i'm planning to take up a hairdressing course from toni and guy (hk)..i've a professional job at the mo but i'm bored to death with it so want to do something more challenging...i worked as an assistant cum receptionist in toni and guy (london) for about a year and i enjoyed the atmosphere. my current job has made me realise that i dont want to be cooped up in an office for the rest of my life.
my questions are:
a. has anyone taken up a hairdressing (short) course from toni and guy (hk)?
b. have you been able to get a job instantly after your course? (i'm assuming that they ask for experience!)
c. can a non-canto/mando speaking hairdresser survive in the hair industry of hk?
thanks in advance!..any feedbacks is greatly appreciated too!
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All I know is that they pay anyone $50 to let them cut his/her hair... It's really too bad hair don't grow back overnight or it wouldn't be a bad full-time job...
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i know that the trainees of T&G cut hair for $50 and they dont cut it the way they want..there's an experienced stylist on hand..just incase anything goes wrong.
i wanted to know the hairdressing industry of hk for an expat but thanks you two for answering! :)
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Hairdressing industry, very competitive market. Can't make too much from it, unless you want to enjoy a relaxing job and money is not object...
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If you are interested in taking up an aprentership in Hairdressing. Please contact me.
Philip George at the Philip George Salon.
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D-Man
20 yrs ago
I dont advise it. The T&G here is not the same as in London. The trainers here are not even T&G qualified themselves so do be carefull. I doubt you could get a job straight out of doing the course as your skills are still going to be very limited. The courses in HK are aslo held in Cantonese. As a non Canto speaker you can do fine in the industryu(i have a Thai trainee who is doing great)but you just need the right training. The T&G type courses are good for skills upgrading but not to become a qualified stylist. Even the new Cert III in hairdressing being run at some of the schools in HK are held in Canto so it will not be easy to do it this way. If you are passionate enough about it then you will find a way either here or overseas. Good luck.
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cheers D-Man!
well, i went to T&G academy lastnight and neither the receptionist nor the academy manager understood my english. ok! i've got a mixed accent (that's what i get for being a global citizen!) but most people will say that my english is clear and understandable. anyway, i wondered what the classes would be like if they would be teaching in english??! i enquired about the different courses with the academy manager and most have stated that i can be a hairdresser after taking up one of those classes but the academy manager said, "not really!!" then she said that most of those classes aren't running except for the $68,000 one. hmmm! why advertise the not-running classes then? i told her that i'll wait for their updated catalogue and left utterly confused.
i'll call mr. philip george later today.
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D-Man
20 yrs ago
Kissy, the problem is that they are seriously disorganised. The guy they bought out as the academy director left (then came to work for me)because they were so disorganised and they have not been able to replace the instructors with anyone qualified enough. I can tell you this for certain, you 'will not' be a qualified stylist once you finish your training course with them. It is not a full hairdressing course and only focuses on 'the looks' for the season to promote T&G. Of course you will be able to do the 6 or so haircuts they teach you but not too much more and more importantly you will not have the 'client experience' which is a vital part of being a hair stylist. Look at some other alternatives really, taking short cuts now wont help your carree.
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ta once again, d-man!
i'm not trying to take short cuts hence i posted here to get an idea on how the courses in t&g academy worked. i'm willing to leave my professional job to be a hairdresser but after the meeting with the t&g academy manager lastnight, i was losing hope till mr. philip george posted on here today. yay!!!
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D-Man
20 yrs ago
kissy, dont give up hope. Although Philip has a great salon and is a great guy there are no true apprenticeship systems in HK. An apprenticeship is based on in salon training while attending a learning institue to attain a recognised qualification, there is no such system in HK. By taking a post in a salon either Philip's or others you will only be getting in salon training and this can take several years to get to the point of becoming a stylist. Not to say it is a bad idea, if you have the patients its great. Another option might be to get a job in a slaon as a reception or such and join in the training, at least this way you might get paid a little better.
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