L3 Hair Apprenticeship

Love Hair and Beauty

WIRRAL (CH49 5LZ)

Closes in 14 days (Tuesday 27 October 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 13 October 2026


Summary

Take your hairdressing career to the next level with a Level 3 Advanced & Creative Hair Professional Apprenticeship. You’ll develop advanced cutting, colouring, styling and creative techniques while working in a professional salon environment. Ideal for an experienced Level 2 hair professional.

Wage

£16,640 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices

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Training course
Advanced and creative hair professional (level 3)
Hours
Days and Hours to be confirmed.

40 hours a week

Start date

Wednesday 28 October 2026

Duration

1 year

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

You will develop advanced skills in:

  • Fashion-forward trends and creative hairdressing techniques
  • Precision and personalised cutting
  • Creative finishing and dressing techniques
  • Advanced creative colouring
  • Smoothing and strengthening services
  • Detailed hair and scalp analysis
  • Advanced colour conversion services
  • Creative sectioning techniques
  • Colour formulation, blending, shading and toning
  • Colour correction, including removing artificial colour and correcting highlights and lowlights
  • Working with semi-permanent, quasi-permanent and permanent colours, pre-lighteners and colour removers
  • Professional consultation and aftercare
  • Problem solving and adapting your approach to meet client requirements

Where you'll work

41A FLEETCROFT ROAD
WIRRAL
CH49 5LZ

Training

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

Training provider

WIRRAL METROPOLITAN COLLEGE

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

Level 3 Advanced Hair Apprenticeship Standard, including: 

  • Knowledge, Skills & Behaviours
  • Level 3 Diploma for Hair Professionals
  • Level 1/2 Functional Skills maths (if required)
  • Level 1/2 Functional Skills English (if required)
  • End-Point Assessment

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
  • Team working
  • Creative

About this employer

Love Hair and Beauty offer, cutting, colouring, Styling, Brazilian Blow Dry, Hair Extensions

After this apprenticeship

Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).

Possibility of a full time position once qualified.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

WIRRAL METROPOLITAN COLLEGE

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000058738.

Apply now

Closes in 14 days (Tuesday 27 October 2026 at 11:59pm)