NVQ Beginner barbering - 22 weeks

from zero experience to shop ready in 22 weeks

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Meet YOUR EDUCATORS

With over 16 years of barbering between them. Our Educators are here to turn you into a true barber.

Founder
Barber 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.

Barber of 6 years.
OFQUAL Accredited Barber Educator
Previously owned his own successful barbershop in Hereford.
Active Senior Barber.

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What you will learn

- Heath & Safety
- Consultation & Customer Service Skills
- Beard Trimming
- Beard Shaping
- Cutthroat Razor
- Long & Short Beards
- Full Wet Shaving

- Long Hair
- Mid-Length Hair
- Sectioning
- Scissor Over Comb
- Texturising
- Layering
- Building Shape
- Blowdrying
- Styling
- Styling Products
- Shampooing and Conditioning The Hair And Scalp

- Skinfades
- Taper Fades
- Burst Fades
- Low, Mid & High Fades
- Short Back and Sides
- Blending
- Clipper over comb
- How to set up & use a Barber Instagram
- Job Interviews
- Trade Tests
- Social Media Tips
- Photography Tips

why train with us

Real clients from week 4

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

22 Weeks - Real Live Customers from week 4.
Days: 2 Days a week of your choice
Times: Pick from either;
- Morning sessions: 8:30am - 1pm
- Afternoon sessions: 1:30pm - 6pm
You will receive the NVQ Level 2 in Barbering which is awarded by Barber School Wales & VTCT.
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- MONDAY 6TH JANUARY - FRIDAY 21ST JUNE |1 SPACES LEFT
- MONDAY 24TH JUNE - FRIDAY 6TH DECEMBER | 1 SPACES LEFT

- Up to 200 Haircuts on Real Clients
- All Models Supplied
- Post Course Employment Support
Pay In Full
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.
Pay In Instalments
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.
None . This course is designed for complete beginners with no experience. You just must be able to speak English at a good level.

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.
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.
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.
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.
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

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.
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.
We limit each class size to 6. This ensures that you have lots of 1-on-1 support from the trainers.
We have various options:
You can split the payments for up to 3-6 months.
OR
You can finance the course
Just contact us to discuss in more detail.