Hairdressing Apprenticeship

Salon Exceed Halifax

BRADFORD, West Yorkshire

Closes on Friday 1 August 2025

Posted on 30 April 2025

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Summary

Always wanted to be a hairdresser? Want to earn while you learn? Do you have a creative flair? If your answer is 'yes' we want you! We are looking for enthusiastic individuals to join our team of stylists and apprentices.

Wage

£11,778 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Additional wage can be earned through commission sale of products and promotions. Overtime is available at peak times of the year.

Training course
Hairdressing professional (level 2)
Hours
Minimum of 30 hours a week, shifts to be confirmed when enrolling.

30 hours a week

Start date

Thursday 4 September 2025

Duration

2 years

Positions available

2

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

Duties expected on an average day include:

  • Meeting and greeting clients 
  • Maintaining a clean and safe salon 
  • Organising appointments 
  • Making refreshments 
  • Working with client's hair
  • Selling products
  • Building the business
  • Customer Service skills
  • Working in a friendly environment
  • Dealing with cash and card payments
  • Social media posts and updates
  • Gaining on the job experience in a commercial salon

Where you’ll work

This apprenticeship is available in these locations:

  • 57A HIGHGATE ROAD, QUEENSBURY, BRADFORD, BD13 1ED
  • 13 Crown Street, Halifax, West Yorkshire, HX1 1TT

Training

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

College or training organisation

EXCEED TRAINING COMPANY LIMITED

Your training course

Hairdressing professional (level 2)

Equal to GCSE

Course contents
  • 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.
  • 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.

Your training plan

You will be enrolling onto a level 2 Hair Professional apprenticeship and work to achieve your level 2. You will attend Exceed Training Company one day a week in Halifax Town Centre on day release. 

More training information

We are an Ofsted 'Outstanding' training provider with award winning staff and feature in the Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers.

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 2/D)
  • Maths (grade 2/D)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Number skills
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative

Other requirements

Some weekend work (Saturday) and/or evening work may be required

About this company

Salon Exceed operate two commercial hairdressing salons, one in Halifax town centre and one in Bradford. We are searching for enthusiastic and passionate individuals to join our ever growing team of stylists and apprentices.

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Company benefits

Discount on in salon promotions, services and products. Pension scheme available.

After this apprenticeship

Once you have completed your Level 2 apprenticeship you will have the opportuntiy to progress onto the Advanced and Creative Level 3 Apprenticeship.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

EXCEED TRAINING COMPANY LIMITED

Tracey Scott-Milner

traceyscottmilner@gmail.com

07909914199

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000121631.

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Closes on Friday 1 August 2025

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