Welcome to Media Make Up

Yes, (hopefully based on government guidelines) you will be required to participate in visits and enrichment linked to your course. Trips and guest speakers will be organised during the year of which some cost may be applicable. We will let you know these well in advance of the trip and payments will need to be made online via our payment portal when the information and permission slip are handed out.

Level 3 students only

At Level 3, a professional photographer will be asked to come in to take photos of some of your assessments. This will cost around £20 each shoot (photographers price can vary). The cost covers working with a professional photographer, a USB of professionally edited photos and an A4 professional print of your favourite image from the shoot for your make-up portfolio.

Level 2

Yes, at Level 2 you are required to complete 30 hours of hair work experience during an allocated block week in January 2021. You will need to find a hair salon for this block week and submit the information to the Work Experience Team at College by November 2020. 

Level 3

At Level 3 you are required to complete 60 hours of hair work experience and some make-up work experience where possible. 

A block week for hairdressing work experience is scheduled for 30th November — 3rd December 2020. You will need to find a hair salon for this block week and submit the information to the Work Experience Team by 15th October 2020. 

ALL LEVELS

In addition to block weeks, we also encourage you to seek voluntary work experience on your non-college days in industry if possible, or seek weekend work in the industry.

Yes, you must buy your uniform and equipment before you start your course. Please ensure that you have placed your order for both your kit and uniform before the start of term so that they have arrived before you start college. Links to order both of these can be found below.

For your induction period you may wear your own smart plain black clothes, however you will be required to wear your uniform at all times unless directed otherwise once your timetable commences.

You will also be expected to arrive at every lesson with the relevant stationery which is also listed on the kit page (link below), and you will require this for induction week. 

Lastly, you will need £5 for your locker deposit, this must be paid via the payment portal during induction week to secure a locker for you.

Yes, you will be required to source some clients to complete your practical assessments. You will be told in advance of any dates when you will require an ​‘outside’ client for assessment. 

For some assessments you will be able to work on others in the group.