Welcome to
ALD Academy
Hair, Beauty & Barbering Training Academy
Level 1 Hairdressing including colouring hair
Example timetable, Students will attend 2 days per week to work towards their VTCT qualification, 1-2 days at a salon placement that ALD will help find and also on a Friday at our hub in Birtley to work towards maths, English, IAG and enrichment.
Students will cover shampoo, blow drying, reception, plaiting and twisting hair as well as L2 colour hair unit which includes highlights, full head colour application and more.
Level 2 Hairdressing including set & dress hair
Example timetable, Students will attend 2 days per week to work towards their VTCT qualification, 1-2 days at a salon placement that ALD will help find and also on a Friday at our hub in Birtley to work towards maths, English, IAG and enrichment.
Cut women’s hair, colour and lighten hair, styling and finishing hair and more.
L1 NVQ Beauty Therapy & L2 Beauty in Cosmetic Make-up and Beauty Consultancy including experience of Nail extensions & Eyelash extensions
Example timetable, Students will attend 2 days per week to work towards their VTCT qualification, 1-2 days at a salon placement that ALD will help find and also on a Friday at our hub in Birtley to work towards maths, English, IAG and enrichment.
Guest make-up artists will be carrying out workshops on the latest techniques and links to jobs within the industry.
L2 Barbering including assisting with wet shaving
Example timetable, Students will attend 2 days per week to work towards their VTCT qualification, 1-2 days at a salon placement that ALD will help find and also on a Friday at our hub in Birtley to work towards maths, English, IAG and enrichment.
Guest barbers will be carrying out workshops on skin fade techniques, patterns, wet shaves and waxing.
Pre 16 Alternative Education in Hair & Beauty Or Barbering
1 or 2 days per week (9.30am to 2.30pm) are available for our Alternative Provision programme.
Students can attend for experience or can work towards a VTCT level 1 award or Certificate in the Introduction to the hair & beauty sector.
Small groups
19+ Adult Learning
*Funded/FREE (Subject to eligibility) Courses coming soon in September 2023. These will be 1 session per week courses. Days & times are not yet set.
- L1 Hairdressing 1 session per week
- L2 Hairdressing 1 session per week
- L2 Barbering 1 session per week
- L2 Classic Eyelash 1 session per week
- L3 Hairdressing 1/2 sessions per week
- L2 Refresher Cutting hair course 1 session per week (Level 2 experience or qualification is required is required)
- L2 Refresher Colouring hair course 1 session per week (Level 2 experience or qualification is required is required)
NEW Online Training!
*Funding may apply for the following courses (Subject to eligibility)
ALD attendance certificates awarded on completion
Short courses (approx 10 hours) coming in June-
- Skin fading
- Body Massage
- Nail Extensions
- Waxing
- Bouncy Blow dry hair
- Colouring Hair
- Nail extensions
Non funded
ABT accredited Classic Eyelash extension course available now (funding doesn’t apply)
Classic Eyelash extensions special price of only £99.00 (hurry as this won’t last long!)
Russian Eyelash extensions – coming soon
Nail extensions coming soon
Clients are welcome!
We offer FREE barber cuts with our students
We also offer reduced priced hairdressing appointments for clients booking in with our students