Hairdressing Apprentice

GLOSS BEAUTY LTD

Buckinghamshire (MK2 2BA)

Closes in 14 days (Thursday 4 June 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 21 May 2026

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Summary

Kickstart your creative career in hairdressing - learn, earn, and gain hands-on salon experience while building the skills for your future.

Wage

£15,600 a year

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Annual Salary

Training course
Hairdressing professional (level 2)
Hours
Shifts to be discussed at interview.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Sunday 6 September 2026

Duration

2 years

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

Responsibilities:

  • Meet & Greet Clients
  • Reception Duties

Salon Maintenance:

  • Keeping the Salon Clean & Tidy, Stock Taking, Stock Display
  • Shampooing Clients
  • Assisting Stylists with preparation and Colouring
  • You will be required to study on a day release basis
  • Support the day to day running of the salon
  • Assist and work alongside experienced stylists and colour technicians
  • Maintain salon cleanliness and hygiene
  • Washing and treating hair

Where you'll work

84 Aylesbury Street,
Milton Keynes
Buckinghamshire
MK2 2BA

Training

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

Training provider

MILTON KEYNES COLLEGE

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

  • Hair Professional Level 2 Apprenticeship Standard - Training with Milton Keynes College
  • One Day a week at The Graduate Salon, Bletchley
  • Ongoing training, support and development with the employer

Requirements

Essential qualifications

“GCSE” in:

  • “Maths” (grade 9-4)
  • “English” (grade 9-4)

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

Skills

  • Creative
  • team work
  • organised
  • presentation skills

Other requirements

Predicted grades will be accepted. However, any offers made will be conditional, pending actual grades. The key dates are to be used as a guide only. Should the right candidate be found, this vacancy may close early.

About this employer

Whether it’s a new colour, a fresh trim or a complete re-style, it’s really important to us that you leave our salon feeling your very best. At Gloss Hair Salon, we operate a strict no judgment policy, so you can come to us with any request, any current hair style, or even head to us looking for advice on hair care, and we will always do our very best to leave you feeling and looking confident throughout your experience.

https://www.glosshairsalon.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

  • Opportunity to become a full time stylist

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

MILTON KEYNES COLLEGE

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000032881.

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Closes in 14 days (Thursday 4 June 2026 at 11:59pm)