Professional Hair Stylist Course in Melbourne
Your Pathway To A Career In Hair Styling - Secure Your Seat Early
Professional hair styling for real clients
Bridal & special event hair training
Industry-led, hands-on education
Become a Certified Hair Stylistin 8 Classes
Master the professional level hair styling for bridal and special event clients. Our curriculum is designed to bridge the gap between classroom theory and real-world mastery, ensuring you graduate with the technical confidence to style real people, not just mannequins.
Who This Professional Hair Stylist Is For
- Career changers seeking a professional pathway into hair styling
- Creatives looking to turn their skills into paid client work
- Working adults wanting structured, industry-led training
- Anyone serious about working with real clients, not just styling hair for personal interest
What You’ll Learn in the Hair Styling Course
✓ Core Professional Hair Styling Techniques
Build strong foundations in prep, sectioning, and styling techniques used for real client work.
✓ Bridal & Special Event Hair Styling
Create polished styles including soft waves, structured curls, modern upstyles, and bridal looks that last.
✓ Working with All Hair Types & Textures
Confidently style different hair lengths, densities, and textures using the correct tools and techniques.
✓ Product Knowledge & Styling Control
Learn how to choose and use professional products to achieve hold, longevity, and a flawless finish.
✓ Client Consultations, Bookings & Workflow
Learn how to manage clients from enquiry to appointment, including pricing, preparation, and professional service flow.
✓ Professional Industry Assessment: Prove your mastery by executing a high-end bridal look on a live model under timed, professional conditions.
Signature Hair Styles Taught In Class
Graduate Work
See the professional hairstyles created by our graduates. From soft curls to intricate bridal updos, each look reflects the techniques and precision learned through our hands-on hairstyling course
Inside Our Classroom
Step inside our classroom and see what graduating as a certified hairstylist looks like. Each session is practical, inspiring, and built to help you master professional hairstyling techniques with confidence.
Hair Styling Course Curriculum
We specialise in Bridal & Special Event long hair styling for clients.
With a total of 8 full day classes (50 hours of in house training).
Read below for a break down of each day in class.
Working as a Professional Hair Stylist, the fundamentals.
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Professional Hair Stylists: Expertise Beyond DIY
Professional hair stylists understand the key differences between salon-quality styling and at-home DIY hair. As a professional, it's crucial to recognise the various hair types you mayencounter and how to properly prep each one to ensure every hairstyle lasts. Effective communication with your clients is also essential to understand their desires and set realistic expectations.
We cover the following industry relevant topics:
- Client Training: Learn how to connect with your clients so they not only fall in love with your hair styling skills but also with you as a professional.
- Product Knowledge: Gain comprehensive knowledge of various hair styling brands and tools in today’s hair industry. This part of the course will enable you to confidently navigate any hair store, knowing exactly what to look for.
- Hair Prep 101
- Hygiene practice, professional setup, how to book your first client, how to prepare your clients, what to bring on your job and so much more.
- Blow Wave
- Soft Curls using Hair Straightener & Curler
Consultations & Building a Style Sleek High Pony + Textured High Pony
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We cover the following industry relevant topics:
- Consultation Training: Learn how to conduct expert consultations to fully understand your client’s vision, ensuring you deliver breathtaking results every time.
- Recreating Inspirational Photos – Decode your client’s reference images and transform them into a hairstyle that matches their expectations while maintaining your professional touch.
- The WOW Factor in Styling – Discover insider techniques to achieve polished, Instagram-worthy finishes that make your styles stand out.
- Teasing Without Damage – Master the skill of adding volume and texture without causing breakage or compromising hair health.
- Two Must-Know Ponytails – Perfect the soft, textured ponytail and the sleek, high ponytail made famous by Ariana Grande.
- 6 Quick & Stunning Hairstyles – Learn effortless styles that are perfect for last-minute bookings or boosting engagement on social media.
Rolls + Buns (6 Styles)
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- French Roll: Modern textured
- Low knotted bun: (Chignon)
- Roll up bun
- Twisted high bun
- Messy side bun (Popular bridesmaid style)
- Messy High Bun With Softness (Popular bridesmaid style)
Plaits, Braids, Twists (10 Styles)
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- Plait + Braiding basics
- French braid
- Dutch braid
- Lace braid
- Waterfall braid
- Fishtail braid
- Loop braid
- Infinity braid
- Rope braid
- Halo braid
Hair Extensions + Padding
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All about professional clip in extensions
- How to apply extensions
- How to prep & style extensions
- Identify bad quality extensions
- Where to purchase professional extensions
All about hair padding
- Using different padding
- How to secure padding
- Create your own padding
- Bridal Half up Style using extensions and padding
- Low Messy Bridal Bun using extensions and padding
Creative Hair Styles + Accesories
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- Classic Chignon Bun
- Qyick Low Paited Bun
- Textured Bun Hack (time saving technique for people with a lot of hair!)
