The VTCT Level 4 Diploma in Salon Management is a vocationally related qualification that will prepare you to gain employment as a salon manager, as the units contained in this qualification cover all the skills and knowledge required for this role. Entry on to this qualification can be via previous attainment of a hair or beauty qualification at level 3.

This is a vocationally related qualification and includes all the required elements to work effectively as a salon manager. This qualification will allow you to develop both management and technical skills required for the role of hair and beauty salon manager. There are five mandatory units in this qualification, including: management of health, safety and security in the salon, quality management of client care in the hair and beauty sector, sales management in the hair and beauty sector, public relations in the hair and beauty sector and salon management. You will also have the opportunity to further develop your knowledge, understanding and skills by choosing from a range of optional units including: research in the hair and beauty sector, salon design, IT and data handling for the hair and beauty sector, marketing, human resource management, airbrush make-up, permanent lashes, intimate waxing, micro-dermabrasion, prosthetic make-up, advanced epilation techniques, laser and light treatments, hair colour correction, manage the creation of a hair style collection, hair and scalp specialist services, and micro-pigmentation.

This is a vocationally related qualification and includes all the required elements to work effectively as a salon manager. This qualification will allow you to develop both management and technical skills required for the role of hair and beauty salon manager. There are five mandatory units in this qualification, including: management of health, safety and security in the salon, quality management of client care in the hair and beauty sector, sales management in the hair and beauty sector, public relations in the hair and beauty sector and salon management. You will also have the opportunity to further develop your knowledge, understanding and skills by choosing from a range of optional units including: research in the hair and beauty sector, salon design, IT and data handling for the hair and beauty sector, marketing, human resource management, airbrush make-up, permanent lashes, intimate waxing, micro-dermabrasion, prosthetic make-up, advanced epilation techniques, laser and light treatments, hair colour correction, manage the creation of a hair style collection, hair and scalp specialist services, and micro-pigmentation.

This qualification will qualify you to gain employment as a hair and beauty salon manager. This is one of two VTCT qualifications in salon management at level 4. Whilst both qualifications enable you to become a salon manager, at 301 GLH this qualification is larger than the VTCT Level 4 Certificate in Salon Management and requires you to achieve more units and to develop a greater breadth of units. This qualification is suitable if you have no prior or informal experience in a managerial role within a salon, as it covers the full breadth of units you would need to successfully carry out the role of a salon manager. In contrast, the VTCT Level 4 Certificate in Salon Management is suitable for learners who have been undertaking supervisory or managerial functions within a salon as part of another role or for learners who have some experience in a salon manager's role but who have no formal salon management qualifications. This qualification is not part of an apprenticeship.

The VTCT Level 4 Diploma in Salon Management is recognised by industry as the qualification needed for those who wish to become in employed as a salon manager in the hair or beauty sector. Career opportunities as a salon manager exist in a variety of contexts, including:
- Beauty salons
- Hair salons
- Nail salons
- Beauty/Nail retail concessions in department stores
- Day spa or destination/hotel spa
- Cruise ships