Course Overview

The re-emergence of the barber shop has led to the need for specialist barbering skills for men; cutting and clipping, and maintaining facial hair. The Gordon offers specialist Barber training to deliver the required skills. You will learn about men’s personal grooming services, shaving and freehand clipper work, along with Pivot Point resources.

You will have real life opportunities to develop skills in session styling in live photoshoots, catwalk parades, on film locations, at events and assorted industry excursions.

Career Outcomes

• Qualified barber
• Salon supervisor
• Session stylist

Duration and Study Load:

12 months full-time – 3 days per week

Entry Requirements:

• Applicants must be aged 16 or over at the time of course commencement
• Any student under the age of 17 must provide a Transition from School form prior to undertaking this course
• Applicants are expected to have literacy and numeracy skills at Year 10 or Australian Core Skills Framework Level 2
• Apprenticeship and traineeship applicants must be currently employed under a training contract and referred by their employer

About course Provider:

The Gordon Institute of TAFE is one of the largest regional TAFEs in Victoria and has been helping people gain real skills for real jobs for over 130 years. We pride ourselves on delivering a great range of TAFE courses from short courses to nationally accredited training across apprenticeships, traineeships, certificates, diplomas, and advanced diplomas, which can lead you to a great career or create pathways to university.

Gordon Institute of TAFE is a Registered Training Organisation (RTO 3044)