Hair and beauty students visit London!

NULC hair and beauty students spent two days in London to learn about the different career opportunities in the hair and beauty industry and visited several London attractions and a musical.

Hairdressing students visited the Kevin Fortune Academy which was founded in 2013 by celebrity Hair stylist and Makeup Artist, Kevin Fortune. The students received an inspiring talk which informed students about the different exciting career opportunities in the industry including being a celebrity hair stylist, working on magazine covers and music videos.

Beauty Lecturer, Gabrielle Whittaker said: “Our hairdressing students thoroughly enjoyed visiting the academy and hearing about the different career opportunities in the industry and felt very inspired.”

Beauty students visited Dermalogica in Selfridges, where they learned about face mapping skin analysis from a professional skin therapist which is the process of analysing the skin in order to recommend the best products to improve the health of their skin. They also learned about the different career opportunities in the beauty industry.

After the students had visited the Academy and Dermalogica they then visited several London attractions including: Trafalgar Square, Horse Guards Parade, Downing Street, Buckingham Palace, Houses of Parliament and M & M World. The students then spent the evening in Leicester Square before watching Wicked the Musical and taking a trip on the London Eye.

If you would like to find out more about our range of hair and beauty courses, click here: http://www.nulc.ac.uk/courses/hairdressing-beauty-therapy.html

NULC hairdressing apprentice wins national competition

Hairdressing apprentice Clare Page has won at the Association of Hairdressers and Therapists (AHT) national college Hairdressing and Beauty Competition.
Clare Page, 33, from Tean, is a hairdressing apprentice at Newcastle-under-Lyme College (NULC). Clare works at the hair and beauty salon Shades of Tean, Staffordshire.
Clare was named National Champion - First Year Blow Dry when she won the competition at the Blackpool Winter Gardens last week.
"The AHT competition win for Clare was fantastic for someone who is only five months into their training programme." Said NULC's Transform Hair, Beauty and Floristry Centre Manager, Anthony Keates.
"Clare received great training and support from her lecturer Amy Stott which, along with the encouragement from the salon, was instrumental to Clare's success."
NULC offers a Level 2 Apprenticeship and a Level 3 Advanced Apprenticeship in hairdressing. These allow students to learn from professional hairdressers on the job whilst also receiving tuition in the College which features its own Transform professional salon where students are supervised while working on customers' hair.
Said Clare: "I'm so grateful to be given the opportunity to enter the competition – and to win has made my dreams come true. I'd like to thank Lynn Plant and the girls at
Shades Hair and Beauty for all their support and Anthony and the team at NULC for their encouragement and belief in me."
NULC is currently training around 1,000 apprentices. For further information on what NULC can do for business including recruitment, training and apprenticeships, please visit: www.nulc.ac.uk/nulc-for-business.

Hair and beauty students are a cut above the rest at area competition

On Monday 2 February, 36 excited NULC hair and beauty students attended the North West area heat for the Association of Hairdressers and Therapists Competition in Blackpool.

During the day they participated in competitions including Ladies cut and blow dry and beauty looks including team bridal and 1940's themes.

 

In the Ladies cut and blow dry category NULC full-time mature Hairdressing student Anetta Palasz achieved third place and NULC apprentice Dominique Nind achieved first place and in the blow dry category apprentice Clare Page achieved first place!

 

Anetta said, "I am so pleased to be progressing to the final round, it's a great experience to showcase our skills and techniques that I have learned whilst being an apprentice at NULC and I can't wait to start and prepare for the finals!"

  

Anetta, Dominique and Claire will advance to the final round in the Winter Gardens in Blackpool on 16 March 2015 where other area finalist will compete, prizes include £100 for first place, £50 for second place and £30 for third place.

 

Lorraine Drayton, Curriculum Leader in Hairdressing at NULC said, "The competition is a fantastic way to get the students participating in a range of activities where they can showcase their

skills and gain useful experience for the future."

