Edinburgh College will play host to a heat of the UK’s largest student hairdressing and beauty competition for the first time at its Granton Campus next week. Students from colleges across south Scotland will descend on the capital on Monday 11 February to compete in the Association of Hairdressers and Therapists (AHT) Scotland South heat.…
We are working with our salon brands Elemis to bring you high quality treatments which support our students learning. Come to our Elemis Christmas Event, we are offering you a £25 voucher when you book a £25 Elemis Facial Treatment on Thursday 6 December. £25 payable on booking – may only be redeemed on the day,…
Granton Campus student Lauren Mason has won this year’s Barbering Student of the Year Award, collecting the accolade at the college’s annual Prize Giving Ceremony on Friday 8 June. Mother-of-two Lauren started college in 2016 and leaves having successfully completed the Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Barbering. She is now ready to work in an…
An Edinburgh College hairdressing student is hoping to style her way to double success this weekend as she struts her stuff on the national stage in UK-wide hair and beauty competition. Rachel Thomson, a first year SVQ Level 2 student at the college’s Milton Road Campus, has been chosen as a finalist in the Hair…
Edinburgh College Beauty Salon’s summer salon. Receive great value beauty treatments to get you ready for the summer weather. Enjoy a range of different treatments from our college students from £5.00. Prices are only valid in the month of June during daytime hours. Services Prices are only valid in the month of June during daytime hours.…
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. Covid-19 Update (2021) To help to keep our students and staff safe, our salons will remain…
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. Covid-19 Update (2021) To help to keep our students and staff safe, our salons will remain closed…
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 high quality products that are well known in the industry. You can book an appointment with us or we accept walk in appointments during our opening…
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,…