Hairdressing Professional Apprentice

Summary

This is your chance to train in a small, friendly salon. The role includes observing and learning to cut, style and blow-dry correctly using different techniques, maintaining salon cleanliness and presentation and providing reception duties including greeting clients, answering the telephone and making appointments.

Wage

£14,526.20 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course

Hairdressing professional (level 2)

Hours

Monday - Friday; 9am to 5pm

37 hours a week

Start date

Friday 1 August 2025

Duration

1 year 9 months

Positions available

1

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

Only passionate potential hairdressers should apply for this apprenticeship! This is your chance to train and gain the skills to become an outstanding hair professional apprentice. Learn on the job and get paid! If you aim for perfection and excel in customer service skills apply today.

The successful candidate will be highly motivated, possess a strong work ethic and have a genuine desire to pursue a career within the hairdressing industry.

The role will include:

Observing and learning to cut, style and blow-drying correctly using different techniques
Maintaining salon cleanliness and presentation
Providing reception duties including greeting clients, answering the telephone and making appointments
Shampooing
Learning correct colour removal techniques
Providing excellent customer service through good communication with both clients and colleagues
Working effectively within a team by supporting stylists in the day-to-day business activities

Where you’ll work

Pearl Assurance House
George Street
Grimsby
DN31 1HB

Training

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

College or training organisation

AVANT PARTNERSHIP 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

Level 2 Diploma for Hair Professionals.

You will attend the Avant Skills Academy Training Salon one day a week for 3 out of 4 weeks. You will undertake on and ‘off the job’ training, with one-to-one tutor/assessor support in working towards achieving a Level 2 Hair Professional Standard, along with Functional skills in English and maths (if needed).

Upon completion of this apprenticeship, you will be able to shampoo and condition hair, cut hair using a range of techniques, style and finish hair to create a variety of looks and colours and lighten hair for ladies and men. You will be able to carry out consultations with clients, demonstrate the professionalism, values, behaviours, communication skills and safe working practices associated with your role and be able to work without supervision to a high level of precision, with exceptional client care skills.

You will undertake an End-point assessment of the mandatory skills, knowledge and behaviours specified in the standards through a practical assessment and oral questioning.

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

English (grade Minimum C/4)
Maths (grade Minimum C/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
Team working
Creative
Initiative
Passion for hairdressing
Desire to learn
Timekeeping

Other requirements

Good stamina is essential as you will be on your feet and active for most of the day

About this company

Avant Skills Academy is a leading provider of pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship programmes, awarded 'Expert Apprenticeship Provider' status by the Department for Education. We deliver Apprenticeship training across Grimsby and North East Lincolnshire, Hull and East Yorkshire in a range of occupational sectors including Business, Data, Digital, Hairdressing, Management and Marketing. We are proactive, passionate and committed. We pride ourselves on our achievements and success, excellent employer and learner feedback, high impact training and development and recognition of our efforts culminating in 95% of employers and 99.5% of learners recommending us

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After this apprenticeship

With experience you could become a senior stylist or salon manager. With further qualifications, you could also move into training or assessing student hairdressers.

You could become self-employed or open your own salon.

You may be able to use your skills as a hair professional in the theatre, film or television industry.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

AVANT PARTNERSHIP LIMITED

Alysha Lond

apprenticeships@avant.ac.uk

01472 426624

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000212475.

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Closes on Monday 30 June 2025

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