Hairdresser Apprenticeship

Summary

We offer full-time employment within a comprehensive hairdressing program, providing professional training and essential life skills for successful career integration.

Wage

£14,918.80 a year

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You wage will be reviewed increase yearly.

Training course

Hairdressing professional (level 2)

Hours

Monday through to Saturday. Day off during the week still to be decided.

38 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 28 July

Duration

2 years

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

Shampooing and conditioning services
Salon cleaning and maintenance
Client reception and greeting
Receptionist duties
Helping out stylist

Where you’ll work

Cyhair , 7 bowers parade

High Street

Harpenden

AL5 2SH

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

OAKLANDS COLLEGE

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.
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

College training
In house training
Course work to be done in spare time

More training information

Twice a week
More time if needed
Will have to travel to college

Requirements

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
Problem solving skills
Administrative skills
Team working
Creative
Non judgemental

Other requirements

This job role will always include working weekends

About this company

With a small business that lives on the High Street, we've been going for 9 years now and hopefully, we'll be going for another 10 we have an energetic and fun team and are constantly striving to do better to challenge ourselves and our customers we would love it if you would come to join us

http://www.cyhair.co.uk (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

We have extra day hoilday depending on how long you have been with us.

After this apprenticeship

Hairdressing opens lots of different doors you can stay in a salon, take it on a cruise, make wigs and work in trichology.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

CONTROVERSY LIMITED

Victoria Ronis

info@cyhair.co.uk

01582 713694

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000296385.

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Closes on Saturday 28 June 2025

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