Level 3 Hairdressing Apprentice

LOWESTOFT TRADING LTD

NORWICH (NR1 3PY)

Closes on Sunday 30 November 2025

Posted on 8 September 2025

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Summary

The successful applicant must already have a level 2 in hairdressing. This apprenticeship is for a duration of 15-months. Two days per week training. Opportunities to work on the salon floor.

Wage

£6,281.60 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
Wednesday and Thursday 9am - 6pm

16 hours a week

Start date

Monday 1 December 2025

Duration

1 year 3 months

Positions available

5

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

The apprentice will receive two days per week training and gradually be provided opportunities to work on the salon floor when skills set is up to salon standard.

  • Use and adapt a range of sectioning and cutting guidelines, creative and precision techniques and technical skills to create and enhance the collection of hairstyle looks
  • Carry out precision and personalised cutting tailored to individual client characteristics
  • Formulate imaginative creative advanced colour conversion services to change the depth and tone of the hair

Where you'll work

5-6 CASTLE MEADOW
NORWICH
NR1 3PY

Training

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

Training provider

ACHIEVEMENT TRAINING & SKILLS LTD

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

Advanced and Creative Hair Professional Level 3.

Two days per week training in the training centre. 

Requirements

Essential qualifications

Other in:

Hairdressing (grade Pass)

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

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Patience

About this employer

Busy hairdressing salon

After this apprenticeship

Full-time stylist upon completion of the apprenticeship.

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

ACHIEVEMENT TRAINING & SKILLS LTD

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000340922.

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Closes on Sunday 30 November 2025

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