Level 2 Hairdressing Apprentice
EGO HAIR (BURTON) LTD
103a-104 High Street (DE14 1LL)
Closes in 11 days (Tuesday 11 August 2026)
Posted on 29 July 2026
Contents
Summary
Begin your hairdressing career with Ego Hair, an independent Burton salon committed to developing the next generation. This two-year Level 2 apprenticeship combines real salon experience, structured training and a genuine pathway into our Developing Talent Programme.
- Wage
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£12,480 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Hairdressing professional (level 2)
- Hours
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Tuesday to Saturday, with a week day off. Times to be confirmed.
30 hours a week
- Start date
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Thursday 1 October 2026
- Duration
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2 years
- Positions available
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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
As a Hairdressing Apprentice at Ego Hair, you will become part of an independently owned, employed salon team with shared standards and a genuine commitment to long-term development. Your Level 2 apprenticeship will combine real salon experience with the required apprenticeship training. During the early stages, the focus will be on learning the professional foundations properly. As your confidence and ability grow, you will begin developing practical hairdressing skills on training heads, models and, when appropriate, supervised clients.
Day-to-day responsibilities will include:
- Welcoming clients, preparing gowns and refreshments, and helping create a warm, professional salon experience.
- Shampooing, conditioning and carrying out backwash duties as your training progresses.
- Preparing styling stations, tools, equipment and products for services.
- Supporting stylists during appointments and observing consultations, cutting, colouring and finishing work.
- Maintaining excellent standards of cleanliness, hygiene, laundry, stock organisation and general salon presentation.
- Answering telephone calls and supporting bookings and client enquiries when trained to do so.
- Completing Level 2 learning, practical work, portfolio evidence and off-the-job training.
- Practising cutting, styling, colouring and consultation skills using training heads and models.
- Taking part in structured salon development sessions led mainly by Suzanne and supported by Ego's senior team once the essential foundations are established.
- Building the reliability, communication, teamwork and professional standards needed for a successful career behind the chair.
The successful candidate will not be expected to arrive with developed technical skills. We are looking for genuine enthusiasm, reliability, resilience and a willingness to listen, practise and improve. There is one position because we want to give the successful apprentice meaningful time, attention and investment.
Where you'll work
103a-104 High Street
DE14 1LL
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
BURTON AND SOUTH DERBYSHIRE COLLEGE
Training course
Hairdressing professional (level 2)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
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
- Level 2 Hair Professionals apprenticeship standard Hairdressing or Barbering
- Level 1/2 Functional Skills in maths and English (if required)
This apprenticeship is delivered through a combination of Work Based Assessment and day/block release. The programme will culminate in an End Point Assessment, where all the skills and knowledge gained on the apprenticeship will be formally tested.
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
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
- Communication skills
- Customer care skills
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Organisation skills
- Patience
- Presentation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Team working
- Time-Management
Other requirements
• Saturday working is compulsory.
• The role involves standing for long periods and working in a busy salon environment.
• Cleaning, laundry, preparation and general salon-support duties are an essential part of the apprenticeship.
• A professional appearance, excellent hygiene and respectful conduct are expected.
• Some structured development may take place on Thursdays or Friday evenings within agreed hours.
• The starting rate is £8.00 per hour. Pay will increase whenever statutory minimum wage rules require a higher rate.
• The opportunity is particularly suited to people beginning their first career in hairdressing, including 2026 school leavers. Candidates who already have relevant salon education may be invited to an appropriate skills assessment so that their current level can be understood.
About this employer
"It has taken nearly 20 years of hard work, passion, flare and dedication to arrive at this most exciting time in the experience that is Ego. Our rebranded Ego style, the newly constructed classic design salon frontages, the new designer led decor and furnishings and the creation of our innovative colour bar are our inspiration to afford our best ever client wellbeing. Without hesitation we are proud to say we now have our most talented, inspired, creative, experienced and dedicated team ever at Ego. Our continuous pursuit for perfection in hair will be matched only in our pursuit for perfection in client care."
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
Subject to successful completion, performance and business need, there may be an opportunity to progress into a permanent Junior Stylist and Salon Support role. The Level 2 qualification is intended to be the beginning of the Ego Hair Developing Talent Programme, with possible future routes into senior stylist or specialist work. Approved development may include advanced blonding education with Lauren from Lolly J Hair, hair extension training through Zen Hair Extensions, continued salon education, client-column development and progression towards commission as skills, confidence and client demand grow. Future development opportunities are based on progress, suitability, commitment and the direction agreed with Ego Hair.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
BURTON AND SOUTH DERBYSHIRE COLLEGE
Jasmine James
Jasmine.James@bsdc.ac.uk
07812 963966
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000045235.
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Closes in 11 days (Tuesday 11 August 2026)
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