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40 Weeks | Hairstyling & Barbering
FULL TIME
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Radically Relevant Hair Education
Engage in meaningful
real-world experiences
Work towards the Ontario hairstyling license.
Become multi-faceted in all areas of hair.
Learn the exact skills that today’s clients want
and unleash your creativity.
Course Format
Semester 1
2 days in school, 3 days online
For (20 weeks)
Semester 2
5 days in school on Clinic floor
For (20 weeks)
Key Infomation
Application Fee
$200
Tuition
$11,000
$3,400 + HST
$4,000 + HST
Course Type
Full-time
Course Duration
1500 hours
(40 weeks)
Credential Earned
Eikonic Hair Program
Diploma
Available Seats
Up to 18 students per term
Eikonic Academy of Barbering and Beauty is registered as a career college under the Ontario Career Colleges Act, 2005
Become aCHANGE MAKER
40 Weeks | Hairstyling & Barbering
FULL TIME
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Evolution in Action
How Eikonic
keeps your entire
education ahead
We continually refine our barbering and hairstyling courses
to be radically relevant to today’s hair trends.
Creative Learning Space
Part learning lab, part salon and barbershop - our interactive learning space is designed for maximum hands-on and social interaction
Learning by doing
Take your education beyond the textbook. Unlike other schools where only instructors perform services, our students are empowered to interact with real-client and engage in consultations all the way to home care recommendations
Transformative Guest Speakers
Engaging and eye-opening. Speakers are great role models sharing industry insights as well and open doors for potential future employment.
Engaging Trainings
Our workshops and technical training provide in-depth learning through hands-on participation and application.
360° view of Operations
Master the art of running a thriving salon from the customer side all the way through to inventory control. Prepare for your Ontario Licensing Exam with extensive knowledge builders and practice tests.
Powerful Industry Events
Get inspired and motivated by the industry's brightest icons. Our social events are invaluable networking opportunities for share insights, passion and creativity.
Incredible Tools & Equipment
Having the correct tools for the job is critical to success. That's why we don't give you a 'student' toolkit. Eikonic students train like professionals from the start.
Real World Learning
See the connections between what is happening at school and in the ‘real-world’. Field visits will help you gain new perspectives.
Learn The Operation
Learn core back of house skills such as how to formulate chemical mixtures, proper product dispensing and record keeping, critically assess and strategize client workflows as well as inventory management.
Understand Hospitality
Learn best practices for communication and scheduling client appointments when managing and operating the salon reception - critical to the success of the business it is the first and last point of a client's contact.
Part-School, Part Salon and Barbershop – Be Apart of it all!
Learn about hair in our creative playground – designed as a trendy high-end salon and barbershop and immerse yourself in authentic client experiences that will prepare you for salon-reality situations.
From consultations, to staying up to date on the latest styles, and recommending the right products or posing the haircut for the perfect shot for social media – we get it… and so will you.
Our Teaching Style
Fashion and beauty are constantly changing, which means that the next generation of aspiring beauty professionals require new techniques and tools to stay ahead.
Our multi-faceted approach to learning adopts a ‘learner-centered’ educational experience.
Our instructors facilitate your learning through hands-on training and engaging media such as video, music, live demos and presentations.
Small Class Sizes Means Better Support
- Not all schools were created equal
- Size does matter
- Quality over quantityWhich is why you will be surrounded by a cohort of like-minded, highly motivated entrepreneurial learners and a team of knowledgeable beauty industry educators in a small team learning environment. The success of our students is not solely attributable to the fact that they are taught how to cut; rather, it is due to the fact that our teachers take the time to teach them how to think like professionals.
Our instructors have years of experience working in the industry or have owned their own salons and barbershops. We know the skills salons and barbershops need and the kind of people they want to hire.
Semester 1
Format
20 WeeksIn Classroom Training
2 days in school, 3 days online
Style Hair
Basic Barber Scissor work
Client Services
Theory Tests
Basic Barber Fade work)
Health and Safety
Preparatory Procedures
Hair Cutting Long & Medium length
Ethics, Regulation and Policy
Chemically Relax Hair
Colour and Lighten Hair
Permanent Wave Hair
Hair Additions
Resume and Cover Letter
Personal Digital Portfolio Website
Business Plan Presentation
Salon Floor Operational 3D Design
Semester 2
Format
10 WeeksClinic Floor Training
5 days in school on Clinic floor
Live model practical test
Dispensary management
Salon assistant experience
Technical training challenges
Portfolio building
Live client interactions
10 WeeksSalon & Barbershop Training
5 days in school on Salon floor
Specialization skill focus
Front desk management certificate
Photography portfolio
Client acquisition skill
Customer service
Client workflow communication
Leadership and delegation
Retail - prebooking - upsell
INSIDER PEEKSTUDENT LIFE
& MOMENTS
& MOMENTS
PROGRESS IN PICTURES
40 Weeks | Hairstyling & Barbering
FULL TIME
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Superior tools for learning
We're in
good company
You are the company you keep. Eikonic Academy offer the best tools and equipment to enrich your learning experience so you can develop as an artist.
Mizutani Scissors
Established in Asakusa in Japan since 1921. Mizutani are a favourite among stylists and barbers in over 60 countries offering the finest in metal work and handicrafts.
Takara Belmont
Japanese design, quality and care in beauty furniture and equipment. Servicing professionals world-wide for over 100 years.
Ys Park
Est. Daikanyama, Tokyo 1980's, - Y.S.PARK develops unique tools creating the best user-friendly products for stylists. “Make people beautiful, be gentle to people and the earth.”
Wahl Pro
A leader in the professional grooming industry since 1919, Leo Wahl invented the first electrical clipper.
