Hairdressing level 3 apprenticeship

Summary

Take the next step in your hairdressing career with our level 3 apprenticeship, designed for qualified level 2 stylists ready to advance. Build on your skills in cutting, colouring, and client care in a busy salon, working alongside an experienced team to grow your confidence and career.

Wage

£10,400 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices

Salary will increase as your skills and confidence grow. Once you are able to carry out clients independently and consistently meet salon standards, your pay will be reviewed and increased to reflect your progression.

Training course

Advanced and creative hair professional (level 3)

Hours

Tuesday - Saturday, 9.00am to 5.00pm, shifts. This will include evenings (7.00pm) and Saturdays.

25 hours a week

Start date

Friday 20 November 2026

Duration

1 year

Positions available

2

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

• Carry out client consultations with support from senior stylists
• Complete cutting, colouring, and styling services with guidance
• Build confidence managing your own clients on the salon floor
• Apply colours, toners, and treatments with supervision
• Shampoo, condition, and prepare clients for services
• Provide excellent client care and build relationships
• Maintain a clean, organised salon and workstations
• Support front of house and assist with appointments
• Develop product knowledge and retail skills

Where you'll work

90 Duke Street
Barrow-in-Furness
LA14 1RD

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)

What you'll learn

• 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

Training will take place fully within the salon. The apprentice will learn through hands-on experience, working closely with our experienced team on a daily basis.

They will receive ongoing one-to-one mentoring, developing advanced skills in cutting, colouring, and client care while working with clients under supervision. Training will be continuous throughout the apprenticeship, with regular assessments and support to ensure steady progress towards their level 3 qualification.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

hairdressing level 2 (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
• Attention to detail
• Customer care skills
• Team working