Hairdressing Apprenticeship

A hairdressing apprenticeship combines practical salon experience with formal training to develop the skills and knowledge required to become a qualified hairdresser. Training covers consultations, cutting, colouring, styling, client care, health and safety, and professional salon standards. It can be an immediate start.

Wage

• £13,728 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
• National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
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Training Course

• Hairdressing professional (level 2)

Hours

• Working 4 days a week - Monday to Friday 9.00am- 6.15pm and Saturdays 8.00am- 4.15pm (2 days off per week).
• 33 hours a week

Start Date

• Thursday 1 October 2026

Duration

• 2 years

Positions Available

• 1

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

The apprentice’s main day-to-day duties will include:

• Assisting stylists with their clients
• Mixing colour under supervision
• Shampooing clients
• Making refreshments
• Maintaining high standards of cleanliness and general housekeeping throughout the salon

Once the apprentice has successfully completed their colour unit and demonstrated the required knowledge and competence, they will begin applying colour to clients’ hair under the guidance and assistance of experienced stylists.

Where you'll work

46-48 THE HORNET
CHICHESTER
PO19 7JG

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

Training Provider

• ACHIEVEMENT TRAINING & SKILLS LTD

Training Course

• Hairdressing professional (level 2)

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What you'll learn

Course contents include:

• 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 haircut, 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.