Hair Professional

Course overview

This programme will allow students to work as a barber or hairdresser to provide hair cutting, styling and grooming services for men and women.

With this apprenticeship, you could progress down one of two distinctly different career paths - hairdressing or barbering. Hairdressers will shampoo and condition hair, cut hair using a range of techniques, style and finish hair to create various looks, and colour and lighten hair for both males and females. Barbers will shampoo and condition hair, cut hair using barbering techniques, style and finish hair, cut facial hair into shape, and provide shaving services for men.

• Entry Requirements

  The employer will agree entry requirements for these apprenticeships and these will depend on the role that they are advertising.

  Please check that you meet all essential criteria before applying for a position, you can find the details of these on the full vacancy description (links below). If you are unsure about this please contact the Apprenticeship Recruitment Team on 0113 284 6464.

• Benefits/Skills
• Communicating effectively
• Working safely in the salon
• Providing hair consultation services
• Shampooing, conditioning and treating hair
• Cutting hair using various hairdressing or barbering techniques
• Styling and finishing hair

You will have the opportunity to further develop specialist skills depending on whether you choose the barbering or hairdressing route.