Hairstylist Certificate - High School Students at Vancouver Community College in Vancouver, Canada is a foundation in Trades programme. The programme runs for 10 months, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English.
At a glance
Degree:Foundation
Field:Trades
Duration: 10 months
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
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Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
This certificate programme offers high school students the same hairstyling curriculum as VCC's standard Hairstylist Certificate, allowing them to begin trade training before graduating. Delivered full-time over 10 months and organized into three sequential courses totalling 41 credits, with a maximum completion window of two years, the programme combines classroom instruction with hands-on client services in VCC's Salon and Spa alongside industry work placements. Coursework covers professional haircare services, cutting and styling techniques, colour application, permanent waving, business management fundamentals, and industry health and safety standards for hygiene, sanitation, and disinfection. The programme is designed to meet the training needs of industry and the training objectives set by SkilledTradesBC, letting students earn credit toward a British Columbia trade certificate while still enrolled in secondary school. It suits students in grades 10 and 11 with a genuine interest in personal services careers who have strong communication skills, manual dexterity, and creative ability. Because the role involves prolonged standing and exposure to chemical hair products, the programme notes that conditions such as asthma, respiratory problems, skin conditions, and eczema may be aggravated by the work, so students should consider their own health circumstances before enrolling.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: This Youth in Trades offering requires English 10 or equivalent; applicants who do not meet it may still be admitted based on an interview with the department leader or a representative. No IELTS, TOEFL, PTE, Duolingo or CAEL score is stated. Secondary students in Grades 10-11 do not apply directly to VCC: their school district's Career Program Coordinator completes the Youth in Trades Application and submits it to VCC. General conditions: Canadian citizen or permanent resident, official transcripts and educational documents submitted as required; Indigenous applicants are encouraged to contact VCC's Indigenous Education and Community Engagement team. The program expects interpersonal and communication skills, good hand-eye coordination and manual dexterity, normal colour vision and depth perception, the ability to stand for extended periods, and basic writing and numeracy skills; it notes that asthma, respiratory conditions, skin conditions and eczema may be present in this career.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants (Canadian citizens and permanent residents) apply through EducationPlannerBC. VCC publishes each programme's own application window, term by term, on its When to Apply page rather than one college-wide date: windows open roughly six to twenty months before the term starts and close on a stated date, though popular programmes can close earlier once seats fill, since places generally go to eligible applicants in the order their application is completed. International applicants use the International Applicant option on EducationPlannerBC; VCC opens international applications on 1 February of the previous year for Winter entry, 1 June for Spring/Summer, and 1 October for Fall, with no fixed closing date — applications continue until roughly three to four months before the term begins or until it fills, so admission is effectively rolling for international applicants. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