 

If you would like to know more about Hair and Beauty courses at NULC, click here: http://www.nulc.ac.uk/courses/hairdressing-beauty-therapy.html

 

 

 

Ethos Hairdressing Event at NULC

Monday 29 September, saw Sharon Peak and Adam Bryant, directors of Ethos Hairdressing, Manchester, visit Newcastle-under-Lyme College (NULC) for an event complete with live demonstrations accompanied with a talk from the two hairdressers.

 

Anthony Keates, Centre Manager for Transform said "Together Sharon and Adam are a perfect blend of conceptual hairdressing. They are both big believers in sharing knowledge and actively encourage their team to experiment in order to discover new ideas and techniques."

 

Students, parents and staff gathered in NULC's auditorium where the two hairdressers gave a live demonstration, with six NULC students taking part as models during the session. Sharon and Adam both talked about their careers, giving students a valuable insight into hairdressing techniques, products and how it is to run your own hairdressing salon.

After the live demonstration guests were invited to view the results in the Transform Salon and ask the two guest speakers questions about their experiences and careers within hairdressing.

 

For more information about any of our hair, beauty or floristry courses available at NULC visit www.nulc.ac.uk or contact the Information Point on 01782 254254 or email info@nulc.ac.uk

Top hairstylists showcase apprenticeships

Top hair stylist Anne Veck showcased her work to local hairdressers in a bid to encourage apprenticeship recruitment.

Newcastle-under-Lyme College (NULC) organised the event which was free by invitation to local hairdressers interested in recruiting an apprentice.

The event was held at the College’s £60 million campus on Knutton Lane and featured hairdressing demonstrations by Anne Veck who was supported by current NULC apprentices and colour work by Matrix.

Anne Veck is one of a selection of the UK’s top hairdressers working with the College throughout the year to educate fellow hairdressers and highlight the benefits of apprentices to local employers.
Phil Davies, Business Development Manager, at NULC said: “The event was the second in a number of events working with top hairstylists and was another huge success with over 100 in attendance, including more than 30 employers.” 

Phil continued: “The events are designed to showcase quality work by top UK hairdressers to local businesses and let employers know that we can support them to develop quality apprentices whose training may be paid for and who could attract a £1500 grant.”

The National Apprenticeship Service will provide AGE 16 to 24 grants, with an individual value of £1,500, to eligible employers in respect of qualifying apprentices. AGE 16 to 24 is available to employers of less than 1,000 employees, who can confirm they are not able to employ the apprentice without the initiative and who have not had a new recruit or existing employee start an Apprenticeship in the last 12 months

NULC offers an Apprenticeship and Advanced Apprenticeship in Hairdressing, NVQ Level 2 in Barbering, and an Apprenticeship and Advanced Apprenticeship in Beauty Therapy.
Any employers that are interested in attending forthcoming events or hiring an apprentice should visit www.nulc.ac.uk/events or contact Phil Davies on 01782 254122 or email philip.davies@nulc.ac.uk.

Students pamper local residents

Students studying Hair and Beauty at Newcastle-under-Lyme College (NULC) have been providing pamper sessions to local elderly residents.

Tutor Lorraine Drayton, was joined by three students studying VRQ Level 2 Hair;  Kim Steele, Sian Lancaster and Callum Young and three students studying Level 1 Beauty; Jessica Bailey, Poppy Garside-Chell and Hannah Tomkinson, who visited the Kimberley Grange sheltered housing centre, Cross Heath.

During the pamper sessions students used their expertise to provide haircuts and blow-dries along with manicures and facial massage to a number of residents.  The pamper sessions allowed elderly residents the opportunity to have hair and beauty treatments in the comfort of their own home.

The event has provided the College with links in the local community and given students assessment opportunities on different hair types and the chance to develop skills working with elderly clients.

Lorraine Drayton, Curriculum Leader for Hairdressing at the College, said: “We would like to foster the links with Kimberley Grange and expand the number of students and residents who can take part.  We’re currently looking at options where students visit on a monthly or six weekly basis.  The residents have also expressed an interest in visiting the College’s Transform Salon where they would be able to take advantage of hair colouring and perms.”

To find out more about the range of Hair and Beauty courses available at Newcastle-under-Lyme College visit www.nulc.ac.uk or contact the Information Point on 01782 254254 or email info@nulc.ac.uk.