NVQ Beginner barbering - 12 weeks
from zero experience to shop ready in 12 weeks
Meet YOUR EDUCATORS
With over 16 years of barbering between them. Our Educators are here to turn you into a true job ready barber.
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FounderBarber of 10 years.
Educator & IQA
Creative Director of Barber School Wales & Capello Barbers.
Alessandro has built Cardiff & Bristol’s #1 Barber Brand for the past 7 years, opening his most recent and 4th salon in Bristol, England.
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Barber of 6 years.
OFQUAL Accredited Barber Educator
Previously owned his own successful barbershop in Hereford.
Active Senior Barber.
What you will learn
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Heath & Safety
Consultation & Customer Service Skills
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Beard Trimming
Beard Shaping
Cutthroat Razor
Long & Short Beards
Full Wet Shaving
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Skinfades
Taper Fades
Burst Fades
Low, Mid & High Fades
Short Back and Sides
Blending
Clipper over comb
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How to set up & use a Barber Instagram
Job Interviews
Trade Tests
Social Media Tips
Photography Tips
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Long Hair
Mid-Length Hair
Sectioning
Scissor Over Comb
Texturising
Layering
Building Shape
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Blowdrying
Styling
Styling Products
Shampooing and Conditioning The Hair And Scalp
why train with us
Real clients from week 2
small class sizes
vtct accredited training centre
split the cost
industry leading experts
real live barbershop
All hair types; afro, caucasian, asian.
100% genuine testimonials
course information
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12 Weeks - Real Live Customers from week 2.
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Days: Monday To Friday
Times: Pick from either;
Morning sessions: 8:30am - 1pm
Afternoon sessions: 1:30pm - 6pm
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You will receive the NVQ Level 2 in Barbering which is awarded by Barber School Wales & VTCT.
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Up to 200 Haircuts on Real Clients
All Models Supplied
Post Course Employment Support
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By paying in full at one time, you get the cheapest price possible, by avoiding any payment plan fees or any interest rates with finance.
After you pay a deposit of £700, pay over 3 months with Partial.ly.
Pay By Finance - from as low was £100 a month
Split the cost over 1-5 years by financing.
We have partnered with Kandoo, a regulated credit broker to offer a range of flexible finance options.
Kandoo is a comparison service that searches to find the best personal loan option for you.
The interest rate is variable, this is due to the fact that the consumer makes an online application and then receives several offers from various lenders. The rate offered is dependent upon the applicants’ financial situation, credit score and affordability. Interest & acceptance rates are what you would expect if you were to apply through a comparison site or your local high street bank.
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None . This course is designed for complete beginners with no experience. You just must be able to speak English at a good level.
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Barber School Wales is the leader in Barbering Education renowned for its adaptable approach to training in the industry. Alessandro’s brand has positioned itself at the forefront of the Welsh barbering scene over the last 7 years. This beginners course for barbers will reflect this from start to finish.
Alessandro received poor training at an established Academy, and it wasn’t until he trained under his Father where he realised aspiring barbers aren’t being given the adequate training they need to start their barbering careers.
After many years working in the industry, building his brand, he created Barber School Wales in order to improve the Industry standard not only in Wales, but in the UK.
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We run a special offer at the start of the course for students to purchase a kit.
If not we will provide a list of tools needed for each student.
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Our course is 12 weeks. This is the longest course in Wales with others advertising you’ll be shop ready within 8/9 weeks - this is not possible.
From our experience, we have witnessed many students participating in these 8/9 weeks courses or college courses and not receiving adequate training. They then have to re-invest in another course to get up to speed.
This is a career change, not a course for your hobby, if you invest wisely from the start, you won’t need to buy twice.
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Our beginner 12 week & 22 week course is designed for people who have ZERO or limited experience in barbering. It is also an excellent course for make-up artists who want to up-skill for TV & Film!
Our 1 week development course is designed for people with a barbering qualification who want to get better.
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No, very minimal theory. We provide top standard learning resources with our step by step guides and visual diagrams. You can review these resources from the comfort of home or on your smartphone.
The rest of the training at the Academy is 100% practical, during which you will absorb the theory in a hands-on manner. The best way to learn the theory is to apply it while doing a haircut and interacting with the client.
Frequently asked questions
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Yes you will be job ready upon course completion. Our training academies operate as full-fledged barbershops. All clients are real and you will have the support of our Educators to learn all the techniques and styles to deliver top standard haircuts.
We have a strong track record of our graduates going straight into jobs as barbers in barbershops, movie-sets, bands, etc.
While we don’t directly facilitate job placements, we do provide valuable resources. As we are well known within the industry for our high quality training we have a larger databse of barbershop/salon owners consistently looking for barbers, and many do look to recruit our graduates. We encourage students to start approaching shops soon after starting a course and starting up an instagram portfolio so you can show these to potential employers. With any salon/barbershop you will be asked to go for a skills test to demonstrate your suitability to potential employers.
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You can expect to complete up to 150-200 haircuts during this course. We provide you all these clients. The key to becoming a good barber is practice, so we maximise the number of haircuts that you do.
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We limit each class size to 6. This ensures that you have lots of 1-on-1 support from the trainers.
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We have various options:
You can split the payments for up to 3-6 months.
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You can finance the course
Just contact us to discuss in more detail.
