Fulfilling your learners needs...

At City & Guilds we want to help all learners, no matter where they are in their hairdressing or beauty career.

So we have developed a range of qualifications tailored to fit any lifestyle, from short and long qualifications and from part-time to full-time qualifications which can be assessed online.

Become a City & Guilds centre now and start offering leading qualifications supported by our range of tools and resources.

Developing top stylists

From absolute beginners to professionals City & Guilds offers certificates and diplomas, NVQ levels 1,2 and 3 and training for 14 - 16 year olds. City & Guilds cater for learners at every stage in their hairdressing careers, developing skills from the basics of shampooing to fitting hair extensions.
Read more about our hair related qualifications

Apprenticeships

We now offer a range of hairdressing and beauty apprenticeships which are ideal for both learners and employers alike.  City & Guilds apprenticeships are highly practical and competency based focusing on skills within the workplace.  They are suitable for new entrants to the industry and those looking for career progression.

Diplomas

Our Diplomas in Hair and Beauty Studies equip learners with the skills and knowledge to prepare them for a career in the hair and beauty industry.  Diplomas enable learners to make informed decisions to progress into employment with industry training or to go into further or higher education.

Branching into beauty

City & Guilds offer a range of qualifications spanning the beauty industry, which are becoming more sought after in salons. Learners can advance quickly with a career in beauty and we provide the tools to support that development.
Read more about the beauty qualifications you could offer

Helping people go it alone

Running a salon of their own is the ultimate goal of many people in the hairdressing and beauty industry. City & Guilds qualifications have not only helped these people to learn their trade, but we also offer the tools to salon owners to develop business and management skills, ensuring their continued professional development.
Find out more about our leadership and management qualifications

Global recognition

City & Guilds offer qualifications across the world, So whether students want to work in Manchester or the Maldives we offer the tools to develop international hairdressing and beauty careers.
Find out more about our international hairdressing qualifications

Revolutionary resources

We support our tutors and learners all the way with a wealth of online support materials on SmartScreen.co.uk .  Our sister site Learnxtra.com provide galleries, video and animation that helps learners understand the theory and science behind hairdressing and beauty therapy as well as the latest industry news.  We’ve even produced some online knowledge tests that will cut out marking standardise your assessments.

Plus, we’ve just launched some brand new hairdressing and beauty therapy candidate logbooks  to help your learners record their evidence as well as get inspired and motivated along the way.