Training

What do you think of college courses versus workbased apprenticeships?

flick — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:34:55 GMT

Hi, I am setting up hairdressing at Nescot College in Surrey. We are doing a fulltime hairdressing course and I am also running apprenticeships where I go out and assess and train in salons with the help of the employers.

I'm just interested in finding out what people think of the quality of full time college hairdressing education versus training in the salon and if you have any experiences you can share?!

Thanks!

Stylists required for online training project

neil_bradley — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:48:49 GMT

Hi,

We are currently looking for stylist & salons based in the South East of England, who would like to take part and promote themselves through our online hairdressing project...

Our professional crew will come to your salon and film you presenting and demonstrating a long-to-short haircut... You will then have a full credits displayed on the video and on our website as a contributer.

We can help you with finding models and with general support.

You will be paid on commission - Videos are downloaded by the public worldwide on a pay-per-view basis... Your payment is given as a percentage of the money collected... So the more popular your video(s) the more people download it/them, and the more money you make.

For more information about the project and our contact info, please see: www.hairmyth.com

We look forward to hearing from you.

getting in to teaching

laura — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 20:53:49 GMT

i really want to get in to teaching hairdressing, but really need some help on how to go about it? can anyone please help me,

i've been told i need a post graduate certificate in education but i have looked in to these in my local area and they seem very pricey and mostly at unis. also i've been told i need a c&g 7304 certificate and also an a1 award. as you can see im not sure where to start please help me??

many thans laura x

College student hairdressing help?

J.Deegan — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:07:18 GMT

I'm 17, from Manchester. Currently In college completing my VRQ hairdressing level 2. Im looking for experience in the indusrty and hope to become a catwalk hair stylist. I was just wondering if anyone could offer me advice? Or any useful information to get my foot in doors.

thanks

Joseph Deegan

Teaching Question

tutor — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:30:02 GMT

Hi, I would like to know if anyone has started to deliver the Hairdressing Diploma and if you can recommend a wesite for resources?

Bleach bath

x-George_x — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:56:42 GMT

Hey...

Could any one explain how to do a bleach bath and what it actually means.

Thanks

George x

PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!

DohaCat — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 13:34:03 GMT

I qualified yonks ago in 1992. Decided to become a trolley Dolly and never really used my hairdressing (even though I was a finalist at BHA) I always cut my families hair, thats it.

We were living in the Middle East and my husband lost his job unexpectedly, so with two kids in school I sent out loads of flyers did lots of Blogs and ended up running my own mobile business, even though I always thought I didn't REALLY know what I was doing, somehow I pulled it off and realised hairdressing was my future. We recently arrived back into the UK and I went for a day interview at my local HEADMASTERS salon. Petrified I got through 2 blow dries, 1 cut & blow and half head foils. At the end of the day the the manager said they would employ me at stylist level, so I MUST be doing something right.

I didn't accept the job as my husband has just heard that we are going back to the Middle East, this time I want to go back with the BEST possible training under my belt. I have been looking at the Vidal Sassoon CLASSIC cutting course, does anyone have any reviews on this, are there any other courses that you feel may benefit me more? I don't want to spend 900 quid on a course where I will be taught what I already know. However I feel the Vidal Sassoon brand could take my career further.

How about colour courses? I know the basics but I need to be assessed to know what I need training on. We leave for the Middle East in October and Sassoon do not have a CLASSIC colour course before then.

I really would be truly grateful for any help or advice. x

Blowdrying

x-George_x — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 18:17:16 GMT

Hey,

Why does hair get so notty after blow drying its bugging me

Hair Academy. London

Hair Academy — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 12:41:49 GMT

Are you inspired by the hair in fashion magazines and the catwalk shows of London, Paris and Milan? Come and learn from the very people who work backstage at these shows and for these magazines producing these hair looks. We offer intense fashion led courses in hair styling, and portfolio building all taught by industry professionals at competitive prices.

Whether you’re a complete beginner enthusiastic to learn, or experienced and wanting to strengthen and polish your skills, our intense one week course covers core techniques of hair styling teaching you how to create fashion, catwalk, celebrity and bridal hair looks. We cover the classic core skills of hair up for French pleat, Beehive, Rolls, Buns, The fashion pony tail, Plaits, Twists, Bows and Finger waves, tonging, setting and much more

There is also an Avant Garde & Couture day of free expression, a day of extreme creativity and imagination. Students will you hair pieces and ornamentation combining all they have learnt during the course and inventing their own creation. On the final day students will work on there own photo shoot within a professional team of photographer, agency models, and makeup artist where they create there own hair looks and leave with professional images to start their hair portfolios showing their skills and talent.

