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Hairdressing is at the cutting edge of fashion.
As a hairdresser you need to have exceptional technical knowledge of colouring, styling and cutting, and be able to work with all styles and textures of hair.
Hairdressers also require exceptional customer service skills and self-promotion via social media channels as well as an awareness of Fashion trends.
This competition assesses all the skills and abilities of competitors entering the field of Hairdressing.
How competing has helped Ellie develop her skills and excel at work.
Customer Service Skills
Health and Safety Knowledge
Creativity
Attention to Detail
Team working
Innovation
Time management
Interpreting customer requirements
Registrations open 09:00am Monday 3rd of March and will close midnight Friday 28th of March.
Entry Stage will be released between Monday 3rd of March with a final deadline of 2nd of May 2025 (Exact dates will vary by competition).
Qualifiers will take place between 5th of May 2025 to 27th of June 2025 (Exact dates will vary by competition).
To help finalists prepare ahead of the UK Final, we will provide relevant technical training and share mindset development techniques, to support them to remain focused on achieving success.
National finals will take place during a week in November 2025 in Wales.
Competitors who are age eligible and have achieved the benchmark score will be invited to opt into Squad UK during December 2024 for the WorldSkills 2026 Cycle, subject to the skill progressing to the international competition cycle.
If you’re interested in Hairdressing then visit our Careers pages to learn more.
