Level 2 Hairdressing Apprenticeship Birmingham

MR COLIN SLEVIN

WEST BROMWICH, B70 7AB

Closes in 22 days (Monday 30 September at 11:59pm)

Posted on 24 July 2024


Summary

You will be constantly training in a salon and fortnightly at Reflections Training Academy. Edgars is a very busy salon where you will learn as you earn money and work towards your Level 2 qualification. Tasks will include booking appointments, shampooing and conditioning hair, drying and styling hair, and other general salon duties.

Annual wage
£13,312 a year

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Training course
Hairdressing professional (level 2)
Hours
Details of working week will be confirmed when you start. You will work 30 - 40 hours each week including weekends.

40 hours a week

Possible start date

Friday 4 October

Duration

1 Year 8 Months

Positions available

1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

  • General salon duties and maintaining cleanliness
  • Shampooing and conditioning the hair
  • Meeting and greeting clients
  • Making appointments 
  • Taking payments 
  • Assisting all the stylists 

Where you’ll work

EDGARS

23A ST MICHAEL ST

WEST BROMWICH

B70 7AB

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

HOUSE OF CLIVE (HAIR AND BEAUTY) LIMITED

Your training course

Hairdressing professional (level 2)

Equal to GCSE

Course contents
  • Adhere to legal and organisational requirements for the safe use of products, tools, materials and equipment.
  • Apply safe, hygienic, and effective methods of working and infection control, while completing hairdressing services.
  • Use communication and etiquette that meets industry requirements, suits and is appropriate to the organisation.
  • Maintain the client’s confidentiality and comfort (modesty, privacy) at the start and during the service.
  • Advise clients (new and regular) pre, during and after service on the maintenance of the look, complementary services and retail products available in the salon.
  • Promote yourself, your organisation, products and services via a variety of social channels.
  • Carry out wider salon duties to support the salon business (e.g. services, bookings, payments, retail, upselling and sales).
  • Use a range of products, tools, equipment used in Hairdressing services in accordance with legal organisational requirements.
  • Complete and maintain client records in accordance with legal and organisational requirements.
  • Work as part of a team to support the salon businesses.
  • Use working methods that promote environmental and sustainable working practices.
  • Carry out a consultation, examine and analyse the hair, skin and scalp and complete relevant industry tests (e.g. hair classification type and characteristics tests).
  • Identify (question/observation) any contraindications or limiting factors that are likely to affect or influence the service.
  • Shampoo, condition and treat the hair and scalp.
  • Dry and finish hair using a range of techniques to create a range of looks, that meets the intended shape, direction, balance and volume agreed with the client.
  • Use current setting and dressing techniques to create a range of looks that meets the intended shape, direction, balance, and volume agreed with the client.
  • Cut hair using a range of technical skills and cutting techniques to create a range of looks, considering weight distribution, cutting angles, balance and degree of graduation, and the natural growth patterns of the hair, length of the hair ( club cutting, scissor over comb, clipper over comb, texturising, freehand, thinning, layering and razor cutting).
  • Restyle hair to create a personalised short or medium (above the shoulder) length hair cut, changing the shape, length and style hair using a range of cutting techniques.
  • Complete a range of hair colouring and lightening services to change the depth and tone using current colouring techniques (e.g. freehand techniques, woven highlights or lowlights, root re-touch, half head and full head application, temporary, semi-permanent, demi- permanent, quasi-permanent, permanent colour and lighteners).
  • Evaluate the results of the service.
  • Your training plan

    You will have in salon training as well as fortnightly training days at Reflections Training Academy.

    You will gain a L2 Hair professional apprenticeship standard.

    Requirements

    Desirable qualifications

    GCSE or equivalent in:

    • English and Maths (grade 4)

    Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

    Skills

    • Communication skills
    • Attention to detail
    • Customer care skills
    • Creative

    About this company

    You Will be constantly training in salon and fortnightly at Reflections Training Academy. Edgars is a very busy salon where you will learn as you earn money and work towards your level 2 qualification. Tasks will include booking appointments, shampooing and conditioning hair, drying and styling hair, mixing and applying colour and other general salon duties. You will receive lots of training in this salon, the staff are a great team and extremely friendly.

    After this apprenticeship

    You will progress onto level 3 qualification, and then onto being a stylist in the salon.

    Ask a question

    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    HOUSE OF CLIVE (HAIR AND BEAUTY) LIMITED

    Laura Tonks

    Laura.tonks@reflectionstraining.co.uk

    07500112951

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000266951.

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    Closes in 22 days (Monday 30 September at 11:59pm)

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