Distance learning course
Trichocare Education now offers a new Distance Learning Course in Hair Science and Trichology. This helps make the discipline more widely available to those in the hair and beauty profession.
The new programme can be carried out by home study and postal examinations with viva voce examinations taken at suitable Centres of Excellence in the UK.
The Course comprises three levels of increasing commitment and depth of study. Level 1 is intended as an introduction to Trichology, so that the candidates will be able to assess their desire to train fully for the profession.
The course duration is dependent on the time committed to the project, allow between 18 months and 3 years to complete all three levels.
Course units include:
- Skin Structure and Function
- Damaged Skin and Scalp
- The Endocrine System
- The Cardiovascular (circulatory) System
- Hair Structure and Growth
- Nutrition
- Hair Loss
- Hypersensitivity
- Working With Chemicals (COSHH)
T.E.S.T. (the European Section of Trichology) under the direction of Brian Plunkett MIT, Dr Frank Taylor PhD and the Medical and Scientific Board of Governors, issue a certificate after successful completion of each module at the final examination.
T.E.S.T operate a strict prerequisite code of ethics and practice which all registered members are required to follow.