Birmingham Hair & Beauty College

Our Hair & Beauty College in Birmingham is situated in the city centre, just a few minutes’ walk from the Bullring shopping centre and New Street station. The academy houses a fully-operational commercial training salon (where you will work on real paying clients), a beauty therapy room and various theory classrooms, as well as a beautiful mezzanine floor for student computer work. We run full-time courses for school leavers and over-19s, as well as day-release training for apprentices and private ‘refresher’ day courses for qualified hairdressers and beauty therapists.

Which courses can you study at Birmingham?

You can study the following full-time courses at our Birmingham site from Level 1 to Level 3:

Location

What our learners say…

Address:
12 Priory Walk, Birmingham, B4 7LJ

Telephone number:
01212 368595

“All subjects are taught really well at HOET. All the staff are lovely and will support every student throughout their course 100%.” (Beauty Therapy learner)

“I love that it is very similar to a salon environment as we get to work on clients but then also have the support of our teachers if needed.” (Hairdressing learner)

Useful information

Autumn 2022
Term starts 5th September
Half-term break 24th October to 28th October
Term ends 16th December
Spring 2023
Term starts 3rd January
Half-term break 20th February to 24th February
Term ends 31st March
Summer 2023
Term starts 17th April
Half-term break 29th May to 2nd June
Term ends 7th July

Interested in visiting the College and finding out more about the course, staff and facilities? Book your space at our upcoming Taster Day: 

  • Wednesday 31st May, 10:30am-2:30pm

Financial support 16-19

The 16-19 Bursary Fund helps young people who face the greatest barriers to continue in education or training; they must be over 16 but under 19 on 31st August 2022 to be eligible for the 2022 – 2023 academic year.

16 – 19 Bursary fund statement

The fund has two elements:

  1. A bursary of up to £1,200 a year for young people in the following defined vulnerable groups:
  • in care
  • care leavers
  • receiving Income Support (IS), or Universal Credit (UC) because they are financially supporting themselves or financially supporting themselves and someone who is dependent on them and living with them, such as a child or partner
  • receiving Disability Living Allowance (DLA) or Personal Independence Payments (PIP) in their own right as well as Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) or UC in their own right
  1. Discretionary awards to young people facing the greatest financial barriers to participation.

If you’re 19 and over

You could also get a bursary if you either:

If you are under 19 at the start of your course and are on benefits or have a net household income of £35,000 or less you will be able to apply online using the link below.

Application evidence requirements

Bursaries are assessed on an individual need’s basis, in order to assess your needs, we require clear and accurate evidence attached at the online application stage.  This could include:

  • Three most recent bank statements or payslips to prove household income
  • for students who are in care or a care leaver, written confirmation of their current or previous looked-after status from the relevant local authority – this is the local authority that looks after them or provides their leaving care services. The evidence could be a letter or an email but must be clearly from the local authority
  • for students in receipt of UC or IS, a copy of their UC or IS award notice. This must clearly state that the claim is in the student’s name/confirm they are entitled to the benefits in their own right. The evidence must not state any conditions that prevent them from participating in further education or training. For students in receipt of UC, institutions must also see a document such as a tenancy agreement in the student’s name, a child benefit receipt, children’s birth certificates, utility bills and so on
  • for students receiving UC/ESA and DLA and PIP, a copy of their UC claims from DWP. Evidence of receipt of DLA or PIP must also be provided

 In 2022/23 If you are eligible, we could help with:

  • 100% of the cost of travel requirements
  • 75% of the cost of recommended equipment and material fees

Applications for recommended costs, i.e. equipment, fees and transport are considered a priority and will be processed at or after enrolment.

Payments

If you are successful in your application, you will be required to submit travel receipts which will be reimbursed weekly, directly to a bank account which must be in your own name.

How to apply

Once you have enrolled onto a programme, in order to apply for support funds, you will need to complete the 16-19 support fund application form, available here.

Childcare may be supported through the ‘care to learn’ scheme. For more information, visit www.gov.uk/care-to-learn/overview

Apply here for Bursary.

During your course, you will gain valuable work experience working in our training salon. We will support you to find external placements during your time with us and will assist you when the time comes to decide on your next steps.

Ready to take your next steps?