Salon Apprentice’s hairdressing students prove they are a cut above in national competition

Pictured with her certificate is Lillian Monaghan with (from left) Nathan Ellis, Farrah Drury and Connor O’Hara.

CHAMBER Training’s Salon Apprentice students proved they are a cut above the rest when they entered the National Hairdressing Federation’s Blackpool Hairdressing Competition.

One of the Salon Apprentice learners, Lillian Monaghan, received a second place certificate in the First Timers - Blow Dry category. Lillian is employed by Independence Hair Design in Hedon and her employer Sarah White was extremely proud when she heard the news.

Three Salon Apprentice learners, Connor O'Hara, Farrah Drury and Lillian Monaghan entered the First Timers - Blow Dry and Nathan Ellis, the first barber Salon Apprentice has trained, entered the Male Fashion Look - Cut and Fashion category.

Chamber Training’s Carol Gill said: “The students are encouraged to enter the competition as part of our enrichment and development activities.  Four of our first year learners entered the competition which took place on March 11. Two of our tutors travelled to Blackpool with them.

“Everyone was delighted when the results were announced and this was an amazing achievement for Lilli and also for Salon Apprentice’s first attempt in a national competition.

“We aim to inspire all of our learners to be the very best and to achieve distinction level”.

Patricia Whiting, Salon Manager at Salon Apprentice, congratulated the students who took part. “They all did us proud and for Lilli to be awarded a certificate was the icing on the cake”.

Salon Apprentice, on Jameson Street, Hull, above the Lush store, is open to the public and is the hairdressing training department of Chamber Training (Humber) Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Hull & Humber Chamber of Commerce.

The Salon is a City & Guilds accredited training provider in its fourth year of delivering Hairdressing and Barbering apprenticeships at Levels 2 and 3 along with a full-time college course.

All Salon Apprentice’s students are employed by local salons in Hull and East Riding. Learners undertaking the full-time course are supported with individual learning and social needs, along with employability skills to help them gain future employment with local salons once they have completed their course.

Carol added: “We are recruiting now and would encourage school leavers to contact us early if they are interested in a hairdressing apprenticeship as we have limited places available. We would also recommend  any salons who are thinking of recruiting an apprentice this year to also get in touch as soon as possible as it provides them with the opportunity of interviewing a selection of candidates and carrying out trial days to find a match for their salon.

For more information on Salon Apprentice, or a career in hairdressing or barbering, please contact Carol Gill on (01482) 611896 or email c.gill@chambertraining.com

Lilli Monaghan hard at work during the competition.