- Twisted Fishtail Bun
- How to secure/pin
- Fresh flowers
- Bridal veil
- Accessories
Creative Hair Styles - Slightly More Advanced
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- Hollywood Wave Ponytail
- Mermaid Braid
- Bridal High Bun
Final Professional Assessment: Live Model
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Move beyond the mannequin and step into the chair. Assessment Day is designed to bridge the gap between training and your first paid booking. You will experience the exact pace and pressure of a high-end bridal morning by recreating 5 of the industry’s most requested hairstyles in under 5 hours, culminating in a final signature look executed on a live model.
The Experience: Just like a real-life hair stylist, you will manage your timing, tools, and technical execution under professional conditions.
The Support: Our Assessment Day remains a supportive and guided experience. Our educators observe every detail, from your station professionalism and ability to interpret a client's inspiration photo, to the technical precision of the finished style on real, living hair.
The Outcome: You graduate with the technical confidence that only comes from working on real people, not just mannequins.
At the end of the simulation, all successful students receive a framed copy of their professional Certificate of Attainment, your ticket to the elite beauty industry.
How You’ll Train as a Professional Hair Stylist
Training is delivered face to face in a studio environment, with a strong focus on practical hair styling skills used in real client settings.
- Full-day classes centered on hands-on styling, not just theory
- Step-by-step guidance from industry professionals actively working in hair styling
- Techniques taught progressively, from foundational prep through to finished, client-ready styles
- A structured learning environment that builds confidence, efficiency, and consistency behind the chair
Work Experience In Action
We have organised many opportunities for our gradates, including collaborations with: Forever New Fashion House - Global Runway, Melbourne Fashion Festival, Indian Fashion Week and the Australian Academy of Modelling and many more.
Hair Styling Course Pathways & Dates
Choose the training pathway that suits your goals and availability. View upcoming course dates, formats, and enrolment options below.
Express Professional Pathway
Intensive Pathway(4-Week Format)
Designed for career changers seeking accelerated professional training
x2 Classes Per Week
x2 Classes Per Week
Professional Certification Issued by the Academy
*Most Popular Pathway
Standard Pathway(8-Week Format)
Our most popular pathway for building client ready professional skills
x1 Class Per Week
Professional Certification Issued by the Academy
Considering Studying Both Makeup and Hairstyling?
If you're thinking about learning both, chances are this is more than a hobby for you.
You're seriously considering a career change.
You're seriously considering a career change.
And you'd be right to want both skills. When given the choice, clients will pick the artist who offers both hair and makeup 80% of the time. One artist means one booking, one schedule, and one less thing to manage on an already stressful day. Artists who offer both simply get booked more.
What’s Included in the Hair Styling Course
We’ve curated every element specifically for our artists, so you receive not just training but the complete professional journey.
Content Photoshoot Day
A professionally organised content shoot with a photographer and a model from our partners at GIANT Management. Create premium portfolio images that help you attract real clients. Includes 10 high-quality colour corrected images, with 1 professionally retouched photo..
(One photoshoot day included per course, to be booked within 6 months of graduation.)
Real Industry Work Experience
Opportunities to gain hands-on experience through fashion shows, production companies, fashion colleges, modelling academies, and more.
Lifetime Access to Our Private Beauty Community (Via Our App)
Join our members-only community to connect with other artists, share opportunities, ask questions, and stay supported long after you graduate.
Course Modules & Written Guides
Seven detailed modules with step-by-step instructions and visuals to support your in-class learning.
What You'll Use In Class
In our hair styling course, you’ll train with a range of professional, salon-quality tools and styling products, not a pre-selected kit. We teach you why a product or tool is used, not just how to use it, so you can make confident, informed choices as a working stylist.
You’ll learn to compare tools, test products, and select the right techniques and formulas for different hair types, textures, and occasions. This approach allows you to build your own professional kit with purpose, rather than relying on a one-size-fits-all kit.
Only with this approach will you graduate with the confidence to walk into any salon supply store or retail shop and know exactly what to invest in, why it works, and how to use it to create long-lasting, client-ready results.
Students are required to bring:
- A long hair mannequin head with clamp
- A curling wand
- A hair dryer
- A curling wand
- A hair dryer
Students can bring their own or purchase directly from us. Full details and recommendations are provided upon enrolment.
You’ll also work with a range of professional brands used regularly in our classroom.
Student Reviews & Results
Hear from our hair styling graduates as they share how they built confidence, technique, and real client work through the Academy of Hair & Makeup.
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All reviews are from students who have completed training with us, reflecting real classroom experiences and outcomes.
