Rating

9.9/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
  • Hair stylist and barber, looking after clients, listening to clients and creating fun cuts and colours for mt clientele. Shaping and giving advice on how to create at home the style cut. Clean and clear section and help with salon clean up

    10/10

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
  • Knowing my basic barbering, ive learnt more through training improving my knowledge further with mens beards and facial shaping and shaving, specialist scalp treatments to help with men who need help, new vocabulary and techniques I can use to creatively cut and colour mt clients hair

    10/10

  • 3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
  • I really enjoy my programme, my tutor is amazing, she's always there when i need any advice, help or just to ask for some guidance. She has taught me so much, keeping me upto date with how best to approach these techniques into my work space and best way to do some facial shaving techniques and product knowledge. Great balance of practical and theory work

    10/10

  • 4. How well organised/structured is your programme?
  • Although the programme seems like its long, it works well because it allows me to work my weeks in work and not have to worry about me having to squeeze time in between my days to sort college work, I give myself a few hours a week to gather my work and build for my off work learning portfolio and then make sure my work is ready for upload for the end date.

    10/10

  • 5. How much support do you receive from your employer?
  • My employer is fab, she's always asking how am getting on, if I need to do any work that I can do in a quiet time and to make sure I can have help and guidance if I need. She allows me to expand my knowledge through watching her cut mens hair and to also have my own clients to create fun cuts on

    10/10

  • 6. How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
  • Amazing, my tutor is always there and a text away if I need so any.problems and she can help. My only negative is the pdf files to this apprenticeship - my laptop doesn't always work with what the programme needs us to use, however my tutor is always there to help me out

    9/10

  • 7. How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
  • its given me the knowledge and practical skills and experience to adapt and use in my clients haircuts as well as possibly adding some services to our salon.

    10/10

  • 8. Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)
  • So as a team we try to get together for some social entertainment together, go out for our birthdays together, team bonding events and drinks and food as a team. We have done educational things together like hair classes and going to shows together to help each other bond and build strength of the team up

    10/10

  • 9a. Would you recommend Gossip Session Salon to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 9b. Why?
  • You can work whilst learning, you can allow a day of the month, to meet and show your tutor what your learning and also what your doing in salon. Your able to do these tasks set with enough time, taking a few hours in your week, do your worksheets and tasks. Supportive tutor who helps and guides you through the hard parts, supportive and attentive if you need help or advice


  • 10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Gossip Session Salon?
  • Spend a few hours a week, going through your worksheets and task. Get the paperwork part done on time and it allows for you to go at a steady pace. Therefore you can do practical more when you've learnt the paperwork, take notes put your effort into the course and it will be worth it, qualified and can now put the new techniques and skills learnt to play in your salon or job


Details

Level 3 Apprenticeship

Merseyside

July 2020

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