My daughter wants to be a hairdresser ---modern apprentiship or college?

apprentiship:


pro:


1. 1st hand experience - that way she knows what the business is really like


2. can make some useful contacts - potential of getting a job with the company when she qualifies


3. she will get to go to college part time as well.





con:


1. the pay isn't that good - it's well known that she won't get paid much for the work she does at this level.


2. she must make sure she gets a good company or they can really mess her around





College


pro:


1. very academic - there will be alot of theory work


2. will be taught be experienced people





con:


1. check out what the ratio of coursework and exams are - see what your daughter prefers and make sure she gets the right mix


2. she could end up with just a list of theories - she needs to know how to put htme into practise.


3. no work experience - she may get into th real industry and find out that it really isn't for her after all.





Hope this helps and good luck to both of you


xxxxxxxxxxxMy daughter wants to be a hairdresser ---modern apprentiship or college?
Modern apprenticeship! She gets hands on experience, the college day release and she gets paid at the same time.





Speaking from experience of doing an apprenticeship years ago and being a mentor I found that people that did apprenticeships were much better at their job than those that just did the college course with work placements. There's a lot to be said for hands on experinece in the real world.





I must say though that I did do my apprenticeship in bakery and confectionery... hopefully not a hair in sight!





Good luck to her!My daughter wants to be a hairdresser ---modern apprentiship or college?
well i go to college to study hairdressing but i have friends that have done apprentiships. both are as good as each other as you have the practical side and more of a hands on experience of being in a salon enviroment if your daughter did an apprentiship but if she went to college, the tutors/teahers would be able to help more with the learning esspecially if she had a problem doing anything.


with an apprentiship she would earn more money, in cornwall, my friend was on 拢80per week while i was at college and was only earning between 拢10 and 拢30 per week through being entitled to EMA through the goverment. imean obviosly the choice is hers.


hope this has helped.
I would go for a modern apprenticeship with a reputable salon. For the 1st 3 months it will probably seem like a cleaning job while the salon susses out whether she has the right attitude and is serious enough to have money and time spent on her training.


However if she sticks with it the training is superior and she will be guaranteed a career at the end.


College hairdressers are a little bit looked down upon as they almost always have to be retrained!
modern apprentice for sure. You can't beat hands on experience, and she'll earn tips!!!!!!!!
HELLO...





If she likes the idea of earning and learning I would reckomend an apprentership.





If she enjoyed School and is keen to become a hairdresser I would suggest College. (Its quicker going to College)





GOOD LUCK TO HER.
I would suggest getting an apprenticeship in a good salon, she could go to college one day a week. This is a much better idea than going to college full time as she would gain a lot of valuable experience and knowledge working in a good salon.
HAIRSTYLING IS NOT A BLUE COLLAR JOB! ok ok here's what ya do..have a looky online at some 'hairdressing schools' in your state..this is very important! once she there she will have the stepping stone to go further which is what she really wants! after that I know there are some amazing 'color tech' and advanced cutting schools in the US! again just start looking online.
College should be better because she will learn deeply regarding hairdressing.


I know that this job will not make her rich materially but is a thing she likes and she will put all her efforts to become the best hairdresser. So encourage her on her election.
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Your daughter should do what makes her happy for a life long career. There are hairdressing schools that teach just that. Then of course hands on experience is the best learning tool. My niece dropped out of college as she was not happy and has now pursued a hairdressing career and just took her state boards. she works out of her home and loves it!! Good luck to your daughter.
Hairdressing is a blue-collar job. She might make a so-so living at it but she'll never get rich unless she opens up a chain of her own shops twenty years down the road. Counsel her to seek a higher station in life...
she should do what makes her fell happy n dont dis hairdressing i go college 4 it
tell her t Shoot for the stars and make her dreams come true. i also want to be a hairdresser and i am 21 and am just now getting to where i can do it.
Let her try the hair thing - she can always go back to school.





I have education up the wazoo and I am still not happy with what I do every day. If she has a chance of being happy with what she does for a living, don't take that away from her.
get an apptentiship she will get better experience and will most likly be taken on.
Definitely college. when i left school i went straight into a modern apprenticeship at a well known salon. I hated working there, the hours were too long and i was well under the minimum wage. i did not enjoy my job at all. I decided to leave and i am currently at college doing hairdressing, and loving it. I have time to be my age and go out with friends. i have definitely made the right decision.
OH... MY GOD... HAVEN'T WE GOT ENOUGH HAIRDRESSERS....?





Please get her to do something useful... you don't come from Essex by any chance do you?
A combination. The best way, if she is serious, is to research local schools and the programs they offer-if you want to do hair don't go to a school that's known for it's law programs-ya know? Then try to get her in a salon as an assistant. If you have access to an Aveda school---the best of the best.
college they will teach more things other than hair
i think your daughter should go for the apprentiship its hands on experience for her rather than go to ollege then try to look for a job after i had a similar experience and would defenetley recommend the apprentiship
Modern apprenticeship,hands on salon experience,but make sure she gets to learn more than sweep up the hair and make coffees all day.