Develop the skills you need to launch your career as a beauty therapist, hairdresser, barber, nail technician, or makeup artist with a TAFE SA hair and beauty course.
Learn from experienced industry professionals and enjoy a real-world salon experience at our specialised in-house training facilities. Become adept at hair cutting, styling, and colouring, body treatments, spa therapy, facials, massage, nail technology, and customer service. Graduate with the confidence and skills to take your place in this exciting and dynamic industry.
The hands-on training gave me the opportunity to build my skills and confidence, while the support and encouragement from my lecturers helped me reach my full potential.
I’m now a qualified hairdresser working in the industry and I’m excited to keep developing my skills, continue my education and provide the best service I can for everyone who sits in my chair.”
Did you know TAFE SA’s Hair and Beauty Salons are open to the public, enabling students and apprentices to practice their skills under supervision.
Affordable salon services are available to clients including haircuts, hair colouring, hairstyling, tanning, waxing, manicures, spa treatments and more.
Bookings are essential by calling (08) 8417 0395.
Show your student ID card for an additional 25% discount on all salon services.
At TAFE SA students can get a taste of the hair and beauty industry while they are studying Year 10, 11 or 12 through the vocational education and training (VET) for schools program.
The Hair and Beauty VET for Schools program helps students:
VET study also counts towards the South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE) and is the perfect pathway into further Hair and Beauty study at TAFE SA, or it can prepare students for employment or gaining an apprenticeship or traineeship.
TAFE SA is proud to be part of the Sustainable Salons initiative and we have pledged to recycle 95 per cent of all our salon waste. As an organisation which is developing the hairdressers of tomorrow, it is important to us that we educate them not only on how to be great hairdressers, but also on how to be environmentally responsible ones.
TAFE SA partner with O&M for the supply of hair colour, haircare and styling products for their student training and training salons. O&M are an Australian owned company who’s products are created with natural Australian native ingredients, are cruelty free PETA certified and are gentle on sensitive skin.
We acknowledge the traditional owners of the lands on which TAFE SA stands.
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