There are many satisfying career paths in hairdressing, beauty and holistic therapies.

Whether you choose to work in a salon, run your own business or specialise in related work or health situations, you could begin your career in our well equipped salons, being trained by qualified professionals, while providing a professional service to members of the public.

The Northumberland Health Spa and Northumberland Hair Studio at our Ashington campus are excellent training venues to develop specialist skills required for the industry.

The two Simply Students training salons in the centre of Berwick, run as part of the Berwick Learning Partnership with Berwick Community High School, have excellent facilities for hair and beauty training.

As well as learning the practical skills required in our salons, a package of theoretical training ensures you can achieve the qualifications you need to start out in your chosen career.

14 – 19 Diploma in Hair and Beauty Studies
We offer the 14-19 Higher Diploma in Hair and Beauty Studies, which covers a broad variety of subjects and offers progression to university or to a range of professional career paths in the industry. See the 14-16 section of our website for more details about the Diploma.

We also offer Apprenticeships in Beauty Therapy. Contact apprenticeships@northland.ac.uk or 01670 841206 for more details.

Career opportunities…
Beauty therapist, sales representative, hairdresser, salon owner, and freelance hair or beauty consultant are just some of the careers available to you if you study a course in hairdressing, beauty and holistic therapies.
 

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