Apprenticeship in hairdressing

Summary

Join our friendly and creative salon in Birmingham city centre and kickstart your career in hairdressing! Get hands-on experience, work with top brands, and train weekly with Francesco’s Academy while earning your NVQ Level 2. If you're passionate, hardworking, and ready to learn — we want to hear from you!

Wage

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

National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices

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10% comm on retail sales

Training course

Hairdressing professional (level 2)

Hours

5 days over 7. 2 shifts at 12pm-8pm 2 shifts at 10am-6pm. Sat 9am-6pm.

30 hours a week

Start date

Wednesday 30 July 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

Greet and prepare clients for their appointments, including offering refreshments
Assist stylists by shampooing, conditioning, and applying treatments
Keep the salon clean and tidy throughout the day
Help with reception duties such as booking appointments and answering calls
Support colour services by mixing products and helping apply foils
Learn and practise blow-drying and styling techniques under supervision

Where you'll work

16-18 Temple Row
Birmingham
B2 5HG

Training

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

College or training organisation

FRANCESCO GROUP (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

Your training course

Hairdressing professional (level 2)

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What you'll learn

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

The apprentice will receive weekly training both in-salon at Cora Hair, located in Birmingham city centre (Great Western Arcade, B2 5HU), and at Francesco’s Training Academy, based in Birmingham.

Training will take place one day per week and will include both theory and hands-on practical work on models.

This will support the apprentice in achieving their NVQ Level 2 in Hairdressing, with additional development provided in the salon throughout the week.

More training information

The apprenticeship is delivered in partnership with Francesco Group Training Academy, a well-established provider known for high-quality hairdressing education.
Training will take place one day a week at the academy, with structured lessons combining theory, demonstrations, and practical work on models.
The rest of the week will be spent in-salon gaining real-world experience and one-to-one support from our senior team.

Requirements

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
Customer care skills
Team working
Creative
Initiative

About this company

Cora Hair is an independent, contemporary salon offering innovative hair services in Birmingham city centre. The salon's namesake, Cora started the business in 2013 which has transformed into a multi- award winning salon

http://corahair.co.uk (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Once qualified, you could progress to a Graduate Stylist role within the salon, with opportunities to develop into a Senior Stylist, Colour Specialist, or Extension Specialist. With experience and ambition, you could also move into areas such as session styling, salon education, or even salon management.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

Cora Hair

Kate

info@corahair.co.uk

01212339993

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000330126.

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Closes in 11 days (Thursday 24 July 2025 at 11:59pm)

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