Hairdressing Apprenticeship

Decesare Hair Salon

MILTON KEYNES (MK17 8NH)

Closes on Monday 31 August 2026

Posted on 27 July 2026

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Summary

Train with an award winning salon offering 35 years experience developing hairdressers. You'll gain hands on experience alongside a friendly, supportive employed team. Enjoy free hair services, products at cost, staff socials, hair events & the opportunity for a permanent salon position on completion of your apprenticeship.

Wage

£16,224 to £25,775.88, depending on your age

National Minimum Wage

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There is a potential for a Christmas bonus 

Training course
Hairdressing professional (level 2)
Hours
The salon is open Tuesday to Saturday, 9am to 6pm or 11am to 8pm. Saturday hours are 8am to 4.30pm. College is usually Monday or Tuesday. If it is Monday then you will get a day off in the week.

39 hours a week

Start date

Tuesday 8 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

  • Greeting and welcoming clients
  • Shampoo and conditioning hair
  • Preparing clients for stylists
  • Assisting stylists with colouring, foiling, treatments, cutting and blow drying
  • Weighing and mixing colours
  • Keeping salon clean, tidy and sanitised
  • Making refreshments for clients  
  • Booking appointments and answering the telephone
  • Learning consultation skills by observing experienced stylists
  • Developing blow drying, perming, cutting, and colouring techniques
  • Assisting with salon opening and closing duties
  • Restocking retail  products and towels
  • Supporting the team to ensure the salon runs smoothy
  • Attending weekly college training and completing apprenticeship coursework
  • Finding suitable models for practice and assessments
  • Building confidence and practical skills towards becoming a qualified stylist

Where you'll work

1 ASPLEY HILL
WOBURN SANDS
MILTON KEYNES
MK17 8NH

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

  • Training takes place at Milton Keynes college, Bletchley in the college hair salon
  • Training in the college is one day per week during college term time
  • Training also takes place in Decesare Hair Salon which is based in Woburn Sands
  • The job is 5 days per week and includes Saturday and one late night to 8 pm per week

More training information

You are required to buy the hairdressing training kit which can be purchased from Milton Keynes college

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
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience

Other requirements

  • English and maths grade 4 or above is preferred

About this employer

Established for over 30 years. High end salon over 2 floors with air conditioning. Uses high end Davines products and colour range as well as hair extensions. Employs over 10 people with a range of ages and experience.

http://www.decesare.co.uk (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

  • Free hair services
  • Buy products at cost
  • Staff outings and celebrations

After this apprenticeship

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

  • The salon employs you as a hairdresser and you work your way up through job promotions
  • NVQ Level 3 is an option
  • We have many external training days including a fully paid for world wide hair tour, so far the locations  have been Berlin and Valencia

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

MILTON KEYNES COLLEGE

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000044871.

Apply now

Closes on Monday 31 August 2026