Hairdressing: Foundation Skills Competition

Overview

The Foundation Skills competitions have been created to showcase the skills of students with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), additional learning needs (ALN), or who require additional support for learning (ASL), who are currently undertaking a course with an FE or training provider at Entry level or level 1.

These competitions provide opportunities for students and learners to develop their vocational skills, wider skills for work, personal, social and independence skills.

The competition is an opportunity for young people who may be aspiring to work in the Hairdressing industry to showcase their talent and demonstrate their journey towards work-readiness. Some examples of the job roles available might be:

Hair Stylist
Junior hairdresser
Salon Assistant

The skills you need to demonstrate

Customer service skills
Health and Safety
Creativity
Attention to detail
Team working
Innovative
Hygienic
Interpreting customer requirements

Entry criteria

This is an individual competition
There is no limit to the number of competitors permitted to enter this competition per organisation
Competitors must be familiar with the core competencies (these can be found in the’ Useful resources’ section below) and have achieved or working towards an Entry Level 3 (England & Wales), Level 2 (Northern Ireland) or Access 3 (Scotland) in the last 12 months
This competition is designed for SEND learners who have statement of learning difficulty/disability