Take the best first step into your barbering career with the Level 2 barbering professional apprenticeship. You will learn and develop the knowledge, skills and behaviours required to be a successful barber through a mixture of academy attendance and in-salon development. An apprenticeship is a full-time job with training planned in. You will work a minimum of 30 hours per week and this will include a full 6-hour training day where you will develop your skills on clients in the training salon. This apprenticeship takes between 15-18 months to complete.
Course Overview
Through completion of this apprenticeship standard, you will develop the core barbering knowledge, skills and behaviours required to safely and professionally offer a full range of core barbering services to a commercially viable standard including; creatively cutting and styling men’s hair, designing and shaping facial hair and shaving.
You will develop your barbering skills in a commercial barbering environment, working on real clients to develop the customer service, communication and consultation behaviours essential to offering a high-quality barbering service.
You will work on clients with hands-on support provided by your tutor to develop the core barbering skills required to cut all hair types and lengths. You will be able to prepare clients for services through shampooing and conditioning their hair, sectioning and planning a haircut, clipper work including clipper over comb, blending and fading, cutting with scissors including the creation and following of guidelines to create the core hairstyle shapes utilising club cutting and point cutting. You will also develop your creative cutting skills as part of this apprenticeship, you will be able to combine techniques to create and remove weight and add texture hair where required.
You will develop a thorough knowledge of barbering styling products and be able to style hair using a variety of techniques to create the desired look.
Structured theory sessions will provide you with the underpinning knowledge required to select the correct tools, techniques and products required based on your client's hair characteristics.
Application Form
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Student Testimonials
Level 2 Hairdressing Professional
Janet Brunskill
Employer
Amazing training school, totally committed to the students and understanding the salons needs to give apprentices the best chance in their chosen career… as a salon we always recommend our apprentices train here. Without doubt, the best in the area!
Level 2 Barbering Professional
Joseph Wright
Level 2 Barbering Professional
I started my barbering apprenticeship with The Link Training Academy in October 2022, since then my knowledge, skills, and confidence within the barbering industry has developed at a tremendous rate. Their way of teaching and adapting the methods they use to each and every individual’s training plan is a way that surpasses any other – I could not have felt more welcome and comfortable.I extend my praise and gratitude to Ben, James, and Tina, alongside all the staff working behind the scenes. They are all meticulous in their approach to teaching and I’ve learned different skills off of every single one of the teachers that will stand with me for a lifetime.If you’re thinking of becoming a barber/hairdresser, don’t look any further than The Link Training Academy.
Level 2 Barbering Professional
Josh Carlile
Level 2 Barbering Professional
I studied with The Link on my barbering apprenticeship and they were absolutely brilliant! The staff are so lovely and helpful when learning how to cut and I would recommend anyone interested in barbering or hairdressing to be an apprentice with them!Thanks to everyone there along my journey!
Level 2 Barbering Professional
Nassar Hussain
Level 2 Barbering Professional
Cannot thank Ben @ the Link enough. From starting my own business and almost qualifying my first official apprentice, Ben has not only coached myself as a leader but demonstrated that such a vigorous industry doesn’t need to be so scary! If anyone is considering getting into the barbering/hair industry then this is definitely the place to kick start your career. Had I not have had my own salon I’d most certainly be taking a chair at the Link! The team cannot do enough. Fantastic support network available with a professional outlook on everything they do. The main plus being they actually listen to your needs and adjust the program as such to build your strengths yet also build on areas of improvement. Cannot ask for much more! Thank you Ben and the team.