Colouring course

[weezie]

I am currently doing a cutting course in London but was looking to see if there is a colouring course for beginners that anyone knows of that I would be able to get insurance after. All the ones I've found are for experienced people or include cutting. Thanks in advance :hug:

 

[persianista]

I dont think standalone colour courses are accredited for insurance. All insurers insist on C&G or NVQ qualifications.

 

[weezie]

Thanks for the reply. The cutting course I am doing amazed me as six of the people on it said they were already hair dressers two for over 6 years and said they still weren't sure how to do a good hair cut!!! Scary that these people are actually working in the industry.

The trainer is really nice she was a Toni and Guy trainer and said we will be doing more cuts than the NVQ course but without the qualification and that we would have to do after if we find we like hairdressing. I was asking as one of the girls who worked in a salon said she only did colouring- I guess she must be doing it without a qualification!

 

[bombini]

I think Toni & Guy do a seperate colouring course, I guess their website would have the answer to that. Im just remembering a conversation with a hair stylist at the salon I used to work at I know he did a colouring course with T&G but I can't remember if he did cutting with them to.

I have my hair done at T&G and my colourist doesn't do cutting, I know she trained it but they have to choose which one to specialise in so its either cuts or colour and then they stick to it.

 

[weezie]

Thanks for that I will have a look. As the trainer on my course (which is at my local college) used to work for Toni and Guy I will ask her. :hug: I wonder if they only train people who want to work at their salons though.

 

[weezie]

Just looked on their website, they do a colouring and perming course separately from cutting, I think I'll have to get saving though!

 

[francesXXX]

L'Oreal Colour Keys at the L'Oreal Technical Centre in Hammersmith, thats if you want to use L'oreal colours. Been on it twice through salons i have worked at and it is a very helpful basic color introduction. some people on it have done colour before (like i had) and some were completely new to it. its only a one day course and prob is not cheap but thats known as a good one!

 

[weezie]

L'Oreal Colour Keys at the L'Oreal Technical Centre in Hammersmith, thats if you want to use L'oreal colours. Been on it twice through salons i have worked at and it is a very helpful basic color introduction. some people on it have done colour before (like i had) and some were completely new to it. its only a one day course and prob is not cheap but thats known as a good one!

Thanks I'll have a look as that would be really convenient for me! :hug:

 

[persianista]

You must be aware that you will not be insurable for any hairdressing unless you have NVQ2 or equivalent. Bear in mind that I have made a jolly good living in sorting out hair colour disasters. A couple of days at L'oreal is a great suppliment to the training that young hairdressers recieve, or a superb intro for stylists wanting to convert to L'oeal colours. It is in no way a comprehensive colour course.
I will repeat what I keep saying on here. There is no quick or easy way to learn a complete trade such as hairdressing.

 

[weezie]

Hey Persianista, I do understand what you are saying and I would ideally like to get an NVQ and will probably have to as there is no alternative but it all seems very geared towards the younger trainee. I already have a lot of the experience with working with clients, health and hygiene procedures, how a salon runs and feel I can get to grips with technical details for example learning about mix ratios and the science behind colouring etc much quicker as I have a BSc degree, so am used to scientific language and calculations.

I would love it if there was an equivalent NVQ which concentrated more on the technicalities of cutting and colouring more than all the focus there is on skills that some teens may need to develop, I don't mean skipping it but making allowances for age. I am not talking about a shorter course but one aimed at a more mature student. I'm not worried about the time it would take just the wasted time with the parts that a person more experienced with life skills or a similar salon environment would take as common sense.

I am currently doing a cutting course with a teacher who also does the NVQs she says we will be learning more about cutting hair in a three hour a week 18 week evening course than we would on the NVQ. This is because it covers health and safety and cutting only. Seeing the young girls on the NVQ's in the college, playing about and chatting I cannot relate to them and would feel that if I was in their class the lesson would be very slow moving purely because of their lack of life experience and inability to get on with the task in hand efficiently (I remember what I was like at that age). :hug:

I wish there was another qualification up to industry standard for Adults only. It's not speed I'm looking for just efficiency.

 

[persianista]

In that case Saks or Sassoon do purely hair focussed courses as do Toni and Guy. The Saks ones are more rounded. I know there is a lot of unecessary stuff on the NVQ. But with the best training in the world, it is time and practice that counts. It is a HUGE subject, and I have never found ANYONE (even the stars of the future) able to learn the whole thing really quickly.

 

[kimi1101]

Hi, I don't know if this helps but when I went to college, I already had 4 years experience of colouring in the salon, as I'd been trained up at 14 and set upon clients not long after (can you believe that?!?!)

Basically, I had experience and knowledge in everything, including all the theory, apart from cutting. The college I went to were great. I did SVQ2 with them, and it went at my pace. I worked in the salon and they came to me every 4weeks and I could do as many assessments as I wanted. My point is, could you not look for a college in your area like this? My boss at the time paid £100 a month for me to train like this, but it was invaluable. There were also a few people on my SVQ3 course who were mature students and they benefitting from this. I just felt like my individual needs were met, much like what you are saying you are looking for.

I understand you feel experienced but I've got a friend who is doing a phd in some sciencey thing (I can't even spell it let alone know what it is) but there is a lot about colouring even he doesn't understand! There is a load to take in so I would recommend level2 and 3 and perhaps some additional training (I don't knoe if you are working in a hair salon where you can pick up some experience?)

HTHS

 

[weezie]

Thank you all for your advise x