Babyliss Pro
Innovative, high-performance professional styling tools for more than 50 years. Babyliss Pro tools are chosen by hairdressers, barbers, and their clients throughout the world and are engineered to last.
Superior Cutting & Measuring Tools
We have collaborated with some of the most renowned tool manufacturers in the world to bring you the very best scissors, clippers, combs, and brushes.
Rather than constantly replacing things that don’t work, we believe in investing in something that has long lasting durability.
Purchase confidently with Eikonic’s extended warranty!
Premium Furniture & Equipment
If you want to provide your customers with an exceptional level of service, you’ll need to partner with a design firm that shares your values.
Work with a team that understands operational efficiency and salon-floor layout planning to help you increase your capacity while providing your clients with a memorable and inviting experience.
Eikonic Academy collaborates directly with manufacturers to provide the most competitive pricing alternatives.
Hairschool Reimagined
Take hair education to new heights
Each phase of your learning journey has been carefully designed to connect learners with meaningful real-life applications.
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We are here to help
Better Jobs Ontario - Second Careers
Get up to $28,000
Laid off? Starting a new career?
You maybe eligible for government funding
You're as good as your tools
Explore professional tools
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Pro tools &
equipment
Quality tools for quality performance.
Eikonic is a proud partner for premium beauty tools and equipment.
What makes Eikonic Eikonic
Dedicated Instructors
Inspiring every
kind of learner.
Our instructors have over 75 years of cumulative experience working in the industry or owning their own businesses, so we know the skills salons and barbershops need and the kind of people they want to hire.
Social Consciousness
Impacting
positive change.
Eikonic students do much more than just train to enter a new career in hairstyling and barbering — they excel as leaders within their community.
In case you missed anything
Licensing
LICENSING
The hairstyling trade is a compulsory trade, meaning that in order to legally practise this trade in Ontario, an individual must hold a Registered Training Agreement, Provisional Certificate of Qualification, or Certificate of Qualification, and their information must be listed on the Skilled Trades Ontario Public Register. To remain valid, a Certificate of Qualification awarded for this trade must be renewed. In accordance with the Building Opportunities in Skilled Trades Act of 2021.
Upon completing your training and earning a diploma at an Eikonic Academy, a registered Ontario career college, you will work towards your apprenticeship completion and will be issued a Certificate of Apprenticeship by the Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development.
Hairstylists will also be required to complete a certifying trade exam. Upon passing the certifying exam, Skilled Trades Ontario will issue a Certificate of Qualification.
Hairstyling is part of the interprovincial Red Seal Program- the national standard for the trade across Canada- under the title Hairstylist: www.red-seal.ca.
Course Descriptions
SEMESTER 1:
FUNDAMENTALS
Students begin by immersing themselves in the practical and hands-on aspects of hair cutting. You will be introduced to 13 subject areas related to hair so that you can get a strong grasp on the elements of design, health and safety, as well as science and technical executions.
MARKETING & TECHNOLOGY
A strong online presence is crucial in today’s digital environment. The Eikonic Hair Program lets you take your design skills digitally. Learn how to create a personal HairFolio – a digital internet portfolio, create moodboards, social media ads, personal business cards, service price menus and a professional website by exploring popular media editing software and tools.
WORKPLACE PREP & BUSINESS SKILLS
Develop interpersonal skills and the confidence you’ll need in your new position as a hairstylist. Learn how to write a great resume, complete job search, conduct a successful interview, network like a pro, and apprenticeship applications. Learn how to use government resources, accounting and budgeting basics, retail and merchandising tactics, inventory management, salon operations, and marketing fundamentals.
SEMESTER 2:
JUNIOR TECHNICAL TRAINING
After being introduced to 13 subject areas in hair, students advance to the next phase of their learning, where they will now explore and combine different technical skills to create transformative looks inspired by pop culture and fashion periods.
Students will learn first hand critical back-of-house operations overseeing the dispensary department where they will learn to think critically about colour formulations, handle back bar inventory as well as record keeping. Students will also be exposed to a team-environment where they will be introduced as floor assistants to senior students gaining valuable experience in communication, consultation, and work-flow planning.
By the end of this 10 week term, students will have completed at a minimum of 130 technical manikin transformations before they are eligible to participate in a qualifying live-model exam before moving on to semester 3.
SALON PROS – STUDENT LED SALON AND BARBERSHOP
Students acquire significant workplace experience by participating in the student-led salon and barbershop during this immersive final step of training. Daily, students will contact with real clients and will be empowered to assume a leadership position in the delivery of services, while supervising and mentoring junior students. This unique experience encourages students to work together while enhancing their communication skills in the fast-paced salon and barbershop setting. In addition, students gain a complete 360-degree view of the client operation by managing front of house operations and practising skills such as client greetings, time and resource management, cashing clients, customer service, and telephone etiquette – essential business skills required for any successful stylist or barber.
Unique to Eikonic, students will learn how to build client loyalty with the highly specialized barber skill in hot towel straight razor shaving. Gain the skills and technical know-how to design and deliver the ultimate shave experience that will set you apart from the rest.
Before graduating from Eikonic, students will have demonstrated a minimum of 130 live-client service skills before they are eligible to graduate, ensuring confidence in all areas of technical execution.
While many students will choose to double-major as a barber-stylist, it is here in the final weeks of training that a student may also declare their area of specialization and focus on either barbering, colourist or stylist work.
Tuition & Grants
Full-time Diploma program (1500 hours)
Duration: 40 Weeks
Tuition: $11,000
The Professional toolkit for the Eikonic Hair Diploma Program (exclusive of tuition) is $3,400 + GST
A $200 application fee is required at the time of your application.
Class sizes are limited to only 18 students per term. Early registration is required to guarantee a seat in a class.
To learn more about our various payment plan options and upcoming start dates, please connect with your Admissions Advisor 905-461-3034
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