PROFESSIONAL HAIRSTYLIST
Versailles Academy’s Professional Hairstylist Program
Course Objective
Versailles Academy offers a hairstyling program with one clear goal; individualized, cutting edge training directed at quick, successful access to the job market. Our students are considered our clients. Their success in the workforce is a direct reflection of our success as educators.
Career Opportunities
Numerous career opportunities exist in beauty institutes, hair salons, health clubs, cruise ships, resorts and cosmetic firms. Many hairstylists choose to open their own salon while others gain employment as teaching professionals.
Course Start Dates
Courses start in September and January
Course Duration
44 weeks full-time
1500 hours
Monday through Friday
Professional Development
- Poise and posture
- Ethics
- Personality development
- Life skills
- Communication
- Nutrition
- Human relations
- Sanitation
- Sterilization
- Bacteriology
The Hair
- Properties
- Composition
- Growth
- Hair analysis
- Scalp and hair care
- Product knowledge
- Hair loss
Hairstyling
- Updos
- Braids
- Blow-dry styling
- Curling techniques
- Roller setting
- Comb outs
- Pincurls
- Finger waves
- Advanced blow-dry techniques
- Scalp treatment
- Styling wigs and artificial hair
- Corn rowing
- Braided extensions/weaving
- Glue-in extensions
Basic Haircutting
- Blunt cut
- Classic bob cut
- Long layer cut
- Even layer cut
- Basic techniques
- Draping techniques
Advanced Haircutting and Barbering
- Men's and women's clipper cuts
- Razor cuts
- Advanced texturizing techniques
- Point cutting
- Education on advanced tools used in the industry
- Latest updated cuts, procedures and techniques
Basic Perming
- Perm wraps
- Basic wrapping techniques
Advanced Perming
- Long and short hair
- Creative perms
- Piggyback and spiral wraps
- Chemical hair relaxing
- Soft curl perming
Basic Hair Colouring
- Basic colour applications
- Chemistry in hair colour
- Law of hair colour
- Basic highlighting
Advanced Hair Colouring
- Application of lightener
- Freehand
- Foiling
- 3 dimensional colour
- Special effects
- Tri-colour techniques
- Corrective colour
- Colour and cut
- Competition
Salon Management
- Customer service
- Business procedures
- How to start your own business
- Career counselling
- Resume writing
- Job interview skills
- Communication skills
- Salon trends and management
- Mentorship program
Guest Speakers
Guest speakers include experts in the beauty trade and its related fields, medical specialists and technical reps from various skin care lines.
I Realized My Dream
“My name is Natalie and I am a proud graduate of the professional hair styling program. Since graduation I have returned to Versailles Academy many times to judge their Cut and Colour competition and also speak to their senior classes about job interviews skills, how to stay motivated in the industry and where this career could lead them. I had a dream of becoming a salon owner for 12 years and I finally realized my dream 5 years ago. I am the proud owner of The Hair Salon located at 1012 Wellington street west.”
- Natalie Turcotte, Professional Hairstylist Graduate, June 1999
