Awarded by the Irish Hairdressers Federation (IHF) 

N.B.  All part-time hairdressing courses are strictly reserved for those working and training full-time in professional hair salons.  All part-time hairdressing students are interviewed before joining courses.

Students must have at least 6 years of hairdressing experience (which may include training) to join this course. The course is of two years duration, consisting of four modules. Two modules are taught each year and in the current session the modules are:

Supervisory Management Module (September 2025) starts 22/09/2025

The examination will take place at the end of the module in early January 2026.

Examination fee extra. The diploma will only be awarded to candidates who have successfully completed all four module examinations.  Candidates must be either personally registered members or employed by salons who are registered members of the IHF at the time of conferring.