HOB Salons Apprentice- Hairdressing Level 2 Apprenticeship . Hair Professionals

Summary

Our education programme will give you skills required to become a successful hairdresser. For us, education is about reaching your personal best and with low student to teacher ratios, you will reap instant rewards from your new skills. You will learn to provide hair styling services including cutting, blow-drying and colouring.

Wage

£15,704 a year

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Training course

Hairdressing professional (level 2)

Hours

4 Days in salon with 1 model night and 1 training day either in salon or at Wella Shifts to be confirmed

40 hours a week

Start date

Tuesday 1 July 2025

Duration

2 years

Positions available

10

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you’ll do at work

Work towards a hair professional standard diploma
Develop your practical and client care skills alongside working values and behaviours
Support the day to day running of the salon
Assist and work alongside experienced stylists and colour technicians
Maintain HOB salons professional standards
Maintain salon cleanliness and hygiene
Washing and treating hair
Career progression to work in one of our salons or academy
Average week will be working in salon (4 days out of 7) exact shifts to be confirmed and 1 day in our academy

Where you’ll work

This apprenticeship is available in these locations:

190 High Street, Epping, CM16 4AQ
88 High Road, Bushey Heath, Herts, WD23 1GE
263 High Road, Loughton, IG10 1AH
16 Th e Broadway, Mill Hill, NW7 3LL
48 Green Lane, Northwood, HA6 2QB
333 WATLING STREET, RADLETT, WD7 7LB
30 Church Road, Stanmore, HA7 4AL
796 Finchley Road, Temple Fortune, NW11 7TJ
228 West End Lane, West Hampstead, NW6 1UR
1280 High Road, Whetstone, N20 9HH

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

CENTRAL TRAINING ACADEMY 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.
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

Working to qualify for your Hair Professional level 2 diploma
Functional Skills in maths and English (if required)
Most of the training will be in one of our 16 salons with 1 day per week at our HOB Academy in Camden

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

English, Maths Functional skills (grade 4 or above, Level 1)

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
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Presentation skills
Team working
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience

Other requirements

Hairdressing is hard work and long hours.The role involves weekend working, at least one late night and one model night. HOB Salons expect high standards. You may need to further develop your maths and English skills depending on your GCSE or equivalent results.

About this company

HOB Salons, founded in 1983, is an award-winning 22 salon group that has built its reputation on 5* quality hairdressing together with exceptional customer excellence. Our education programme will motivate and inspire you, giving you skills that link directly to your personal success. For us, education is about reaching your personal best and with low student to teacher ratios, you will reap instant rewards from your new skills.

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After this apprenticeship

Progress onto the HOB Graduate programme as a Stylist/Colour Technician
Work towards becoming a successful stylist/colour technicain, assistant manager or salon manager
Franchise salon owner
Educator or part of HOB creative team

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

HOB SALON LTD

Carole Mendoza

carole@hobsalons.com

01923 854100

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000303276.

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Closes on Sunday 1 June 2025

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