Education

 

Clipper Skills Development for Hair Professionals 

Are your Clippering skills as sharp as your Clippers?

Styles are Changing. All the classic styles remain but demand for something new from both women and men is growing. 

That demand is for Gender Neutral styles and, more generally, styles that require a fusion of Hairdressing and Clippering skills - and not all Hair Professionals are completely comfortable with Clippering!

So – how are your Clippering skills?

  If you could happily tackle styles like these then thanks for reading this far – further reading is unnecessary – and congratulations on a great set of skills!

On the other hand, you would not be alone in feeling a bit daunted by the range of techniques required successfully to pull off styles like these! 

Sharpening Your Clippering Skills

So – for those of you that fancy a crack at developing your Clippering skills, we’ve come up with a highly convenient and cost-effective way for you to do just that:

Evening Clippering Sessions here in Witney at V&V.

Here’s how it works:

  • Each training session accommodates up to three stylists.

  • Sessions run after close of business (6:15) by agreement.

  • Select the topics / skills you want to cover or;

  • Follow our standard menu of topics (see below) or;

  • Enter our menu at any relevant point for you.

  • The process:

    • Minimum 2 hour session

    • One demo – watch and learn

    • One Model of your own with guidance

    • Tool list sent prior to training

Here’s what it costs:

  • £72 per session per person including VAT but with multi-session discounts – see ‘How Many Sessions will I Need’ below.

Menu of Topics

Introduction

  • The ‘Guard’ system and how it works

  • Discuss the effects that clipper cutting has on hair

  • Discuss client consultation and planning for the service to choose the right skill and techniques to take your clients haircut to the next level. Not just doing the job in hand but excelling and doing it with confidence


Short Hair Techniques

  • Reducing weight

  • Tapering

  • Blending

  • Clipper over comb

  • Neck taper

  • Undercutting

  • Connecting sides to longer lengths on top

Long hair techniques 

  • Understanding graduation

How Many Sessions will I Need?

Well – that depends on your current skill level, how, and how quickly, you learn and how far you want to go? 

First thing to do is call for a chat! We can then answer all your questions and understand what you’re looking to achieve. 

Once you’ve had a chance to think it through, and if you want to go ahead, we can create your own personal plan or you can just dip in out as you feel you need.

So – how many sessions?

Beginner (no clipper experience)

3-5 sessions will give you the best understanding of all the different techniques used in the various situation you are likely to encounter. The actual number of sessions will depend upon your personal rate of progress and/or the level of excellence you wish to achieve.

Intermediate (Some experience but no formal training)

1-3 sessions. The V&V way will make your next haircuts a breeze with the confidence of having a simple and effective solution to every clipper cut you do. The actual number of sessions will depend upon your personal rate of progress and/or the level of excellence you wish to achieve.

We recommend that you leave at least two weeks between sessions. This will allow you to gain some practice and come to the next session armed with some questions and maybe and what, if anything, you would like to go over again from the previous session.

It takes time and patience to perfect any skill and Clippering is no different so don’t ‘beat yourself up’ if it’s not quite ‘happening’ as fast as you’d like!

Price Reduction for Multiple Sessions

Sessions 1 and 2 – standard price i.e., £72 per session including VAT.

Sessions 3 and 4 – 10% reduction i.e., £64.80p per session including VAT

Session 5 or more – 15% reduction i.e., £61.20 per session including VAT

What to do next?

Give Adam a call - just for a chat - if you want to know more, or – if you know what you need - then arrange a session. 

It’s a risk free, low cost and convenient way of meeting other Hair Professionals, sharpening your general skills and, as a consequence, improving your earnings potential. And it’s completely flexible – dip in and out as you please and no need to ‘sign up’ for a set number of sessions. 

I look forward to chatting and, maybe, meeting!

Adam

V&V