Fleming College in Peterborough is launching a new hairstyling program in January, with a wide variety of courses to teach students all aspects of the hairstyling business from the basics of hair care to running a salon.
According to a media release from the college, the program has been “designed by multi-award winning and internationally recognized industry professionals and entrepreneurs, including Peterborough’s Harmony Hair Salon owner Chris Asta.”
Instructors will train students in the latest in hair cutting, styling, and colouring techniques, with the onsite “Academy Salon” using environmentally sustainable Aveda products and high-quality Italian-designed equipment. Students will also study the retail and business side of the hairstyling industry.
The program, offered in a compressed three-semester format, will include mentoring by leading industry experts. By the end of the program, “students will have developed a full portfolio of their work to complement their resumes,” according to the media release. A hair fashion show takes place at the end of the third semester.
For more information about the program and to apply, visit flemingcollege.ca/programs/hairstyling.
The launch of the new program comes after a decision by Fleming College earlier this summer to end 13 programs, including its culinary skills, culinary management, and food and nutrition management programs.
In a memo sent to staff on June 15 and obtained by kawarthaNOW, college president Maureen Adamson said the decision to cut the programs came “after several years of enrolment decline in some programs, a global pandemic, and the ever-evolving demographics of learners,” adding that a suite of new programs would be created “to support labour market needs.”
