Advanced and Creative Hair Apprenticeship

House of Clive (Hair & Beauty) Limited

Bristol (BS36 1JY)

Closes in 20 days (Thursday 29 January 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 5 January 2026

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Summary

You will be constantly training in a salon and fortnightly at Reflections Training Academy. You will be working in a very busy salon where you will earn money and work towards your Level 3 qualification. Tasks will include booking appointments, shampooing and conditioning hair, drying and styling hair, and other general salon duties.

Wage

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

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Training course
Advanced and creative hair professional (level 3)
Hours
Varied shifts. Days and times to be confirmed. Working Saturday is required.

30 hours a week

Start date

Monday 2 February 2026

Duration

1 year 10 months

Positions available

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

  • General salon duties and maintaining cleanliness
  • Shampooing and conditioning the hair
  • Meeting and greeting clients
  • Making appointments
  • Taking payments
  • Assisting all the stylists

Where you'll work

21 Flaxpits Lane
Winterbourne
Bristol
BS36 1JY

Training

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

Training provider

HOUSE OF CLIVE (HAIR AND BEAUTY) 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

  • You will have in-salon training as well as fortnightly training days at Reflections Training Academy
  • You will gain a Level 3 Hair professional apprenticeship standard alongside maths and English functional skills if needed

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

Hairdressing Level 2 (grade Pass)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Non judgemental

About this employer

Reflections Training has over 40 years of experience in Hairdressing & Barbering Apprenticeships. We offer work-based learning in Bristol, Birmingham and Taunton where Apprentices are based in-salon, earning money whilst attending regular training at the Academies. Here, they develop the skills & techniques needed to achieve nationally recognized qualifications.

After this apprenticeship

  • You can progress onto a Level 2 Barbering course

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

HOUSE OF CLIVE (HAIR AND BEAUTY) LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000006832.

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Closes in 20 days (Thursday 29 January 2026 at 11:59pm)