Level 3 Hairdressing Apprentice
MICHELLE DICKINSON AND KATIE LAMB
WELLINGBOROUGH (NN8 1AT)
Closes in 17 days (Monday 22 September 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 5 September 2025
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Summary
Join our Hairdressing Level 3 Apprenticeship to master advanced techniques and excel in customer service. Gain hands-on experience, learn from experienced stylists, and elevate your career in the hairdressing industry. Apply now to become a skilled and sought-after hairdresser
- Wage
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£12,563.20 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
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If aged over 19 or over after the first 12 months, you will then be paid the National Minimum Wage for your age.
- Training course
- Advanced and creative hair professional (level 3)
- Hours
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Tuesday to Saturday. Exact hours to be discussed at interview stage.
32 hours a week
- Start date
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Wednesday 1 October 2025
- Duration
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1 year
- Positions available
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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 3 Apprentice, your typical day involves mastering advanced hairdressing techniques while providing exceptional customer service. You'll:
- Conduct detailed client consultations, understanding their desired hairstyles and preferences.
- Perform a range of advanced hairdressing services such as precision cutting, colouring, styling, and hair treatments.
- Stay updated on industry trends and techniques through ongoing training and professional development.
- Assist with salon management tasks such as scheduling appointments, managing inventory, and ensuring cleanliness and organisation.
- Build and maintain positive relationships with clients, ensuring a personalised and enjoyable salon experience.
- Collaborate with senior stylists to deliver exceptional service and exceed client expectations.
- Provide expert advice on hair care products and techniques, helping clients achieve their desired looks and maintain healthy hair.
- Continuously refine your skills and knowledge to stay at the forefront of the hairdressing industry.
- Your day as an apprentice will be dynamic and fulfilling, offering opportunities to grow and excel in your hairdressing career while providing top-quality service to clients.
Where you'll work
21 MARKET STREET
WELLINGBOROUGH
NN8 1AT
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
HEART OF ENGLAND TRAINING LIMITED
Training course
Advanced and creative hair professional (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Research fashion trends using the results to plan, design, create, produce and present a fashion forward hairstyle collection, identifying the purpose and message of the given collection. Analyse factors influencing the design and creation of the collection of hairstyle looks including the target audience.
- Carry out in-depth consultation and complex analysis of the client hair to plan, create and style the collection of hairstyle looks. Maintain effective and safe methods of working and effective communication whilst creating the collection of hair looks. Use and adapt a range of technical skills to create a collection of hairstyle looks using: 1. sectioning and cutting guidelines to achieve the required look. 2. precision and personalised cutting techniques tailored to suit individual characteristics . 3. creative finishing and dressing techniques. 4. advanced creative colouring Use a range of products, tools and equipment in accordance with legal requirements, manufacturers' instructions and salon policy.
- Present and promote the collection internally using a visual medium. Evaluate the results of the collection against the research results to improve further practice.
- Maintain effective and safe methods of working and effective communication whilst completing smoothing and strengthening services. Carry out in-depth complex analysis of the client hair and scalp to plan and agree the smoothing and strengthening services.
- Use and apply products, tools and equipment, to smooth and strengthen clients’ hair to the degree of straightness required. Resolve problems that may occur during and after the hair smoothing and strengthening process. Use a range of products, tools and equipment in accordance with legal requirements, manufacturers' instructions and salon policy. Evaluate the results of the service and provide advice on future services and products.
- Maintain effective and safe methods of working and effective communication whilst completing Creative colour conversion services. Carry out tests and an in-depth complex consultation of the client hair and scalp to plan and agree the creative colour conversion service. Analyse factors influencing the selection of the colour conversion technique used.
- Provide an creative colour conversion service to change the depth and tone of the hair in accordance with legal requirements and manufacturer’s instructions. Creative Colour conversion services to include: 1. Using creative sectioning techniques to personalise the colour result and enhance the finished look. 2. toning through bespoke creative formulation, colour blending/shading. Resolve problems that may occur during creative colour conversion service
- Removing artificial colour. Removing bands of colour. Recolouring hair treated with lightener. Using pre-pigmentation and colour. Recolouring hair that has had artificial colour removed. Correcting highlights and lowlights. Uses and applies the products, tools and equipment, in accordance with legal requirements, manufacturers' instructions and salon policy.
- Semi- permanent, quasi (mildly oxidising), permanent colour, pre-lighteners, colour removers for artificial colour. Complete and evaluate the results of the service and provide advice on future services, aftercare and products.
Training schedule
The apprentice will be trained in the salon alongside having an assigned Educator from Heart of England Training.
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4)
- Maths (grade 4)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
Other requirements
You MUST hold a Level 2 Hairdressing qualification. 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
We strive to be as sustainable as possible to protect our environment and give you the VIP experience in our salon. We hold a full vegan friendly range of products.
After this apprenticeship
On successful completion of Level 3 standard in hairdressing we hope you become a full-time stylist running a column.
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 VAC1000340730.
Apply now
Closes in 17 days (Monday 22 September 2025 at 11:59pm)
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