Hairdressing Apprentice
Mannamead Hair Care and Beauty
PLYMOUTH (PL3 5HF)
Closes on Wednesday 31 December 2025
Posted on 7 November 2025
Contents
Summary
Become a Hairdresser with Mannamead Hair Salon. This apprenticeship provides hands-on training in a professional salon environment, helping you develop skills in cutting, colouring, styling, and client consultation. It’s an excellent opportunity to gain practical experience, build confidence, and work toward a recognised hairdressing qualification.
- Wage
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£11,778 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Hairdressing professional (level 2)
- Hours
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Working hours will be scheduled within the salon’s opening times to provide full exposure to salon operations.
Friday: 09:00 - 17:30
Saturday: 09:00 - 17:00
Sunday - Monday: Closed
Tuesday - Thursday: 09:00 - 17:30
Wednesday: 09:00 - 17:30
30 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 5 January 2026
- Duration
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2 years
- 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
- Assisting stylists with client services such as shampooing, conditioning, and preparing clients for treatments
- Maintaining salon cleanliness and organisation, including tidying stations and equipment
- Replenishing stock and preparing tools, products, and colour mixes as required
- Greeting clients, offering refreshments, and supporting a welcoming salon atmosphere
- Learning and practising basic hair techniques such as blow-drying, sectioning, and finishing styles under supervision
- Observing and assisting with cutting, colouring, and styling to develop technical skills
- Supporting the team with reception duties, booking appointments, and managing client records
- Following health, safety, and hygiene procedures at all times
- Participating in training sessions and portfolio work to support apprenticeship progress
Where you'll work
1-3 EGGBUCKLAND ROAD
PLYMOUTH
PL3 5HF
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
SKILLS TO GROUP LIMITED
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.
Training schedule
Hairdressing Professional Level 2.
Apprentices will receive extensive on-the-job training within the salon, developing practical skills under the guidance of experienced professionals. In addition, formal taught sessions are delivered every Monday at our city centre branch, providing structured learning to complement the hands-on experience and support progression towards the hairdressing qualification.
Requirements
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
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
About this employer
Mannamead Hair Care and Beauty is a professional and friendly salon dedicated to delivering high-quality hair and beauty services. With a team of skilled and experienced stylists and therapists, the salon offers a wide range of services including cutting, colouring, styling, and beauty treatments, all tailored to meet individual client needs. The salon prides itself on creating a welcoming and supportive environment, making it an excellent place for apprentices to gain hands-on experience, develop their skills, and grow within the hair and beauty industry.
After this apprenticeship
After completing the apprenticeship, the apprentice will be well-prepared to move into full-time employment within the salon as a qualified stylist. This role allows them to build experience, develop advanced skills, and progress within the salon, with opportunities to specialise or take on senior responsibilities over time.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
SKILLS TO GROUP LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000350120.
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Closes on Wednesday 31 December 2025
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