| Style a future for yourself in a slick, chic and | | | | Keeping up to date with fashion and style is |
| most importantly profitable industry- by taking | | | | essential too! If a client comes in asking for |
| your first steps (or cuts…) into a career in | | | | Victoria Beckham’s latest trim, you don’t |
| hairdressing! | | | | want to be giving them one of VB earlier |
| What’s it about? | | | | versions! |
| As a Hairdressing apprentice, you’ll work as a | | | | What do I get out of it? |
| salon junior, assisting senior staff while training as | | | | You’ll study hairdressing topics such as hair |
| a junior stylist. Duties are likely to include booking | | | | and skin testing, the effects of chemicals on hair |
| appointments, shampooing, conditioning, drying and | | | | and skin, and the principles of hair colour selection |
| styling hair, and mixing and applying hair colouring. | | | | – there’s also the option to learn about |
| You’ll have a mentor who helps you progress | | | | promoting products, perming, or relaxing different |
| with your training and develops a learning plan to | | | | types of hair. |
| meet your needs. Your training will bring you up to | | | | Those apprentices who take the advanced level |
| the standards that employers need you to be at | | | | apprenticeship, well they take their learning a step |
| to do the job well, whilst your mentor will be able | | | | further by developing their cutting and colouring |
| to help you focus on the areas where more work | | | | skills so they can carry out all the latest fashion |
| is needed. | | | | techniques – and maybe even determine the |
| Who’s it for? | | | | fashion looks of the future. A starting salary |
| As an apprentice, you’ll discover how busy | | | | between £10k-£16k can be expected once |
| the job is and your work load will mean you’ll | | | | qualified. |
| be rushed off your feet most of the time. | | | | The framework of this apprenticeship includes the |
| You’ll need to look smart, with a trendy | | | | following: a work based qualification that is |
| looking haircut of your own if you want to | | | | designed to ensure the apprentice is job ready, |
| impress- how often do you find your hair being | | | | such as an NVQ or SVQ at either Level 2 or 3 ; |
| cut my someone who looks like their mums put a | | | | Key skills qualifications such as communication and |
| bowl around their head and hacked away! | | | | maths. |
| Good communication plays a role, too – | | | | Also, many people in the health and beauty |
| you’ll need to understand exactly what your | | | | industry go on to set up their own businesses, |
| customer wants in order to make them happy. | | | | and an Apprenticeship is a great way to gain the |
| You need to be sensitive to peoples wishes and | | | | knowledge, skills and experience you’ll need to |
| respects while also maintaining that creative skill | | | | do this. |
| and flair that all good hairdressers have. | | | | You could be the next Vidal Sassoon in no time! |