The City & Guilds International Vocational Qualifications (IVQ) in Hairdressing target those who wish to work in the hairdressing field or seek to expand their knowledge, hone their skills and/or certify knowledge they have already gained through work experience.

These programmes focus on the overall development of the candidate, aiming at creating professionals who will be in a position to provide the consumer with high-level professional service and consulting services.

In this respect, the programmes cover the knowledge and skills hairdressers need to satisfy their clientele’s varying needs and to successfully cut and style different types of hair.

Advantages
The City & Guilds IVQ programmes in Hairdressing:

• are internationally recognized;
• are fully aligned with international training standards;
• are designed to meet the needs of the field’s various roles;
• are based on British Labour Standards and the demands of the international job market;
• are accompanied by the Europass Certificate Supplement;
• offer an competitive edge to qualification-holders so they can successfully meet the demands of a constantly developing sector;
• are structured on different levels and units in order to correspond to the candidates’ different needs;
• encourage more specialized training in the specific field.

Levels
IVQ Diplomas
IVQ Diplomas offer potential candidates the knowledge and expertise they need to work as hair stylists, while also providing insight on the basic functions of a hair salon. Recommended number of training hours: 450-500 hours.

IVQ Advanced Diplomas
Advanced Diplomas provide those with experience and knowledge of hairdressing with the opportunity to develop into senior stylists and oversee stylists or head stylist teams. Recommended number of training hours: 450-500 hours.

International Award in Hairdressing Salon Reception
This is a qualification programme that requires fewer hours of training, targeting those wishing to be employed as hairdressing salon receptionists. Recommended number of training hours: 150 hours.

International Advanced Awards
This programme offers supplementary knowledge and skills to stylists who wish to advance their knowledge in specific areas of hairdressing. Recommended number of training hours: 200 hours.

Qualification programmes:

• IVQ Diploma in Women's Hairdressing (6902-61)
• IVQ Diploma in Barbering (6902-62)
• IVQ Diploma in African Caribbean Women's Hairdressing (6902-63)
• IVQ Advanced Diploma in Women's Hairdressing (6902-64)
• IVQ Advanced Diploma in Barbering (6902-65)
• IVQ Advanced Diploma in African Caribbean Women's Hairdressing (6902-66)
• International Award in Hairdressing Salon Reception (6902-71)
• International Advanced Awards in Hairdressing
• International Advanced Award Working in the Professional Hairdressing Industry (6902-72)
• International Advanced Award Women's Haircutting (6902-73)
• International Advanced Award Colouring Hair (6902-74)
• International Advanced Award Perming Hair (6902-75)
• International Advanced Award Styling Women's Hair (6902-76)
• International Advanced Award Cutting Men's Hair (6902-77)
• International Advanced Award Cutting Beards and Moustaches (6902-78)
• International Advanced Award Providing Face Massage (6902-79)
• International Advanced Award Providing Professional Shaving Services (6902-80)
• International Advanced Award Cutting African Caribbean's Women's Hair (6902-81)
• International Advanced Award Perming and Neutralising African Caribbean Women's Hair
(6902-82)
• International Advanced Award Relaxing African Caribbean Women's Hair (6902-83)
• International Advanced Award Styling and Finishing African Caribbean Women's Hair (6902-84)

For summarized information regarding the qualification programmes, please refer to the Qualification Information document.

For a breakdown of the units and the syllabus  of each programme, please refer to the corresponding level in the Qualification Handbooks.