Hairstylist

Diploma of Vocational Education

Duration: 43 Weeks plus 3 week work term

Program Description

The Hairstylist program is a provincial apprenticeship training program that will put students on the right path to becoming a Journeyperson. While studying at Academy Canada, students will complete all entry level and advanced level courses. After graduation students will proceed to obtain required industry experience prior to writing an Interprovincial Journeyperson examination. Passing this examination will result in receiving Red Seal Certification, which gives national mobility of qualifications. In addition to the formal training that students receive, they also have the opportunity to experience real-world aspects of being a hairstylist by servicing clients at Academy Canada’s Hairstyling Salon.

Apprenticeship Training

The Hairstylist program is an apprenticeable trades program. These courses, completed at Academy Canada, will represent partial completion of the requirements for Journeyperson status under the Interprovincial Red Seal Certification. Once this initial training is complete and the student secures employment in the trade, he/she must register as an apprentice with the Industrial Training Division, Department of Education. Academy Canada’s Hairstylist program at both the St. John’s and Corner Brook campuses is accredited by the Provincial Apprenticeship and Certification Board.

Trade Qualifier

Academy Canada offers a Trade Qualifier course in Hairstylist. After students graduate and work in the industry for 2600 hours, graduates can return to Academy Canada for a four (4) week refresher course to prepare them for the Interprovincial Journeyperson certification.

Entry and Advanced Level Courses

• HT-1110 Salon Fundamentals
• HT-1300 Cutting I (Hair Dressing)
• HT-1210 Styling I
• SD-1720 Entrepreneurial Awareness
• HT-1301 Cutting II (Barbering)
• HT-1400 Basic Perming
• HT-1510 Colour Fundamentals
• HT-1511 Hair Colouring
• HT-2500 Lightening and Toning
• OJ-1500 Workplace Exposure
• HT-1600 Introduction to Aesthetics
• HT-2300 Advanced Cutting
• HT-2400 Advanced Perming
• HT-2501 Advanced Colouring
• SD-1700 Workplace Skills
• MR-1210 Customer Service
• MC-1050 Introduction to Computers
• HT-1211 Styling II
• CM-2150 Workplace Communications
• SD-1710 Job Search Techniques
• HT 1410 Chemical Relaxing/Straightening
• SP-2330 Quality Assurance/Quality Control

Employment Opportunities

Upon successful completion of the Hairstylist program, graduates may be eligible for employment (depending on specific hiring practices) as hairstylists in both male and female services. Opportunities may also be available in sales-related and personal grooming services.

Entrance Requirements

High School Graduates or Equivalent

High School Graduates or equivalent are eligible for admission to the Hairstylist program. Students must complete an application form and provide a copy of High School, ABE, or G.E.D. results. Under certain circumstances students who do not meet the formal High School requirements may be accepted upon the recommendation of a High School Principal or Guidance Counsellor. Please contact an Admissions Officer for further details.

Mature Students

Mature students are eligible for admission to the Hairstylist program. These students must be at least 19 years of age, complete an application form, provide a copy of recent marks, and write a Canadian Adult Achievement Test, arranged by Academy Canada.

Specific Entrance Requirements

Students must submit a medical examination report prior to the start of class. Please contact an Admissions Officer for further details.

For further information, please contact an Admissions Officer at 1-800-561-8000.

Program start dates are subject to sufficient enrollment.

Academy Canada reserves the right to modify any programs, courses, topics, objectives, etc.