Waterford College of Further Education

Waterford College of Further Education is a further education college on Parnell Street in Waterford city, part of Waterford and Wexford Education and Training Board, offering full-time PLC courses, apprenticeships and evening classes. Barbering is taught within its Hairdressing and Barbering programme, a one-year full-time course leading to a QQI Level 5 certificate in Hairdressing (5M3351). Modules include Barbering Techniques, hairdressing theory and practical, hairdressing science, creative styling, communications, safety and health, and work experience, taught in two salons on campus. Students spend one day a week on placement plus a two-week block in December, and graduates can progress to Stage 2 of the hairdressing apprenticeship through recognition of prior learning.

The college also runs evening barbering options: an Introduction to Barbering requiring no previous experience, and an accredited Barbering Techniques course carrying QQI Level 5 certification, both meeting on Wednesday evenings from 6.30pm to 9.30pm.