Develop and improve your hair styling and hair up skills in this fun and creative course. Whether you want a career as a session stylist (working on photo shoots and catwalk shows doing hair) or for increased freelance and salon opportunities this is where your career starts!

Visit our web site at: http://www.thehairandmakeupacademy.com

Or feel free to contact me course director natashamygdal@aol.com 078 2727 4088

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x-George_x — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 18:46:40 GMT

Hey,

I qualfied a year ago and am slowly starting to build up a client base but am going through a tricky stage where everything seems to be getting on top off me and feel like i'm forgetting things. Anyone got any ideas on how to make it easier.

George x

nvq 3

jewelgirl — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 17:58:59 GMT

Hi I am new!!!

I completed my nvq 2 last year, and have been working, self employed in a salon ever since. I have decided that I would like to go on to nvq 3 (have an interview tomorrow ). I need some advice, is level 3 very difficult?, and how does it differ from level 2? . Can anybody offer me any advice on the course. Thank you x

Could You Give Me Your Thoughts On This...

skelly68 — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 07:34:47 GMT

Hi Guys! I wondered whether you could help me out. I run a personal styling, fashion styling and personal shopping business. We work alot with fashion brands, the retail sector and in delivering events all over the country. Within this I also train people to become personal fashion stylists. There aren't enough true fashion loving personal stylists out there and I want to see more progressive and talented people out helping the people of the UK look and feel amazing by giving them new looks they can love! My question to you, as hairdressers is this. Would you as a profession see yourselves doing this job part-time, in and around your hairdressing? Our clients ALWAYS ask for guidance on hairstyles as part of their experience with us and to me it makes alot of sense. Before I start to market this, I wanted to get some feedback from the people in the know - i.e. you! Thanks so much and I appreciate your thoughts. Our website is currently being re-designed but you can go to www.mystyletraining.co.uk for some background info. Susanna

glowing roots

RWP — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 19:30:40 GMT

a few weeks back we had a lady come in and she had a record card, grey coverage needed. i mixed up 1:1 7.0 and 7.4 (Igora Royal) 1/2 tube of each and 20vol developer. applied it to her roots and left it to process. now keeping in mind this was the first colour on grey hair, i'd ever done. she ended up with glowing roots just at the top front section of her head. we managed to vosene the roots to an acceptable shade, but it shouldn't have happened. i just wanted to ask does anyone have any idea what could've gone wrong? the ratios were right and i left it to process for 30 mins then combed it through to the end and left it for another 10 mins. anyone?

Londons's only exculsive "Session Styling" school (WWW.TKHAIR.COM)

tomo.k — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:09:11 GMT

www.tkhair.com Is London's only exclusive session styling traing school for hairdressers who are wanting to get/ learn more about styling hair on professionsal photoshoots, catwalk shows and advertising. Each day at the academy consists of morning session thoery and block work, then afternoon sessions consist off a photoshoot with profession models, make up artist and stylist etc..... Students leave the school with databases for magazies contacts, goody bag off products and of course a book full off images to start their session life...... For more information please visit- www.tkhair.com

(Training) Can anyone give me any advice?.

Rachell..xx — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:12:19 GMT

I am 18 years old and have been hairdressing as part of an apprenticship for around two years now. I attended my local college for around 17 months but as time went on i didnt feel like i was getting the right training from my training provider or the salon i was working for. I felt like i was being marked off on things i didnt feel i was fully trained on. So i decided to leave and as my salon wouldnt change my training provider. I recently moved to another salon and training provider in February this year, although to lack of business my boss had to lay me off it is June now and my training provider has not been able to find me work in my area. Everytime i try and get in contact with the women who handles the recruitment i seem to be getting fobbed off as she never rings back. I recently attended an interview for a college in the Manchester area and found out that the goverment only give you a maxium of 18 months or so to finish your course. I have exceeded the time limit and may have to pay for my training im really stuck and not sure how to go about getting my qualification finished if anyone has had any similar experiences or have any advice on how to go about this please write back.

HABIA Certificate

luke_d_217 — Thu, 28 May 2009 17:23:12 GMT

Hi guys I opened a letter i recieved from my training company today and I had recieved a certificate from HABIA which was for qualifying my Foundation Modern Apprenticeship. Does this certificate mean anything in particular, or is it just another certificate to say I have passed my NVQ Level 2?

