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Hair and Beauty

Hair and Beauty

The hairdressing and beauty therapy sector covers a wide range of occupational areas including hairdressing, barbering, Afro-Caribbean hairdressing and barbering, beauty therapy, nail services and spa therapy. Practitioners may work in a variety of settings, from high-street salons to spas, hotels and cruise ships. This exciting and constantly evolving industry has an annual turnover of £5.25 billon (Habia, 2006, not including spa) and total employment of 245,795 (2007).

Sector Updates

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June update

This update includes details on the next Hair and Beauty Sector Development Forum and Habia's consultative survey.

Subject update posted by Olivia Bruce
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December update

Habia survey of all Hair and Beauty qualifications 

Habia, the Standards Setting Body (SSB) for hair and beauty, have launched a review of all qualifications in this sector. The questionnaire is open to all, but is particularly directed towards training providers and centres involved in the delivery of hair and beauty qualifications.
 
See the Hair and Beauty noticeboard for more information on this.
 

Subject update posted by Angela Delnevo

Qualifications

Apprenticeships (NQF)
BTEC Apprenticeships (QCF)
BTEC Firsts from 2010
BTEC Higher Nationals from 2003
BTEC Higher Nationals from 2010 (QCF)
BTEC Nationals from 2007
BTEC Nationals from 2010 (QCF)
BTEC specialist and short course qualifications (NQF)
BTEC Specialist Qualifications (QCF)
NVQ and competence-based qualifications (QCF)
NVQ/SVQ (NQF/SCQF)

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