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Hairdressing Apprentice
Studio 88 Huntingdon (PE28 4XA)
Closes in 11 days (Friday 23 October 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 9 October 2026
Join our Hairdressing Level 2 Apprenticeship to master essential hairdressing skills and deliver top-notch service. Gain hands-on experience, learn from experienced stylists, and kickstart your career in the hairdressing industry. Apply now to turn your passion into a profession.
Wage
£6,656 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
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If aged 19 or over when you reach 12 months into your apprenticeship, you will be entitled to the National Minimum Wage for your age.
Training course
Hairdressing professional (level 2)
Hours
16 hours per week, exact hours and times to be discussed at interview stage.
Start date
Sunday 1 November 2026
Duration
2 years
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
As a Hairdressing Level 2 Apprentice, your typical day involves learning and practicing a variety of hairdressing skills while providing excellent customer service. You'll:
- Assist senior stylists with client consultations, understanding their desired hairstyles and preferences.
- Learn and perform basic hairdressing services such as shampooing, cutting, colouring, and styling under supervision.
- Maintain cleanliness and organisation in the salon, including sanitising equipment and keeping work areas tidy.
- Greet clients warmly, offer refreshments, and ensure their comfort throughout their visit.
- Learn about hair care products and recommend appropriate products to clients based on their hair type and styling preferences.
- Assist with administrative tasks such as booking appointments, managing inventory, and processing payments.
- Participate in training sessions and workshops to further develop your skills and knowledge in hairdressing techniques.
- Collaborate with senior stylists to provide exceptional service and create a positive salon experience for clients.
Your day as an apprentice will be hands-on and varied, providing valuable opportunities to learn and grow in the hairdressing industry while delivering excellent service to clients.
Where you'll work
The Blvd Alconbury Huntingdon PE28 4XA
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
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Training provider
HEART OF ENGLAND TRAINING LIMITED
Training course
Hairdressing professional (level 2)
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What you'll learn
- 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.
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Requirements
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
Other requirements
- Willing to work weekends and late nights.
- Long periods of being on your feet.
- Assisting with cleaning and reception duties.
- High demand over holiday periods, e.g. summer and Christmas.
About this employer
Studio 88 is Godmanchester & Huntingdon's latest professional hair salon & barbershop, offering the best in styling, treatments, colouring & extensions.
https://studio-88.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
On successful completion of Level 2 standard in hairdressing, there may be the opportunity to progress onto Level 3 Advanced Hairdressing Standard and a good training programme. Alternatively, you could become a full-time stylist, running a column. You could go on to a Level 2 Barbering apprenticeship.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
HEART OF ENGLAND TRAINING LIMITED
Louisa Barby
Apprenticeshiprecruitment@hoet.co.uk
01788568425
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000058423.
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Closes in 11 days (Friday 23 October 2026 at 11:59pm)
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