Thanks guys

Research Project

liane — Mon, 18 May 2009 14:56:33 GMT

Hi,

I am currently training to become an educator within hairdressing, part of this course is to research an area within our specialist field.

The requirements for my research is to discover employers comments and views regarding students who train in the realistic working environment (full time college) compared to those who train in a work based environment (apprentices). I would be grateful for your views as to which you feel the student would be most employable from their training within both fields.

Could anyone please help me out here?

Liane

mens barbering courses help

ash — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 10:48:42 GMT

im really enthusiastic about my cuts n want 2 devlop my skill but being up in carlisle cumbria we get forgot about where can i get sum more training near 2 me cause internet jst 2 complicate sumtimes 2 find wat u want

Degree in Hairdressing

julie — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:10:05 GMT

Please can you help?
Hi I am currently in my second year of a degree programme at the University of Derby, studying Hairdressing and Salon Management. The current module requires students to undertake research of particular interest within their academic field.

I am investigating the causes behind the low numbers of students who progress to the industry standard NVQ/SNVQ level 3 after achieving the foundation NVQ/SNVQ Level 2.

I am trying to collect views and opinions from different areas within the industry and would appreciate your help.

Basically why do you think trainees complete level 2, but not level 3?

how do professional hair dressers decide on what sicissor they purchase

kukki — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 00:59:12 GMT

Dear all,

i am doing a survey on the hairdressing industry and would appriciate it if u guyz can give me a bit of suport and ans a few basic questions of mine so that it would help me in my work

1)do hair dressers focus on high quality sicissors or the focus on the price of the product eg-will u'll compramise on the quality because the sicissor is expensive

2) how important is the appearence of the sicissor

3) are all hair dressers educated well enough about the sissors ,as in what ther sissor is made out of ...if not would they like to be educated by distributors before purchase through demonstration

4)would young hairdressers like to invest on expensive sissors early on in the career

5) would demonstration of the high quality scissors influence them to acertain extent to buy the scissor at some point in time

thank u

guyz

The Perfect Scissors -- a Professional would buy!

Zain — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 19:31:50 GMT

Hey everyone,

I do realise I am not a professional hairdresser, but I am currently involved in a university project which revolves around young professionals like you, who are about to begin their careers in the hairdressing industry. So since you all are probably the best way I can learn more about this market I would love to hear your opinions.... PLEASE

My major concern is about the scissors used in this profession - so if you are already a student, or about to begin or have been a student in the past -- How do you choose the perfect scissors to embark on your professional journey?? Where do you get your inspiration from?? Is it your professors/trainers/guru's who thought you?? Did you see advertisment in magazines?? What type of scissors were they - japanese, european were they stainless steel, damascus or cobalt??any information of any type would be of great use for me!!

Were your colleges/institutes, where you were trained a major source of influence while you selected your scissors or not? Finally, the price -- how much are you willing to pay, or did pay? Is the cost really a determinant of the worth of the scissors or is it more like the whole relationship you had with your scissors?? One more thing....how long is the life of your scissors??

Please feel free to elaborate as much as you want, whether your a starter in the career or have been styling people since forever!!

Thanks

Zain

Funding to pay an apprentice

JamesW — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 09:10:12 GMT

I've got the oppertunity to train an apprentice, but need some advice on wether I can get a grant to pay him a wage. I have a small mens salon and cant afford to pay a wage until he is able to cut on the floor. He's a great lad with huge potential and I don't really want to miss this oppurtunity.

Does anyone know of any schemes that may help out

James Whitaker

Refresher course

Dani 25 — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 20:41:44 GMT

Hi there I would like to know if anyone can help me at all? I trained at college and I am a qualified hairdresser. And I didn't touch it really afterwards. I am not working full time in a sports shop. But I would like to get back into my hairdressing and thinking about maybe working in a shop one day a week or doing mobile hairdressing. Anyway so I am looking to do a refesher course so has anyone done this or or any advice recomended would be appreciated. Thanks Dani

need training dates of Loreal Academy in London

fridakarti — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 14:35:31 GMT

Hi... i need to know Loreal Academy training schedule dates in London on June and July 2009 a.s.a.p...Plese tell me..Thanks..

need information

fridakarti — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 14:31:16 GMT

Hi...i really need to know Loreal Academy training shedule in London on June and July, please tell me..thanks