Programs
Choose Your Salon Readiness Pathway
Choose Your Salon Readiness Pathway
Become salon-ready in 3–6 months through hands-on textured and afro-textured hairstyling education.
Salon Readiness: Textured Hairstyling
- Braiding
- Silk Press
- Extensions
- Locs
- Twists
- Updos
- Hair Care
- Consultations
- Salon Skills
- Styling Techniques
This pathway focuses on natural and textured hairstyling education designed to prepare students for real salon environments through practical, hands-on learning and client-focused skill development.
Become salon-ready in 3–6 months through professional textured hair colouring and chemical service education.
Salon Readiness: Hair Colour & Chemical Services
- Hair Colour
- Relaxers
- Keratin Systems
- Texturizers
- Hair Analysis
- Coil Reforming
- Corrective Colour
- Chemical Safety
- Product Knowledge
- Client Consultations
This pathway focuses on textured hair colouring and chemical services, teaching students how to safely and professionally perform colour and texture-altering services while preserving hair integrity.
Become salon-ready in 3–6 months through practical haircutting education for textured and multicultural salon environments.
Salon Readiness: Haircutting Foundations
- Clipper Cutting
- Shear Techniques
- Women’s Haircuts
- Men’s Haircuts
- Sectioning & Control
- Consultation Skills
- Face Shapes
- Blending Techniques
- Finishing Techniques
- Salon Readiness
This pathway focuses on foundational haircutting education designed to prepare students for real salon environments. Students develop confidence in both men’s and women’s haircutting through practical, hands-on training and salon-based learning.
Choose the course that fits your goals, each course is available for individual enrollment.
Individual Courses
- Silk Press & Thermal Styling
- Braiding & Cornrow Artistry
- Dread & Faux-Locs Cultivation
- Weave & Hair Extensions
- Custom Wig Construction
- Micro-Link Hair Extensions
- Tape-In & Fusion Extensions
- Afro-Textured Precision Cutting
- Barbering & Men’s Grooming
- Afro Hair Colouring Level 1
- Hair Relaxing
- Keratin & Smoothing Systems
- Jerry Curl / Curl Reformation
- Gel & Shellac Nails
- Facials & Waxing.
- Makeup Application.
Build your expertise in textured hair colour and chemical services from formulation and application to corrective work and hair integrity preservation and graduate ready to serve clients with confidence and precision.
On-Demand
Individual Courses
Duration: 1 Month | Hours: 128 hrs
Format: Hybrid (Online + In-Person)
Start your journey into beauty care.
Perfect for moms, youth, and personal learners.
Format: Hybrid (Online + In-Person)
Start your journey into beauty care.
Perfect for moms, youth, and personal learners.
- Learn early grooming, detangling, shampoo-day routines & braiding basics
- Bite-sized, flexible classes for busy lifestyles
- Affordable & accessible—ideal for beginners
- Builds confidence in textured hair care at home
- A solid foundation into the beauty industry
No prior experience needed
Specialization
Certificate Courses
Duration: 3 Months | Hours: 384 hrs
Format: Hybrid (Online + In-Person)
Turn passion into profession.
Ideal for aspiring stylists and entrepreneurs.
Format: Hybrid (Online + In-Person)
Turn passion into profession.
Ideal for aspiring stylists and entrepreneurs.
- Choose your path: Braiding, Wigs, Extensions, Barbering, or Aesthetics
- Includes 3–5 skill-focused courses
- Business-ready training with real-world techniques
- Earn a recognized Certificate of Completion
- Great for career launch or side hustle
Practical skills + business confidence
Free
Apprenticeship Program
Duration: 1 Year | Hours: 1,400 hrs
Format: In-Person (Paid Salon Placement)
Earn while you learn.
For hands-on learners working toward licensure.
Format: In-Person (Paid Salon Placement)
Earn while you learn.
For hands-on learners working toward licensure.
- Paid salon placement under licensed stylists
- Mentorship & portfolio development
- Real-world salon experience
- Hours count toward Alberta’s licensing exam
- Direct pathway to hairstyling certification
Tuition-free opportunity
License Refresher
& Exam Prep Course
Duration: 3 Months | Hours: 384 hrs
Format: Hybrid (Online + In-Person)
Challenge the Alberta exam with confidence.
For internationally trained or out-of-province stylists.
Format: Hybrid (Online + In-Person)
Challenge the Alberta exam with confidence.
For internationally trained or out-of-province stylists.
- Theory review + hands-on practicals
- Includes mock exams & prep materials
- Licensing support documents provided
- Covers hairstyling or barbering Red Seal content
- Fast-track your path to official certification
Ideal for experienced stylists returning to practice
Train-the-Trainer &
Institutional Partnerships
Duration: Customizable
Format: Online + In-Person Options
Bring textured hair education into your classroom.
Designed for schools, educators, and community programs.
Format: Online + In-Person Options
Bring textured hair education into your classroom.
Designed for schools, educators, and community programs.
- Inclusive curriculum kits & teaching resources
- Lesson plans, videos & educator certification
- Supports CTE, vocational & career-readiness classrooms
- Builds capacity in equity-based beauty training
- Scalable for small or large institutions
Institutional & community collaborations welcome
Diploma
Program
Duration: 7 Months | Hours: 850 hrs
Format: Hybrid (Online + In-Person)
Canada’s most comprehensive Afro-textured hair program.
Ideal for those ready to earn full hairstyling or barbering licensure.
Format: Hybrid (Online + In-Person)
Canada’s most comprehensive Afro-textured hair program.
Ideal for those ready to earn full hairstyling or barbering licensure.
- Government-approved & licensing aligned
- Covers natural hair care, barbering, styling & business training
- Red Seal exam preparation included
- Justice-informed, culturally rooted curriculum
- Professional portfolio development
Eligible for Alberta Hairstylist License
