Hair & Barbering Apprenticeships

If you want to be a hairdresser or barber, an apprenticeship is the ideal way to learn the skills you need for your future career.

Kick-start your career in the Hair & Barbering industry

With programmes at beginner level if you’re just starting out, or advanced level if you want to develop your skills further, an apprenticeship will enable you to work in the industry while you’re doing your training.

You’ll combine working in a salon with studying towards a set of occupational standards, learning-on-the-job alongside experienced colleagues in the workplace – and because you’ll be doing a real job you’ll get paid too! On your day at college you will continue your learning in the New Era salon at the Wellington Road campus which operates as a commercial salon and is open to the public.

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Do you want to…

  • Train as a hairdresser or barber?
  • Improve your creative skills and industry knowledge?
  • Learn on-the-job alongside experienced colleagues in the workplace?
  • Work with real clients during your training?
  • Earn while you learn?

We have excellent relationships with local employers

We develop training to meet the needs of businesses, so you can be assured you’ll gain the skills that they are looking for in their employees – and, if you impress them during your training, you may even be offered a job when you’ve completed apprenticeship.

Full time Hair and Barbering Apprenticeships

Apprenticeships aren’t just for new staff

If you’re already employed in the industry and want to improve your skills and boost your promotion prospects you can benefit from apprenticeship training too – just ask your employer to email employerenquiries@wolvcoll.ac.uk and a member of the team will contact them to discuss your training further.

Where will your future lead?

Whether you know what you want, or you don’t, get career inspo with our Future Finder.

At City of Wolverhampton College, we offer strong links with leading universities and over 1,000 employers – meaning our courses are all career focussed and relevant.

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Apprenticeship pathways