Synopses & Reviews
Palladino and GreenÂ's Hairdressing Â- the Foundations provides you with an edge and covers everything you will need to succeed in your S/NVQ Level 2 Hairdressing course or equivalent qualification Â- from client care and consultation to cutting, colouring and perming. All elements of your level 2 qualification are explained clearly and simply using full-colour step-by-steps and stunning examples from a range of top hairdressing companies and stylists. Special learning features, such as activities, questions to check your progress and expert hints to help you give your work that professional advantage, make this a fully interactive learning package. The fifth edition is the only guide endorsed by Habia and City & Guilds and is written by two of the most respected authors in the training industry Â- Leo Palladino and Martin Green. This official guide to hairdressing is trusted by generations of top hairdressers, containing absolutely everything you will need to follow in their footsteps.
About the Author
Leo Palladino (B.A, M.I.T.) has had a lifetime of success in hairdressing, trichology and training. He is an author of several market-leading hairdressing books and has far-reaching experience in the fields of education including lecturing at college level progressing to Head of Science. As Chief Examiner for City & Guilds with the ultimate responsibility for setting Syllabi, marking examination papers and contributing to the development of hairdressing ´the science´, as we know it in the United Kingdom today. He remains an honorary member of City & Guilds, a national verifier for both Habia and City & Guilds and also a member of The Hairdressing Council. Martin Green is a successful author of a range of hairdressing texts, a practicing hairdresser, has worked as a college lecturer and regional verifier for City & Guilds and is a co-founder of Assessment Direct.
Table of Contents
Foreword Acknowledgements Introduction Hairdressing NVQ/SVQ Level 2 About this Book NVQ/SVQ mapping grid PART 1 1. Client consultation 2. Client care and communication 3. Salon reception PART 2 4. Shampooing and conditioning hair 5. Health and safety in the salon 6. Cutting hair 7. Colouring hair 8. Styling hair 9. Perming, relaxing and neutralising hair 10. Men's styling PART 3 11. Working effectively 12. Promoting the business Assessment Useful addresses Key skills: information Glossary Index