Work At The Cutting Edge

A range of new courses aims to address the growing shortage of hairdressers, writes Claire Halliday.

Hair Comp Success Down To A Fine Art

FIONA'S Art of Hair has again achieved success on a national scale thanks to two of its hairdressers.

Get Real And You Might Not Fail

The recent handwringing over the dearth of apprentice chefs is hardly news to other professions which have been suffering a longstanding shortage.

Unglamorous Reality For Aspiring Apprentices

THE recent hand-wringing over the dearth of apprentice chefs is hardly news to other professions such as hairdressing, which have been suffering a similar long-standing crisis. Maybe there are even some parallels between these "glamour" jobs that create unrealistic expectations for aspirants.

Wanted ...

... Bricklayers, Metal fitters, Welders, Toolmakers, Sheet metal workers, Motor mechanics, Electricians, Auto electricians, Carpenters, Panel beaters, Hairdressers, Vehicle painters, Plasterers, Furniture upholsterers, Child-care workers, Registered nurses, Plumbers. It's so hard to get a good tradesman these days. That lament is not just common, it's true, writes Paul Robinson.

Apprentice Numbers Up But Not In Right Areas

On the surface a revival of skilled trades appears to be under way, but some occupations are missing out

Tressed For Success

Hairdressers are in hot demand - and now you can become one sooner rather than later.

Hairs Apparent

These apprentice hairdressers are making a cutting edge impression.

Tressed To Thrill

WARNERS Bay teen Carly Wood is a cut above most apprentice hairdressers.

Hairdressers Get A Cut

Thirroul hairdressers Debbie May and Stacey English spend their lives cutting - and now they'll get a little cut of their own. Debbie, 28, a hairdresser for 12 years, and Stacey, 19, a fourth-year apprentice, will each receive tax cuts of three per cent if voters re-elect the Howard Government. <

Victoria Leads On Training

The number of apprentices and trainees taken on by business jumped sharply in the second half of last year, with Victorian employers leading the way, according to the federal Department of Employment, Education and Training. The encouraging figures, which show apprentice intakes up by one-third