Salon jobs hard to find for new hairdressers

Carmen, Summer and Daisy, who are taught Level Three Hairdressing by Ms O’Connor, said they all hope to become successful stylists.

Carmen and Summer have managed to secure weekend jobs in a salon and said it has allowed them to build confidence and learn new things.

“You learn how to talk to clients better,” Summer said.

“At first, I used to be so scared, but now it’s like it just comes naturally.”

However, Carmen said that apprenticeships were not offered where she worked due to a lack of government funding for them.

“It’s harder because where [hairdressers] already have to do their job, they’ve also got to teach you as well,” she said.