Hair and beauty
courses
Why choose hair and beauty at West Notts?
Train in industry-standard facilities
Once you have gained the appropriate skills and experience necessary, you are invited to work and learn in Revive, our commercial hair and beauty salon. Revive is open to the public and includes facilities which are unrivalled in the area.
Be inspired by VIP industry experts
You will learn about the latest hair and beauty innovations through industry guest speakers. Recent visitors have included expert barber Chris Foster.
Use industry-leading products
Working with the very latest products from product houses such as Wella and Dermalogica, you will get the latest training techniques on how to use these products. You will also have the opportunity to complete work placements and apprenticeships through our top industry connections.
Showcase your creative talents
Hair and beauty students regularly showcase their talents at events. Students are invited to share demonstrations of their work and best practice in catwalk shows, to members of the public.
Be part of the 'Learning Company'
Learning companies offer exciting opportunities to gain additional skills and experience through real-life projects to enhance your CV and build your confidence and connections.
As a hair and beauty student, you’ll have the opportunity to showcase your passion and skills in two pop-up salons, College Cuts and Meraki Beauty.
Not only will you refine your nail technology, make-up artistry, brow, and barbering skills, but you’ll also develop a range of transferable skills like teamwork, customer care, communication, and money handling. The pop-up salons, which can be located in college social spaces, festivals and shopping centres, provide a platform to work with an audience of diverse clients.
From crafting business plans to executing marketing campaigns and managing clients, you’ll engage in a variety of tasks that nurture your business expertise, boost your confidence, and prepare you for future employment — whether you choose to work for someone else or establish your own business.
Guided Campus Tour
Get a glimpse into the facilities you will be using as a hair and beauty student at West Notts College.
What our students say
Ruby discusses her passion for barbering and how the college is helping her develop her skills. She also talks about particularly enjoying her work placement and shares her aspirations for her next steps after college.
We hear from Amelia about her experience on the course, highlighting some valuable work experience and how the course has helped her progress, Mentioning new career pathways she has discovered over her time with us.
Here we talk to Libby, who was with us last year and again this year, progressing from level 2 to level 3. We hear about work placement opportunities the course has led to, what the teachers are like and more.
Our Learning Companies: College Cuts
Learn about College Cuts – a Barbering learning company designed to build our students skills and experience within the barbering industry. Students will learn key business skills and improve their confidence, working with real paying clients which will prepare them for a career in barbering.
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