Edinburgh College will welcome the Great British Barber Bash (GBBB) team next week as it brings its latest tour to Scotland’s capital. ‘Modern Barbering’ will be held at the college’s Granton campus on Tuesday (24 April) from 6pm. Tom Baxter, Ollie Foster and Andy Tough from the GBBB will give a three hour live demonstration…
The Pop Up Barber Shop provides our barbering students with a chance to try out their skills on new heads of hair and bushy beards. The college hair and beauty departments are located within Granton and Milton Road Campuses meaning those on other campuses miss out on having these services on their doorstep. With the…
Three Edinburgh College hairdressing students proved to be a cut above the rest as they scooped medals at the Association of Hairdressers and Therapists (AHT) south Scotland regional competition. The students picked up two gold medals and a silver at the annual south Scotland heat of the competition held in Coatbridge. Their hairdressing skills were…
Edinburgh College beauty training salons are designed to give students experience so they are completely ready for industry. Students participate in our Employability Salons performing the latest treatments and using prestigious products that are well known in the industry. Services Opening Hours Day Time Salon Evening Salon* Monday 9am – 4pm 4.30pm – 7pm Tuesday…
Edinburgh College training salons are designed to give students experience so they are completely ready for industry. Students participate in our Employability Salons performing the latest treatments and using prestigious products that are well known in the industry. Hair Services Service Junior Stylist Level 1/2 Senior Stylist Level 3 Graduate Stylist HNC STYLING Blow Dry…
The Edinburgh College Barbershop is designed to give students experience so they are completely ready for industry. Students participate in our Employability Barbershop performing the latest treatments and using prestigious products that are well known in the industry. Barbershop Services Barbershop Services Cut & Finish (from) £5.00 Detailing & Pattern (from) £5.00 (following consultation) Luxury…
Edinburgh College’s Barbering students have swapped the salon for homeless shelters in the city as part of a project offering free haircuts to homeless people this Christmas. The Haircuts for the Homeless project has run for six years and students have been out again this year to cut the hair of residents at two hostels,…
A duo from Edinburgh College and Queen Margaret University (QMU) are tackling the problem of plastic bottle waste which sees 15 million plastic bottles added to landfills every day. Edinburgh College HND Beauty Therapy student Amee Ritchie and QMU student Jake Elliot Hook were winners in the October round of the Scottish Institute for…
Edinburgh College was joined today by Minister for Employability and Training Jamie Hepburn and 100 local school pupils to launch its new STEM Manifesto, which sets out how the college will support the growth of the country’s increasingly technology-based industries. Edinburgh College’s STEM Manifesto outlines how the college will deliver STEM-related education to ensure that…
Edinburgh College Barbering students will be returning to the Scottish National Portrait Gallery on Saturday 29 September to take part in the Razor’s Edge Project. This comes after great feedback from a recent session in which a group of barbering students gave haircuts on film as part of the Scottish National Portrait Gallery’s Razor’s Edge Project,…
Edinburgh College graduate Jennifer McIntosh has won gold in 50m rifle prone at the European Shooting Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan. Jennifer, a former HND Make-up Artistry student, accumulated a score of 619.1 in Monday’s final to claim gold, with Ukraine’s Dariya Sharipova taking silver and Sweden’s Marie Enqvist bronze. Her gold medal success comes nearly…
Several students on the SVQ Level 3 Hairdressing course have secured a scholarship with Medusa Training academy, following the introduction of a partnership with the college. Five students were chosen by Medusa Training director Ross Millar and his team, based on their avant garde look, a part of the course where they have to draw…
Chris Foster, one of the leading players in the UK’s male hairdressing industry, has become the first Patron of Barbering at Edinburgh College following a visit to pass on his expertise to students. Chris’ role as Patron will see him as an advisory for the hairdressing department and Barbering students, passing on his knowledge and…
Edinburgh College beauty students will now be practising their skills on specially designed lifelike model training aids for the beauty industry, thanks to a gift from the Vocational Training Charitable Trust (VTCT). The college received the hi-tech Tilly Heads as a gift for its longstanding relationship with VTCT and its continued work supplying good employees…
Jade Laurie – 17, Meadowbank What apprenticeship programme are you on at the college? “Level 2 Hairdressing modern apprenticeship.” Who is your employer? What do you day to day with them? “I work for Kalon and am loving every second. I’m working as a junior stylist washing and blow drying client’s hair – the team…