Graduate Career Highlights
Our graduates have gone on to achieve the following, in as little as three months after graduating with us:
- Booking out client calendars within three months of graduating
- Opening salons internationally (India, New Mexico, Lebanon)
- Working on Paris runway shows for L’Oréal
- Melbourne Fashion Festival
- Finalists for ABIA Weddings
- Forever New fashion shows
- Makeup artist roles with Channel 9, Channel 10, and SBS
Payment Options
Choose the payment method that suits you best. Whether you prefer to pay upfront or use one of our payment plans, you’ll be able to secure your seat and start your training with confidence.
Upfront
SplitPayment Plan
Pay a $500 deposit when you enrol online.
Pay 50% of your remaining balance on your first day
Pay the final 50% of your balance midway through your course.
No interest on your plan.
2.2% card fee applies to all non-cash payments.
Weekly PaymentsVia EziDebit
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need an accredited qualification to work as a Hair Stylist in Australia?
No. You don’t need a nationally accredited qualification or apprenticeship to work as a hairstylist in Australia. Hairstyling and hairdressing are two separate industries. Hairstylists specialise in creating professional looks for weddings, events, and photoshoots — focusing on styling techniques such as curls, updos, and waves. Hairdressers, on the other hand, focus on cutting and colouring, which requires completing a nationally recognised qualification and on-site apprenticeship.
Our hairstyling course is designed purely for creative styling, not cutting or colouring, allowing you to start working quickly without the long commitment or cost of a full hairdressing apprenticeship. You’ll receive a Certificate of Attainment accepted for insurance, freelance, and bridal hairstyling work across Australia.
How long is the course and what days are offered?
Our Hair Styling Course runs for 8 face-to-face classes focused on bridal and special event long hair styling. You can choose between weekday, weekend, or express options to suit your schedule.
Who is this course suited for?
This course is designed for beginners to intermediate stylists who want to master professional hairstyling for weddings, special events, and editorials - whether you’re starting a freelance business or adding to your salon skills.
Do I need an advanced or second course after this?
No. This course is comprehensive and designed to get you client-ready from day one. You’ll learn all the core techniques to start charging for your work confidently. However we do provide optional advanced one on one sessions if required.
Do you offer a Hair & Makeup package?
We don’t bundle dates or pricing, as our Hair and Makeup courses run on different schedules. However, students who enrol in both courses at the same time receive a complimentary 1:1 business coaching call with Academy founder, Alondra Gatae.
What do I need to bring?
Students only need to bring a long hair mannequin head with a clamp, a curling wand, and a hair dryer, either from home or purchased from our professional range.
Final Assessment Model: To graduate with the technical confidence to style real clients, not just mannequins, students are required to provide two live models (friends, family, or sourced via social media) for their final assesment. This transition from mannequin to model is the most critical milestone in your professional training. We will send you all the details upon enrollment and you will have full educator support to help you navigate this process. Mastering this transition from mannequin to a real live person is designed to have you industry-ready and build your confidence with our support.
Do you include a kit?
No, and that’s deliberate. We believe stylists should learn using a variety of brands and tools, not a single pre-packed kit. This helps you understand how to select the right products for each client and style. While students are learning about how to choose the best products and tools for them, they get full access to our professional ranges in the classroom.
What hairstyles will I learn?
You’ll master everything from soft curls, textured updos, boho buns, vintage waves, and modern bridal looks, with step-by-step guidance to suit every hair type.
What class sizes do you run?
We keep classes small and personalised. Up to 7 students per teacher for maximum attention and support. For larger class sizes 2 qualified teachers will be available.
I’m not sure if I want to start a business - can I still take the course?
Yes. Many students join simply to learn hairstyling skills for themselves or pursue freelance work part-time. The business component is optional.
What’s the payment plan?
You can start with a $500 deposit, then choose how you’d like to pay the remaining balance.
Option 1: Split Payment Plan
Pay the remaining balance in two instalments, one on your first day of class and the second halfway through your course.
Option 2: Weekly Payments with Ezidebit
Prefer weekly payments? We can set you up with Ezidebit for simple, interest-free weekly instalments.
Do you provide work experience opportunities?
Yes. Students and graduates gain access to real-world work experience in bridal events, fashion shoots, and runway collaborations through our AHM Work Experience Program.
What is The Content Photoshoot Day and how will it help me as a student?
The Content Photoshoot Day is an exclusive professional photoshoot organised for our graduating students. We provide the professional models and photographer, and handle all the planning - you simply bring your artistry. It’s your opportunity to create high-quality, professional images that elevate your portfolio and social media presence. You’ll receive beautifully retouched photos of your work, ready to post online or showcase on your website. This experience helps you stand out, attract clients, and confidently launch your career as a professional hairstylist.
Do you accept international students?
Yes, international students are welcome. There are no restrictions or visa requirements for this short course.
Are there any age restrictions?
All ages are welcome, though the course is best suited for students aged 14 and over.
Ready to become a certified Hair Stylist?
Enrol today and take the first step toward building a profitable beauty career. Get started with just a $500 deposit using our flexible payment plans or pay upfront for peace of mind. Limited seats available — secure your spot now.
