Did you know the hair and beauty sector has a turnover of £6.2 billion a year? Or that it employs nearly a quarter of a million people across 55,000 businesses? Hairdressing is a really diverse profession that can take you virtually anywhere - you could find yourself working in some exciting and unusual locations, not just in a high street salon!
Confused? Check out our course type guide
ECTA Apprenticeship
Hairdressers and Barbers cut, colour and shape clients' hair to create the look they want. They must…
Full-Time
Level 2 Hairdressing is a highly practical one year programme, underpinned with the theoretical knowledge…
ECTA Apprenticeship
Advanced and Creative Hair Professionals are creative, passionate, and driven professionals who work…
| Job Role | Apprentice | Junior Stylist | Stylist/Colour Technician | Senior Stylist | Salon Manager/Proprietor | Educator |
| Average Salary | £7,800 | £13,720 | £16,515 | £23,379 | £29,557 - £54,704 | £30,000 |
Opened in 2016, the College has a range of highly-modern Hairdressing Salons allowing students to develop their skills and expertise in industry standards facilities. Avenue Hair and Beauty, our training and commercial salons, also allows the development of skills and experiences to ensure progression into employment or further training.
In a bid to support the Solent and South Hampshire’s economic recovery in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, Eastleigh College has launched an ambitious and collaborative pledge which aims to benefit individuals, employers and communities across the region. The pledge has been developed with support from a numbers of stakeholders including business groups, employers, councils, schools and University of Portsmouth.
In response to the rapid expansion of online education and the proliferation of virtual classrooms, Ofsted (the Office for Standards in Education Children's Services and Skills) is undertaking a national review to evaluate learners’ experience of the online learning available to them. Eastleigh College is one of the 12 FE colleges nationally invited to participate, and the only college from the Solent region.