assessment Methods

• Written assignments.
• Practical Observation.

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Course Update

Please note that due to ongoing major campus construction projects courses at Ballymena, Coleraine and Ballymoney may be relocated to alternative suitable locations as required.

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A Level 3 qualification in Hair or Beauty Therapy.

In circumstances where there are more applications for the course than there are places available, the College reserves the right to select candidates from those achieving the highest grades.</p>

Where mature students wish to have prior education and/or experience taken into account, in lieu of meeting the full course entry requirements, they should contact the relevant Course Director or Admissions by 12th August, as an application deadline will apply. It is at the College's discretion to consider APEL enquiries after the dates stated.

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Progression routes include salon management, progression to Level 6 Hair & Beauty programmes, hair & beauty educator roles and specialist further higher education programmes.

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