• To equip Learners with broad knowledge, understanding and skills necessary to demonstrate occupational competence in the workplace in the hairdressing industry enabling Learners to perform a range of hairdressing services.
• To provide a competency based skills qualification in hairdressing that combines both subject knowledge and industry skills that are essential for the Learner’s development and career advancement.
• To enable Learners to develop skills, techniques, gain knowledge and understanding to prepare Learners to progress to level 3 vocational learning within the hairdressing industry.
• To provide a progression structure for Learners to develop the workplace skills and personal attributes essential for successful working lives within the hairdressing industry.  

Each unit can be taken on a single subject basis, upon successful completion Learners would receive a single subject Award or single subject Certificate dependent on the unit.