National Vocational Qualifications in Beauty Therapy and Hairdressing

NVQs are primarily for those students wishing to work full time within the beauty or hairdressing industry and fall into the following categories:

  • Leaving school age 16 – post GCSE
  • Leaving school age 17 – post AS levels
  • Leaving school age 18 – post A levels

For these students, we recommend a full time commitment of study. Beauty requires two years, hairdressing requires a minimum of one year.

  • Age 19 and over wishing to return to study

For these students, NVQs may be studied on a part time basis by selecting individual units, clustering units and/or studying a full qualification at level 2 and/or 3.

Full time NVQ courses commence September of each year.
Part time NVQ courses commence September and March of each year.

Why choose Burghley for NVQs?

  • Burghley Academy is run by Liza Raby and Hannah Lowndes who are highly experienced industry professionals in both hairdressing and education.
  • Small class sizes – maximum of six students per group.
  • Ongoing career advice from within the industry including CV building, application support, interview skills and trade testing.
  • Extensive practical experience working with real clients in a real salon.
  • Guaranteed work experience for all students if requested.
  • Flexible training for part time students with days and times to suit where possible.
  • No set finish dates so that students are free to work at their own pace.
  • Professional product training.