Hairdressing Apprenticeship

Location: Oxford (OX1 3DE)
Employer: MATTHEW CLULEE LTD
Closing Date: 6 days from Thursday 8 October 2026 at 11:59pm
Posted on: 1 October 2026

Summary

Weekly practical training with 1-1 theory sessions with Introtrain all delivered in house at the salon.
Wage: £16,016 to £25,445.42, depending on your age
Training Course: Hairdressing professional (level 2)
Hours: 38 hours 30 minutes a week
Start Date: Monday 30 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:

• Greeting clients
• Reception
• CS
• Shampooing
• Supporting stylists and preparing for services
• Styling clients hair and applying colours and toners

Where you'll work:
Matthew Clulee hair spa
1 & 2 St Michaels Mansions
Ship Street
Oxford OX1 3DE

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training.
Training Provider: INTROTRAIN & FORUM LIMITED
Training Course: Hairdressing professional (level 2)
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.