School of Horticulture, Hairdressing and Beauty Therapy

Overview

The School of Horticulture, Hairdressing and Beauty Therapy (HHB) lies within the Faculty of Business, IT and Sport. The School offers NVQs and vocationally based courses to students irrespective of ages, ability or background.

Accommodation

The School is based on three sites. Hairdressing and Beauty Therapy is based on the Afan Campus, whilst Horticulture is found on the Neath Campus and within the grounds of Twyn yr Hydd House based in Margam Country Park.

Hairdressing and Beauty Therapy

This comprises of a main reception area, dispensary, three beauty salons, two hairdressing salons and a multifunction salon which services hairdressing and nail technology. All salons are commercial enterprises, and students work on clients. A wide range of treatments are offered in Beauty Therapy, ranging from manicures to acrylic nail extensions, body massage to body re-contouring treatments, eyebrow shaping to electronic face lifting to name but a few.

To enquire further about the treatments offered:

Phone: 01639 648582
In addition to the main areas, the school also has an IT pod in the library on the Afan Campus equipped with computers with access to both the intranet and Internet, a valuable tool in relation to research for projects and assignments.

Horticulture

The main site is based in Margam Park and serves as a teaching base and a commercial garden centre.

There are three large green houses, a demountable which acts as a class room for students especially those with physical disabilities. There are also four poly tunnels used to store and grow plants. The grounds allow for display gardens.

Inside

The horticulture section has entered and been successful in winning several prestigious prizes during the last year:

Large Gold Medal - Builth Wells
Bronze - Gardeners' World
Second prize - Royal Horticultural Society Spring Show.

During the spring of 2005, the section worked closely with Bovis Homes in the preparation of show gardens for their new housing developments.

The Garden Centre is a commercial enterprise and open to members of the public from March to November. Customers can purchase plants and obtain valuable gardening information and tips from the staff and students.

Curriculum Portfolio

The School offers a wide variety of courses, including specialist and up-dating courses. Students are able to progress both vertically and horizontally through the courses we provide.

Courses start at OCN Foundation Level 1 and students can progress to NVQ Level 3. All programmes of study can be accessed either through full- or part-time attendance. Students have the opportunity to gain full or part/unit qualifications in all awards.

Staffing

There are currently 13 full-time lecturing staff, five part-time lecturers and two trainer/technicians. All staff have relevant and up-to-date qualifications in their specific disciplines. Of these staff, there are seven Internal Verifiers. In addition to the lecturing staff, there are five technicians who service the three main areas of the School: Hairdressing, Beauty and Applied Therapies and Horticulture.

There are 3 programme co-ordinators: