5 Brush courses in Birmingham

Choose what you want to learn in this fast-track hairdressing course. Aimed at those who’ve left college with a hairdressing qualification but don’t feel confident enough on the salon floor or those needing to brush up on a specific skill. Our training concentrates on cutting, colouring, styling and barbering.

Choose what you want to learn in this fast-track hairdressing course. Aimed at those who’ve left college with a hairdressing qualification but don’t feel confident enough on the salon floor or those needing to brush up on a specific skill. Our training concentrates on cutting, colouring, styling and barbering.

Some people naturally possess an ability to sell and others over time develop their own style. We have created a highly practical course to give you the confidence and ability to sell over the phone or face to face. We focus the exercises, theory and discussion on your own job role and experiences to ensure you can return to the workplace to deliver tangible results. This 2-day course is designed for individuals who are new to selling, those in a sales role but have not received any formal training, or professionals who would like to brush up and enhance their current selling skills and learn some new techniques. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Course Syllabus The syllabus of the Essential Selling Skills course is comprised of seven modules, covering the following: Module One Understanding the Customer * The importance of good customer care * Selling vs. selling attitude * The reasons people buy * Adopting a positive approach Module Two Self-Awareness * Understanding your selling style * Adapting your selling style to your customer * Understanding your customers buying style Module Three Effective Communication and Rapport Building * Why does communication need to be effective? * Actively listening to your customers' needs * Right question at the right time * The impact of positive and emotive language Module Four Taking a Consultative Approach * Different styles of selling * Taking a consultative approach to selling * Preparation techniques * Buyer behaviour and motivation * A selling approach to match the buyers mind Module Five Presenting the Solution * Selling the benefits * Sales tool kit * Unique sales points * Advanced questioning techniques Module Six Gaining Commitment * Recognising and acting upon buying signals * Dealing with customers concerns * No means no? * How to cope in stressful situations Module Seven Confirming the Sale * Confirming or closing? * Effective confirming techniques * Going the extra mile -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BENEFITS FOR YOU AS AN INDIVIDUAL This course will increase your confidence and ability to sell, having provided you with tools and techniques to achieve maximum results. Delegates always leave with fresh ideas, energy and motivation to succeed. FOR AN EMPLOYER The attitude of the delegates and the results they deliver will speak for themselves. All techniques are easy to apply back into the workplace for an immediate impact. WHAT WILL I LEARN? By the end of the course, participants will be able to: * Appreciate the need for preparation before a sales appointment * Effectively identify and meet needs with advanced questioning techniques * Identify verbal and non-verbal buying signals * Construct professional answers to questions and possible objections * Present your products and/or services with the buyer in mind * Identify and use a selling style appropriate to capture the buyer's attention * Recognise and overcome major objection types * How to apply effective confirmation techniques with the buyer in mind REAL PLAY OPTION We offer an innovative solution to engage the learners and bring real negotiation and closing scenarios to life. We use actors who improvise scenarios which have been specified by the group. * The group is split the group into 2 sub-groups, one with the actor, the other with the trainer. * Each group has a brief and has to instruct their trainer/actor on how to approach the scenario supplied. * The actor and trainer perform the role play(s) as instructed by their respective teams; however during the action they can be paused for further recommendations or direction. * The outcome is the responsibility of the team(s) - not the performers. SCHEDULED COURSES This course is not one that is currently scheduled as an open course, and is only available on an in-house basis. For more information please contact us.

REFERENCE CODE 610/0054/0 COURSE LEVEL NVQ Level 3 THIS COURSE IS AVAILABLE IN COURSE OVERVIEW Who is this qualification for? This qualification is aimed at those who are involved in setting out and erecting masonry structures onsite working from drawings and specifications. The structures could be brick and blockwork or local materials. It is not expected that candidates working in this industry all do the same activities, so the qualification is structured to ensure that there is a high degree of flexibility within the units available and will allow employees from companies of all sizes and specialisms equal opportunity to complete. To provide this opportunity in addition to the mandatory units’ candidates will also be able to select optional units recognising specific skills What is required from candidates? Qualifications are now required to indicate the total qualification time (TQT), this is to show the typical time it will take someone to attain the required skills and knowledge to meet the qualification criteria, this qualification has a TQT of 610 hours. Qualifications are also required to indicate the number of hours of teaching someone would normally need to receive in order to achieve the qualification. These are referred to as Guided Learning Hours (GLH). The GLH for this qualification is 334. Group A MANDATORY UNITS Level Credit Confirming Work Activities and Resources for an Occupational Work Area in the Workplace Developing and Maintaining Good Occupational Working Relationships in the Workplace Confirming the Occupational Method of Work in the Workplace Conforming to General Health, Safety and Welfare in the Workplace Erecting and Dismantling Access/Working Platforms in the Workplace Preparing surfaces for painting and/or decorating in the workplace Applying surface coatings by brush and roller in the workplace Optional units Group A – Minimum of 1 unit must be achieved from this group Hang wallcoverings (standard and foundation papers) in the workplace Hanging non-standard width wallcoverings in the workplace 3 20 Optional units Group B-Minimum of 1 unit must be achieved from this group Applying coatings by the airless spray method in the workplace Summary of the: LEVEL 3 NVQ DIPLOMA IN DECORATIVE FINISHING-PAINTING AND DECORATING (CONSTRUCTION) Producing and applying complex stencils in the workplace 3 21 Hanging wallcoverings to complex surfaces in the workplace 3 32 Hanging wallcoverings (specialised paper) in the workplace 4 30 Assessment Guidance: Evidence should show that you can complete all of the learning outcomes for each unit being taken. Types of evidence: Evidence of performance and knowledge is required. Evidence of performance should be demonstrated by activities and outcomes, and should be generated in the workplace only, unless indicated under potential sources of evidence (see below). Evidence of knowledge can be demonstrated though performance or by responding to questions. Quantity of evidence: Evidence should show that you can meet the requirements of the units in a way that demonstrates that the standards can be achieved consistently over an appropriate period of time. Potential sources of evidence: The main source of evidence for each unit will be observation of the candidate’s performance and knowledge demonstrated during the completion of the unit. This can be supplemented by the following types of physical or documentary evidence: * Accident book/reporting systems * Photo/video evidence * Safety records * Work diaries * Training records * Timesheets * Audio records * Telephone Logs * Job specifications and documentation * Meeting records * Delivery Records * Records of toolbox talks * Witness testimonies * Equipment * Correspondence with customers * Prepared materials and sites * Notes and memos * Completed work Please Note that photocopied or downloaded documents such as manufacturers or industry guidance, H&S policies, Risk Assessments etc, are not normally acceptable evidence for these qualifications unless accompanied by a record of a professional discussion or Assessor statement confirming candidate knowledge of the subject. If you are in any doubt about the validity of evidence, please contact Oscar Onsite Academy

Francesca Wyllie (BA Hons Fine Art) has an amazing north-facing art studio at El Retiro in Andalucia, which was purpose-built to accommodate painting groups. Bespoke painting and sculpture workshops can be arranged or Francesca can travel locally to guide you in your own studios or locations.